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3 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

Building Novel DNA Constructs. Find Out How at ASM

Integrated DNA Technologies , the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, will host a user-orientated product theater presentation at the American Society of Microbiology annual meeting .

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Biology, Science

7 hrs ago | MediLexicon

Radioactive Bacteria Dramatically Reduce Spread Of Pancreatic Cancer In Mice

Using bacteria to ferry radioisotopes commonly used in cancer therapy directly into pancreatic cancer cells in mice, researchers in the US were able dramatically to reduce the number of secondary tumors that arise when the cancer spreads to other parts of the body .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Pancreatic Cancer, Yeshiva University, Immunology, Biology, Science

11 hrs ago | CBC News

Politics of virus hunting

Weekdays at 8:37 a.m. and 4:37 p.m. The Current Review Weekdays at 10:00 p.m. The coronavirus is spreading through the Middle East, as well as cases reported in Germany, France and Great Britain.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

12 hrs ago | Medical News Today

Antibiotic Resistance And The Immune System

Main Category: MRSA / Drug Resistance Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses ; Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 23 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT Bacteria resistant to the antibiotic colistin are also commonly resistant to antimicrobial substances made by the human body, according to a study in mBio , the online open-access journal ... (more)

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Related Topix: MRSA, Health, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Biology, Science, Atlanta, GA, Emory University

17 hrs ago | Medical News Today

Environmentally Friendly Means For Extracting Antibiotics From Water

Researchers at University of Cincinnati have developed and tested a solar-powered nano filter that is able to remove harmful carcinogens and antibiotics from water sources - lakes and rivers - at a significantly higher rate than the currently used filtering technology made of activated carbon.

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Related Topix: University of Cincinnati, Biology, Science, Health

21 hrs ago | MediLexicon

New Tool For Faster, Specific And Accurate Testing Of Probiotics Products

CosmosID, a leading data mining solutions company for health and wellness, has reported as part of a collaboration results on analysis of labeling claims for the composition of probiotic products comparing speed, specificity, and accuracy.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Biology, Science, Health

Wed May 22, 2013

WauwatosaNOW.com

Dr. Paula Traktman Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology

Paula Traktman, PhD, Walter Schroeder Professor and Chairman of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the Medical College of Wisconsin , has been elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Genetics, Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin

Dairy Foods

Neogen's Soleris yeast and mold test now AOAC approved

Neogen Corporation has received approval from the AOAC Research Institute for its rapid and accurate test to directly detect yeast and mold in a variety of food matrices, such as dressings, sauces, pet food, dairy products, fruit and vegetable based products, as well as nutraceuticals.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Neogen, Healthcare Industry, Biology, Science

HON

Scientists Map the Fungi on Your Feet

Anyone who has ever wrestled with athlete's foot knows there is something about feet that fungi seem to like.

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Related Topix: Stanford University, Immunology, Biology, Science, Palo Alto, CA, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

BioResearch Online

Sentino Microbiology System

The Sentino Microbiology System offers a mix and match selection of products to best suit the economic, ergonomic and workflow needs in a busy microbiology laboratory.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Uganda News Picks

Vitamin C Can Kill Drug-resistant TB Bacteria

Led Dr. William Jacobs Jr., a professor of microbiology, immunology and of genetics at the university's Albert Einstein College of Medicine,the team was trying to determine how TB bacteria become resistant to anti-TB drug isoniazid in a laboratory experiment.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Immunology, Isoniazid (generic), Nydrazid, Laniazid, Medicine

Tue May 21, 2013

Pharmaceutical Online

Sentinoa Filter Dispenser Datasheet

Filter dispensers are ideal for high throughput microbiology testing labs looking for more ergonomic, faster ways to handle individual membranes.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Tipperary Today

HSE defends closure of Nenagh Hospital lab

The HSE has defended its decision to close the laboratory at Nenagh Hospital on the grounds that it is "not sustainable as a stand alone facility". The lab is due to close this July with 12 staff and all the equipment transferring to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Cape Gazette

Milton Theatre solves "The Horseshoe Crab Murder Mystery" May 24

What would happen if a slightly mad scientist, a TV home shopping empress, a respected author of microbiology journals, a native medicine woman, a militant bird conservationist and her stressed-out detective husband were all to get together to discuss the professor's proposed business venture involving the horseshoe crab? Murder! But whose? How? ... (more)

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Science Daily

Intestinal bacteria protect against E. coli O157:H7

The research, conducted by scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, could have important implications for the prevention or even treatment of this disease.

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Related Topix: E. Coli, Health, Drink, Cocktails, Biology, Science, Food Science

Mon May 20, 2013

EurekAlert!

Resistance to last-line antibiotic makes bacteria resistant to immune system

Bacteria resistant to the antibiotic colistin are also commonly resistant to antimicrobial substances made by the human body, according to a study in mBio , the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Atlanta, GA, Emory University, Medicine

EurekAlert!

Food laboratory accuracy remains a concern

Food microbiology laboratories continue to submit false negative results and false positive results on a routine basis.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, E. Coli, Health, Food Science, Traverse City, MI

Science Daily

Bacteria use hydrogen, carbon dioxide to produce electricity

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst report their findings at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

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Related Topix: UMass Amherst, Biology, Science, Offbeat

EurekAlert!

CosmosID unveils new tool for faster, specific and accurate testing of probiotics products

CosmosID , a leading data mining solutions company for health and wellness, has reported as part of a collaboration results on analysis of labeling claims for the composition of probiotic products comparing speed, specificity, and accuracy.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Biology, Science

Medical News Today

News From Frontiers In Endocrinology, Microbiology, Physiology

Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Also Included In: MRSA / Drug Resistance ; Alzheimer's / Dementia Article Date: 20 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Frontiers in Endocrinology Differential roles of orexin receptors in the regulation of sleep/wakefulness Takeshi Sakurai, the lead author on the 1998 article that first described orexin, here ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sleep, Medicine, Health, Biology, Science, Alzheimer's, MRSA, Narcolepsy, Genetics