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Study finds the air rich with bacteria

...sent in an air sample. In this method, the culture media is exposed to the sample, and whatever grows is counted. Unfortunately, this approach leaves out all of the organisms that can't survive in the culture, which in some cases is as much as 99 percent of the bacteria in a sample. In this census, how...

What does the public really know about HPV?

...f HPV and whether discussion of the vaccine by the media and public has influenced the decision to vaccinat...n and the link to cervical cancer. We expect that media coverage over the past year and direct-to-consumer marketing efforts by the makers of the HPV DNA te...

Male contraception: One door opens, another closes

...n Project, says the public gets frustrated because media reports make it sound as if every advance means a new contraceptive lies right around the corner. "People really need to distinguish between research in animals--or even in a lab dish--and studies in men." Adjudin study coauthor Dr. Yan Cheng agre...

Seagrass ecosystems at a 'global crisis'

...e of the most valuable habitat in coastal systems, media coverage of other habitats ?including salt marshes...groves and coral reefs ?receive 3 to 100-fold more media attention than seagrass systems. "Translating scientific understanding of the value of seagrass e...

New culture method for hepatitis C virus uses primary hepatocytes and patient serum

...se of infectious virus particles was confirmed, as media from these cells were able to infect naive hepatocytes. Finally, virus particles were examined by electron microscopy and shown to possess the expected size and shape of HCV virus particles. Once the system was established, the group examined whe...

Fighting to keep Darwin in the classroom

...ys, cartoons, puzzles, reviews on evolution in the media (books, movies, museum openings and exhibitions) and more. The full-color online edition will offer added value, for example chat rooms, teaching resources and blogging opportunities. In addition, Springer has committed up to $10,000 annually in gr...

Are we killing the world's oceans?

...nd individuals do about it? Members of the news media are invited to join leading international research...ractices. All sessions will be open to the news media and interviews with speakers and panelists can be arranged closer to the event. WHAT: "Are We Ki...

Study suggests some drug resistance to influenza B medications

.... 2007;297:1435-1442. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org ) Editor’s Note: Please s.... 2007;297:1492-1494. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org ) Editor’s Note: Please see the editorial for additional information, inclu...

Researchers develop way to calculate speed of bacterial sex

...luding such things as transport of cells in porous media of soils and aquifers," explained Massoudieh. "It also can be used for ‘extrapolative?modeling to predict rates of gene transfer in certain cases, mainly environmental science scenarios, but also with relevance to some medical scenarios." ...

Adult stem cells from human cord umbilical cord blood successfully engineered to make insulin

...ause although insulin is often found in the growth media with which the cells are nurtured and is often taken up by such cells, the presence of the C-peptide proves that at least some of the insulin was produced, or synthesized, by the engineered cells....

MU researchers to study the status of black bears in Missouri

... said. “We get lots of questions from citizens and media this time of year because bears are active and get into trouble, and we try to reassure the public that we are prepared to handle nuisance bears and protect their property. This pilot study should help us ask better research questions down the road. ...

Women well informed about breast cancer, yet lacking knowledge about current treatments

...r awareness through public education and increased media coverage, women with breast cancer would benefit from more information about advances in treatments after surgery.” According to the survey, nearly all respondents were aware of chemotherapy and radiation. However, fewer than one out of four had ...

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