Biotechnology
New Research Uncovers Elusive Target of Antifungal Agent
A research team in Japan has uncovered the mechanism underlying the antifungal activity of theonellamide (TNM), a bioactive compound found in a species of marine sponge. The finding, reported in Nature Chemical Biology, provides new insights toward the development of antifungal drugs, with broader applications to drug analysis in areas such as cancer research.
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New class of antibiotics could treat drug-resistant infections
(TIMESONLINE) - Scientists have developed a new class of antibiotics that could help to overcome the growing problem of drug-resistant infections in hospitals. The compound, POL7080, could enter clinical trials in the UK this year.
A study published today in the journal Science says the new drugs could be effective against infections [...]
Snoring Man Sets Bed On Fire - Snorebond.com Relates Dangerous Stop Snoring Story
Anti-snoring clinic snorebond.com launches new light-weight stop snoring cure that helps eliminate 95% of all snoring problems. Man donates his home made machine that set his bed on fire.
(PRWeb UK) February 10, 2010 — This was the event that made the snorebond snoring clinic in Bodmin sit up and take notice. Luis Fairman the technical [...]
Ground Breaking Molecular Diagnostics Business Appoints New CEO
D3 Technologies Ltd, a world leading provider of trace level detection technologies based on the exploitation of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Scattering (SERRS), today announced that it has appointed David Burns as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will lead the Company towards the international launch of its first in-vitro diagnostic [...]
Asian Partnership on Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (APEIR) The 5th APEIR Regional Meeting
More than 30 partner institutions attended the 5th regional meeting of the Asian Partnership on Emerging Infectious Diseases (APEIR) at the Dianchi Garden Hotel and Spa, Kunming, China. The researchers discussed the outcomes of the five projects and presented key findings to the media at 1700 Beijing time on Friday 15 January. The press conference [...]
Food manufacturers fear nanotechnology backlash
(TELEGRAPH) - A House of Lords committee said the new technology could have very real benefits to consumers, improving the flavour, nutritional value and durability of food.
But a reluctance by the manufacturers to disclose their work was likely create a public backlash to the additives, claims [...]
Ancient lakes found on Mars ‘may have hosted life’
(TELEGRAPH) - An analysis of satellite images revealed craters left along Mars’ equator by lakes similar to those found in Alaska and Siberia.
Importantly, the lakes were linked by small tributaries and rivers, suggesting water was moving which means they would have been able to support microbial [...]
Large Hadron Collider failure will leave science back in the ‘wilderness’
(TELEGRAPH) - Former Harvard professor Shahriar Afshar said that failure to find the particle would bring current scientific theory tumbling down like a house of cards with nothing to replace it.
The controversial physicist, whose Afshar experiment has already found a loophole in quantum theory, said that [...]
Paternity Testing Without Father and Mother? The German Company bj-diagnostik Investigates that Two babies Separately Left at Charity Institution are Siblings
It is certainly due to personal emergency situations when parents leave behind their children at charity institutions that offer an anonymous hand over (in Germany, the “Babyklappe”), but a recent case revealed that at least one couple left behind two children as new borns at an interval of a few years. If you suspect abandonned [...]
Bacteria from Mars found inside ancient meteorite
(TELEGRAPH) - Their fossilised remains have been found in the rock, which was blasted out of Mars 16 million years ago as the solar system was forming.
The meteorite, called Allen Hills 84001, made headlines in 1996 after fossils were found in it. Scientists believed they were bacteria from Earth [...]
