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Microbe Defined
Another term for a microorganism, especially one that causes disease
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Published July 21, 2008, 9:54 am, Aidsmap
The genetic variation occurs in a gene that encodes a protein found mainly on the surface of red blood cells. The genetic variant confers protection against the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax . It became more common over time in Africans because it protected against malaria, but is not present outside people of African ancestry.
New insight on HIV under scrutiny
Published July 20, 2008, 10:12 pm, Daily Dispatch
A GENETIC variation that once protected people in sub-Saharan Africa from a now extinct form of malaria may have left them somewhat more vulnerable to infection by HIV, the virus that causes Aids, researchers said.
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: July 17, 2008
Published July 20, 2008, 2:11 am, Medical News Today
Loss of stability of the AHI1-HAP1 complex an issue in Joubert syndrome Joubert syndrome is an inherited disorder that affects the area of the brain that controls balance and coordination; it is characterized by symptoms such as loss of muscle tone, developmental delay, and mental retardation. Mutations in several genes have been associated with Joubert syndrome.
American Society For Microbiology Honors Presented at the 108th General Meeting
Published July 20, 2008, 2:10 am, Medical News Today
American Society for Microbiology honors Dianne K. Newman The 2008 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Eli Lilly and Company Research Award is being presented to Dianne K. Newman, Wilson Professor of Biology and Geobiology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jean Barton: Off to market
Published July 19, 2008, 11:37 am, Red Bluff Daily News
For the last eight weeks we have been preparing for the July 14 - 16 Western Video Market auction held in Reno, Nevada at the Silver Legacy.
Study: Gene Hikes Africans' HIV Susceptibility
Published July 19, 2008, 10:11 am, Gayapolis
A genetic mutation that originally protected Africans from a virulent form of malaria now renders them 40 percent more susceptible to HIV infections, offering a partial explanation for the disproportionate spread of the virus among Africans and African Americans, researchers reported Thursday.
Gene Found That Protects for Malaria -- But Increases HIV Susceptibility
Published July 18, 2008, 2:36 pm, InteliHealth
SAN FRANCISCO (The New York Times News Service) -- An international team of AIDS scientists has discovered a gene variant common in blacks that protects against certain types of malaria but increases susceptibility to HIV infection by 40 percent.
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Published July 18, 2008, 7:44 am, Medical Device Link
Testing the ability of a package to maintain product sterility has often been a dirty job. Literally. Engineers have stuck a whole package into a microbe-laden bath or overwrap and then tested either the product or a growth medium inside to see whether microbes had penetrated the package.
World's first 'test tube' baby to turn 30
Published July 18, 2008, 7:38 am, The Globe and Mail
Four million children have since come into the world by in vitro fertilization, but safety concerns remain
Under the weather? Climate changes will make you sicker
Published July 18, 2008, 1:24 am, Orlando Sentinel
Global warming will affect the health and welfare of every American, but the poor, elderly and children will suffer the most, according to a new White House science report released Thursday.
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- Unravelling mystery microbes: <sep/&a mp;gt;microsco pe. But there are billions and billions of them and some are your distant relatives. Complex microbes will be the focus at a workshop in Halifax this weekend.
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- TeacherTube - The Microbe Army - 1935 (animated): Great old-time animation to use as intro to history of microbe understanding
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- Carbon Nanotubes Compromise the Functions of Certain Protozoa, Study Shows
- Carbon Nanotubes Compromise the Functions of Certain Protozoa, Study Shows
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