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Ebola virus disarmed by excising a single gene
(01/23/2008)
The deadly Ebola virus, an emerging public health concern in Africa and a potential biological weapon, ranks among the most feared of exotic pathogens. Due to its virulent nature, and because no vaccines or treatments are available, scientists ...
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BD Biosciences and StemCell Technologies Sign License Agreements with WARF
(06/19/2007)
Commercialization of Novel Culture Media and Surfaces for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
BD Biosciences, a segment of global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), and StemCell Technologies, Inc. announced that they have each entered into a worldwide license agreement with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation ...
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Scripps Research Scientists: Compounds Show Significant Promise Against Botulinum Neurotoxins
(02/09/2007)
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and the University of Wisconsin have identified two small molecules with promising activity against neurotoxins produced by the Clostridium botulinum. Because of the high cost and limited applicability of ...
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Better sludge through metagenomics
(09/28/2006)
Researchers seek to master wastewater treatment failures
Wastewater treatment is the largest microbially-mediated biotechnology process on the planet. When it works, it is a microbial symphony in tune with humanity. When it fails, the consequences can be dire. Researchers from the U.S. Department of ...
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Wisconsin scientists grow critical nerve cells
(02/03/2005)
After years of trial and error, scientists have coaxed human embryonic stem cells to become spinal motor neurons, critical nervous system pathways that relay messages from the brain to the rest of the body.The new findings, reported online in the ...
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Models show gene flow from crops threatens wild plants
(07/25/2003)
In a river valley just southwest of Mexico City stands a small patch of teosinte - a wild, weedy grass thought to be the ancient ancestor of corn. As a gentle breeze blows gene-carrying pollen from a nearby crop of maize to its wild relative, the ...
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