Superbug Spreads from Big City Hospitals to Regional Health Centers, Study Suggests..Researchers found evidence that shows for the first time how the superbug spreads between different hospitals throughout the country.The University of Edinburgh...
Saturday, 26 May 2012
Finally, XMRV gets a "clean chit"
The retrovirus XMRV does not cause prostate cancer or chronic fatigue syndrome – that hypothesis was disproved by the finding that the virus was produced in the laboratory in the 1990s by passage of a prostate tumor in nude mice. A trio of new papers on the virus attempt to address questions about the serological detection of XMRV in prostate cancer, and further emphasize that XMRV is not...
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Bacterial Communication
Bacteria Can Communicate With Each Other Through Nanotubes, Researchers Discover..ScienceDaily (Mar. 2, 2011) — A pathway whereby bacteria communicate with each other has been discovered by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The discovery has important implications for efforts to cope with the spread of harmful bacteria in the body.Read more....
Saturday, 12 May 2012
Personal bacteria may help catch suspects
Forensic experts could one day use bacteria to prove who had touched an object, according to research
By Randolph E. SchmidThe Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Warning to criminals: Rubbing out your fingerprints may no longer be enough. Your germs could still give you away.
It turns out the colonies of bacteria that live on people's hands are highly personal to each individual.
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