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New 'Dual Resistant' Tomatoes Fight Lethal Pests With One-Two Punch
April 4, 2013 In the battle against thrips, breeders have developed a new weapon: a tomato that packs a powerful one-two punch to deter the pests and counter the killer viruses they ... > full story -
Human Infection With Influenza A(H7N9) in China
April 4, 2013 On April 3, 2013, the China Health and Family Planning Commission notified WHO of an additional four cases of human infection with influenza A(H7N9). The four patients are from Jiangsu province in ... > full story -
Can Repurposed Cancer Drugs Counter Bioterror Threats?
April 3, 2013 Scientists are investigating whether two cancer medications have the potential of protecting U.S. troops from biological agents that could be unleashed during an ... > full story -
Scientists Develop Monkey Model to Study Novel Coronavirus Infection
April 3, 2013 Researchers have developed a model of infection in rhesus macaques that will help scientists around the world better understand how an emerging coronavirus, first identified in Sept. 2012, affects ... > full story -
Assessing Disease Surveillance and Notification Systems After a Pandemic
April 3, 2013 Significant investments over the past decade into disease surveillance and notification systems appear to have "paid off" and the systems "work remarkably well," says a researcher who examined the ... > full story -
Potential Map to More Effective HIV Vaccine
April 3, 2013 By tracking the very earliest days of one person's robust immune response to HIV, researchers have charted a new route for developing a long-sought vaccine that could boost the body's ability to ... > full story -
How Antibodies Neutralize Mosquito-Borne Virus
April 2, 2013 Researchers have learned the precise structure of the mosquito-transmitted chikungunya virus pathogen while it is bound to antibodies, showing how the infection is likely ... > full story -
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'Sharps' Injuries Have Major Health and Cost Impact for Surgeons
April 2, 2013 Injuries caused by needles and other sharp instruments are a major occupational hazard for surgeons -- with high costs related to the risk of contracting serious infectious diseases, according to a ... > full story -
New Promise for an HIV Vaccine as Researchers Overcome Crucial Obstacle
April 2, 2013 For the first time, researchers were able to stimulate immune cells to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies: a critical step that has eluded researchers for decades but that provides promise for a ... > full story -
Researchers First to Use Common Virus to 'Fortify' Adult Stem Cells
April 1, 2013 Using the same strategy that a common virus employs to evade the human immune system, researchers have modified adult stem cells to increase their survival -- with the goal of giving the cells time ... > full story
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