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Human antibodies protect mice from avian flu

Human antibodies protect mice from avian flu

An international team of scientists, including researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, report using antibodies…
Botulism bug has few genome wrinkles

Botulism bug has few genome wrinkles

The genome of the organism that produces the world's most lethal toxin is revealed today. This toxin is the one real weapon in the genome of Clostridium botulinum and less than 2 kg - the weight of…
Meet the nurse that decides who will live

Meet the nurse that decides who will live

Thymic nurse cells were given their name because of their intimate relationship with developing T cells (thymocytes) in the thymus. Thymic nurse cells have been reported to take as many as 50…
Researchers Calculate Speed Of Bacterial Sex

Researchers Calculate Speed Of Bacterial Sex

Scientists from the University of California-Davis recently developed a mathematical model of the rate of gene transfer among bacteria in the environment. Researchers believe this new model improves…
Prion's infectious secret

Prion's infectious secret

Researchers have known for decades that certain neurodegenerative diseases, such as mad cow disease or its human equivalent, Cruetzfeldt-Jakob disease, result from a kind of infectious protein called…
A new view of photosynthesis

A new view of photosynthesis

Plants scavenge nearly every photon of available light energy to produce food. Yet after many years of careful research into its exact mechanisms, some key questions remain about this fundamental…
The mechanics of asymmetric cell division

The mechanics of asymmetric cell division

When a cell divides, normally the result is two identical daughter cells. In some cases however, cell division leads to two cells with different properties. This is called asymmetric cell division…
The Kamasutra of plant sex

The Kamasutra of plant sex

What would be the opening chapter of the Kamasutra of plant sex? A good pick would be a description of the numerous ways in which plants arrange their sexual organs: from both sexes in the same…