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Flu Antibody’s 'One-Handed Grab' May Boost Effort Toward Universal Vaccine, New Therapies
September 16, 2012 — Scientists have solved the co-crystal structure of a human antibody that can neutralize influenza viruses in a unique way. The antibody recognizes the crucial structure that flu viruses use to attach ... > full story -
How Deadly Marburg Virus Silences Immune System: Breakthrough Findings Point to Targets for Drugs and Vaccines
September 13, 2012 — Scientists have determined the structure of a critical protein from the Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola virus. These viruses cause similar diseases and are some of the deadliest pathogens on ... > full story -
Veterinary Medicine
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Food and Agriculture
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Food
New Analysis Tells How World Eradicated Deadliest Cattle Plague
September 13, 2012 — A new analysis traces the recent global eradication of the deadliest of cattle diseases, crediting not only the development of a new, heat-resistant vaccine, but also the insight of local African ... > full story -
Mutation Breaks HIV's Resistance to Drugs
September 13, 2012 — The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can contain dozens of different mutations, called polymorphisms. In a recent study an international team of researchers found that one of those mutations, ... > full story -
Study of Giant Viruses Shakes Up Tree of Life
September 13, 2012 — A new study of giant viruses supports the idea that viruses are ancient living organisms and not inanimate molecular remnants run amok, as some scientists have argued. The study reshapes the ... > full story -
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'Siloed' Agencies Hindered in Efforts to Fight Animal-to-Human Diseases, Analysis Finds
September 13, 2012 — The "siloed" structure of U.S. health agencies is hindering efforts to spot and combat animal-to-human afflictions, such as West Nile Virus, New York University sociologist Colin Jerolmack has ... > full story -
Truvada's Potency in Preventing the Transmission of HIV Confirmed, Study Suggests
September 12, 2012 — New research from an international team of HIV/AIDS experts has reaffirmed the effectiveness of Truvada -- the first and only medication approved by the FDA for HIV prevention. The research provides ... > full story -
An Advance Toward a Flu-Fighting Nasal Spray
September 12, 2012 — In an advance toward development of a nasal spray that protects against infection with influenza and spread of the disease, scientists are reporting identification of a substance that activates the ... > full story -
Detection and Characterization of Norovirus in Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis
September 12, 2012 — Researchers conducted a study on norovirus (NoV) in lettuces. The virus causes outbreaks of Gastroenteritis among children below age 5 in ... > full story -
Galápagos Tomato Provides Key to Making Cultivated Tomatoes Resistant to Whitefly
September 12, 2012 — The whitefly is a major problem for open field tomato cultivation throughout the world. Scientists in the Netherlands together with a number of partners have discovered genes for resistance to the ... > full story
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