Anti-bacterial additive widespread in U.S. waterways
Many rivers and streams in the United Statesare believed to contain a toxic antimicrobial chemical whoseenvironmental fate was never thoroughly scrutinized despite large scaleproduction and usage for almost half a century, according to ananalysis conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Schoolof Public Health. The chemical, triclocarban, has been widely used fordecades in han...Bacteria collection sheds light on urinary tract infections
Food of animal origin, contaminated with E.coli, can lead to urinary tract infections in women, according to a team of bacteriologists. Senior author, Dr. Lee W. Riley, Uni...Antibiotic Resistant Bacterium Uses Sonar-like Strategy to “See?Enemies or Prey
For the first time, scientists have foundthat bacteria can use a Sonar-like system to spot other cells (eithernormal body cells or other bacteria) and target them for destruction.Reported in the December 24 issue of Science, this finding explains howsome bacteria know when to produce a toxin that makes infection moresevere. It may lead to the design of new toxin inhibitors. “Blocking orinte...A bacterial genome reveals new targets to combat infectious disease
More than a billion people are at risk for infection with filarial nematodes, parasites that cause elephantiasis, African river blindness, and other debilitating diseases in more than 150 million people worldwide. The nematodes themselves play host to bacteria that live within their cells, but in this case, the relationship is classic mutualism, with each benefiting from the other. Indeed, the Wo...Solution to Pollution: New Bacteria Eats Toxic Waste
Utah State University researchers recently discovered a new bacteria that is a natural cleanser for contaminated soil. The bacteria, now being used around the world, is an inexpensive and highly effective solution to pollution. “This project shows mother nature’s capability to be a master engineer,?said Ron Sims, biological and irrigation engineering department head. “Past disposal practi...Human CALCA EIA (Enzyme immunoassay) Kit, Host: Rabbit ; Extraction-free from BACHEM
Description:Antigen sequence: H-Ala-Cys-Asp-Thr-Ala-Thr-Cys-Val-Thr-His-Arg-Leu-Ala-Gly-Leu-Leu-Ser-Arg-Ser-Gly-Gly-Val-Val-Lys-Asn-Asn-Phe-Val-Pro-Thr-Asn-Val-Gly-Ser-Lys-Ala-Phe-NH )-&alpha...Freund's Complete Adjuvant, Modified, Mycobacterium butyricum from Calbiochem
Description:...Hydrogen Peroxide / Peroxidase Fluorometric (resorufin) Assay Kit, Fluoro H2O2 from BACHEM
Description:This quick (10 min) assay can detect H2O2 or peroxidase activity utilizing a non-fluorescent substrate, 10-acetyl-3,7-dihydroxyphenoxazine (ADHP). H2O2 oxidizes ADHP in a 1:1 stoichiometry to produce a fluorescent product resorufin (excitation at 530-571 nm, emission at 590-600 nm). This reaction is catalyzed by peroxidase in a one-step, homogeneous, no wash assay system. ADHP can be utilized to...Milk Bacteria DNA Isolation Kit from Norgen Biotek Corporation
Description:Norgens Milk Bacterial DNA Isolation Kit provides a rapid method for the isolation and purification of genomic DNA from the various bacterial species found within milk. The kit allows for the isolation of genomic DNA from both gram negative and gram positive bacteria in milk samples. Purification is based on spin column chromatography using Norgens proprietary resin as the separation matr...AChE Bioluminescence Assay Kit, aCella from BACHEM
Description:Bioluminescence assay for monitoring acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity. This is a highly sensitive, very rapid (less than 5 min), non-radioactive and easy to use assay for AChE activity that uses the natural substrate, acetylcholine. A series of coupled enzyme reactions translates the presence of active AChE into a change in luminescence. Inhibitors of AChE are readily detected by an increased...High-Throughput Cultivation of Bacterial Clones
Stratagene The tempest thermoshaker and a 96-deep-well round-bottom plate were used to cultivate bacterial clones in a...Mammalian and Bacterial Expression in One Vector
Novel pdual expression vector for high-level expression in bothmammalian and bacterial cells Stratagene Stratagene has developed the pdual expression vector,* which permitshigh-level expression of heterologous genes in both eukaryotic and prokaryoticsystems. The vector contains the promoter an...A membrane-lid tube for bacteria cultivation and freeze-drying
Wilhelm Bockelmann, Institut fr Mikrobiologie, Bundesanstalt fr Milchforschung; Kiel, Germany Susanne Wagner, Eppendorf AG Miniaturization plays an ever increasing role in everyday lab routines. Ongoing developments of tubes, pipettes,...Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
Actinobacillus pleuropneumo...Kidney Stones - Interesting New Research implicates bacteria as its cause
In India Kidney Stones are not uncommon problem due to the hot and often humid weather. Most of these stones are made up of Calcium, Oxalate and phosphates. The cause of stone disease is debatable, however it is well known that drinking less water is a risk factor for stone disease. New research by the National Kidney foundation suggests that the culprit is a tiny bacteria called N...Lure of the home turf brings back NRI doctors
WE are seeing the first signs of a reverse brain drain in the healthcaresector, which is expected to only grow over time. The emergence of moderncorporate and investorowned hospitals in the country is steadily luring moreand more NRI doctors back to home turf. And unlike other sectors, where compensations at par with international levelshave been the main draw, doctors are actually ta...Just spice it up!!!!! Anti bacterial effects of spices unraveled in the West
The West is now sitting up and taking in the aroma of Indian cuisine. The inseparable part of Indian kitchens, the spices are now the subjects of research by scientists at the Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Dr. Daniel Y. C. Fung and colleagues who conducted the study opine that cinnamon, apart from filling the air with its spicy aroma can also double up as an anti bacterial...Bacterial Photographs Created By Student Scientists!
Bacteria have been long regarded as something, only capable of giving rise to infections and diseases. The misconception might soon change.// Thanks to the fervent efforts of students from The University of Texas at Austin and UCSF who have created the first-ever bacterial photographs. An intercollegiate Genetically Engineering Machine (iGEM) competition aimed at promoting the constru...Dean: President Bush Has Turned His Back on the American People
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DemocraticNational Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the followingstatement today after President Bush once again put politics aheadof science by vetoing the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of2007. The legislation, providing federal funding for life-savingembryonic stem cell research, has the overwhelming support of theAm...Immunosuppressant Drug Prevents Tobacco Induced Lung Cancer in Mice
BETHESDA, Md., April 1, 2007--Rapamycin, an FDA-approved drugnormally used to help prevent the body from rejecting organ andbone marrow transplants and also used to coat cardiac stents, washighly effective in preventing the development of tobacco-relatedlung tumors in mice. In a study published in the April 1, 2007issue of Clinical Cancer Research, researchers at the NationalCancer Insti...