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Tracing an Elusive Killer Parasite in Peru
September 27, 2011 — Despite what Hollywood would have you believe, not all epidemics involve people suffering from zombie-like symptoms -- some can only be uncovered through door-to-door epidemiology and advanced ... > full story -
Quicker Testing for Viral Infections Saves Money and Lives, Study Suggests
September 27, 2011 — A new method for quickly identifying individual viruses and recognizing how they bind to host cells may become a vital tool in the early control of winter vomiting disease and other virus-based ... > full story -
Increased Knowledge of the Malaria Parasite Can Provide Better Medicines
September 26, 2011 — A recent article shows a link between changes in the malaria parasite and the absorption of pharmaceutical compounds. Increased knowledge of the malaria parasite and the connection with the ... > full story -
New Twist in a Blindness-Causing Disease Gene Discovered
September 21, 2011 — After more than three decades of research, veterinarians and vision-research scientists have identified a gene responsible for a blindness-inducing disease that afflicts dogs. In the process, the ... > full story -
Researchers Discover How 'Promiscuous Parasites' Hijack Host Immune Cells
September 21, 2011 — Researchers recently discovered how T. gondii evades our defenses by hacking immune cells, making it the first known parasite to control its host's immune system. A new study describes a forced ... > full story -
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From Protein to Planes and Pigskin: Discovery in Insects' Skin Points to Improved Pest Control, New Bioplastics Technology
September 21, 2011 — The discovery that a protein in insect skin is responsible for protecting the insect as it molts its skin opens the possibilities for selective pest control and new biomaterials like football padding ... > full story -
Biodiversity Loss May Be Contributing to Amphibian-Killing Fungal Infection
September 19, 2011 — Researchers have shown that loss of biodiversity may be contributing to a fungal infection that is killing amphibians around the world, and provides more evidence for why biodiversity is important to ... > full story -
Small Molecule Hobbles Dengue in Vitro and in Vivo
September 19, 2011 — A novel compound inhibits dengue virus, as well as other closely related important human pathogens, according to new ... > full story -
Scientists Develop New Potato Lines to Wage War on Wireworms
September 19, 2011 — When wireworms feast on potatoes, the results aren't pretty: The spuds' surfaces are left punctured, pitted and unappealing. For the past few years, scientists have sought a solution in the form of ... > full story -
New Threat Closes in on Iconic Galápagos Wildlife
September 16, 2011 — Renewed vigilance over the biosecurity of the Galápagos Islands is needed, based on new research on the risk posed by West Nile ... > full story
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