B-15A collides with Antarctic ice tongue
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has for the first time released the chip design, probe sequence and annotation information for all of its microarrays. The release of this information is expected to improve cross-laboratory experimental research and cross-platform data comparison. "Full release of the probe sequences is an admirable and responsible position for A...Researchers Create DNA-Based Sensors for Nano-Tongues and Nano-Noses
Nano-sized carbon tubes coated with strands of DNA can create tiny sensors with abilities to detect odors and tastes, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Monell Chemical Sciences Center. Their findings are published in the current issue of the journal Nano Letters, a publication of the American Chemical Society. According to the researchers, arrays of these nanos...Tongue piercing leads to bacterial infection
"Body art is regnant among undergraduate university students, and there is significant incidence of medical complications among students with piercing,"// said Dr. Lester B. Mayers of the Pace University Athletic Department's Division of Sports Medicine and the lead author of the study. A survey of university undergraduate students revealed that more than one-half had some type of bod...Possibility Of Regaining Speech After Tongue, Voice Box Removal
The technique, called a tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP), is an incision between the trachea and esophagus that is then fitted with a small plastic //or silicone valve , researchers say this new surgical technique may help restore speech to head and neck cancer patients who have had their voice box and tongue removed. Researchers say that TEP, combined with post operative speech rehabili...Smoking can Cause Black Hairy Tongue in Men
A black tongue might be harmless, but it looks awful. Worse, it's a real possibility for men who smoke.// A black, hairy tongue (lingua villosa nigra) occurs when the papilla on the tongue, normally only one mm in length, grow up to 1.5 cm in length and turn black or brown, says Joachim Dissemond of the University of Essen. It occurs most regularly among men who smoke. The...Dutch farm in the blues after an attack by the Bluetongue virus
The Dutch Government has stopped exports of live sheep, cattle and goats following the attack of the virulent bluetongue virus on a farm in Kerkrade. Agriculture// officials are baffled by this development as the virus is commonly found only in the Mediterranean regions. The only saving grace is the virus is of little threat to humans. This virus can attack goats, cattle, sheep and e...