How plants fight diseases
March 29th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 29 (ANI): Scientists have shed new light on how plants fight diseases caused by bacterial pathogens.Wenbo Ma, a young plant pathologist at the University of California, Riverside, has performed research ... Read more...
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New finding may help combat typhoid fever-causing bacteria
April 16th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 16 (ANI): Scientists in the UK have identified a switch that enables Salmonella bacteria to sabotage host cells.Researchers from Imperial College London say that their finding could ultimately lead ... Read more...
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Molecular chaperone keeps bacterial proteins in check
December 29th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 29 (ANI): Just like teenagers at a prom, proteins too are minded by chaperones that prevent unwanted interactions among immature clients, a new study has found.In the research, scientists at ... Read more...
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Vaccine for urinary tract infections comes closer to reality
September 18th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 18 (ANI): A simple vaccine may soon be available to protect against urinary tract infections, thanks to researchers from University of Michigan.The study conducted over mice showed that the vaccine ... Read more...
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Secret behind how manuka honey fights infection revealed
September 7th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 7 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, have uncovered how manuka honey can help fight infection-by destroying key bacterial proteins.Led by Dr. Rowena Jenkins, the research team ... Read more...
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Researchers capture live images of how bacteria infect host
July 28th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Researchers have developed a technique to capture live images of how bacteria infect their host.
While most studies of bacterial infection are done after the death of the infected ... Read more...
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Scientists film bacteria as they infect fruit fly embryos
July 28th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 28 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Bath and University of Exeter have come up with a novel technique to make movies of bacteria infecting their living hosts.The researchers claim ... Read more...
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How salmonella craftily attacks intestinal cells
April 17th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 17 (ANI): A bacterial protein called SopB plays a very important role in letting the deadly bacterium Salmonella enterica invade cells lining the intestine, and also hijack cellular functions to ... Read more...
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Protein helps notorious bacteria escape stomach acid
March 30th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 30 (IANS) A tiny protein helps notorious bacteria E.coli evade the ravages of stomach acid, according to a discovery of researchers.
Stomach acid helps in digestion of food, killing ... Read more...
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Nose-spray vaccine proves effective against botulism
January 9th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 9 (ANI): An experimental nasal spray vaccine has shown promising results in providing protection against a major botulism toxin that can cause rare but serious paralytic illness.The researchers are ... Read more...
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New technique expands understanding of bacterial proteins
December 24th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) A team of researchers has devised a computational method that can predict very accurately how bacterial proteins fold and interact.It should also permit development of new antibiotics that ... Read more...
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How does chlorine bleach kill bugs?
November 14th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Chlorine bleach is among the most widely used household disinfectants, yet scientists don't know exactly how it kills bacteria. A team led by molecular biologist Ursula Jakob of ... Read more...
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Why do stomach ulcers develop into cancers?
August 23rd, 2008 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) Researchers have gained insights into why some bacteria behind stomach ulcers can also be instrumental in causing abdominal cancers.A bacterial strain like helicobacter pylori can infect the human ... Read more...
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New vaccine may help consign meningitis to the history books
May 15th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by admin
London, May 15 (ANI): British scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in obtaining powerful immune responses in 150 infants against meningitis, the infection that kills about one in 10 and often ... Read more...
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Fruit fly model explains how salmonella escapes immune defences
April 17th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Apr 17 (ANI): Salmonella bacteria are known to dodge multiple immune responses to cause debilitating intestinal infection, but now Emory University researchers have taken a major step in finding ... Read more...
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Novel technique to analyze all saliva-proteins may help detect oral cancer
March 7th, 2008 - 3:00 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Mar 7 (ANI): A new technique has been developed that can separate and analyze all proteins found in human saliva other than just soluble ones.This technique, called three-step peptide ... Read more...
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