New Drugs For Bad Bugs: UF Approach Could Bolster Antibiotic Arsenal
Call it a chemical crystal ball. A new approach to predict whether a drug in development is likely to work and which dose is best could get antibiotics to market faster and more cheaply, say University of Florida researchers. In recent years, scientists worldwide have sounded the alarm: There simply aren’t enough drugs to combat bad bugs. Bacteria are increasingly adept at outwitting the t...Bugs, even 'bad' ones, can be educationally beneficial, new book says
We have much to learn from bad bugs, according to Gilbert Waldbauer, whose book "Insights From Insects: What Bad Bugs Can Teach Us" was published March 1 (Prometheus Books). "We know a lot about pests, because so much money is spent on their research," said Waldbauer, professor emeritus of entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Of the 900,000 known species of insect...Bad aftertaste? New sensory on/off switch may 'cure' bane of artificial sweetener search
Chemistry and biology researchers at Virginia Tech have enhanced the abilities of the molecules they are creating to deliver killing blows to cancer cells. The man-made molecular complexes enter cancer cells and, when signaled, deliver killing medicine or cause the cell to change. The new supermolecules have more units that will absorb light - providing more control over the range of light freque...What comes first…the chicken, the egg, or the bad attitude?
Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered that chickens raised for meat can choose whether or not they'll funnel the nutrients they eat towards themselves or their eggs. That phenomenon of 'reproductive attitude' is a headache for producers who must figure out how to deal with less productive hens that "partition" nutrients needed for egg production into their own bodies. "...New research shows why too much memory may be a bad thing
New research from Columbia University Medical Center may explain why people who are able to easily and accurately recall historical dates or long-ago events, may have a harder time with word recall or remembering the day’s current events. They may have too much memory ?making it harder to filter out information and increasing the time it takes for new short-term memories to be processed and store...Badger Ventures plans to fund IT; partisan stem-cell battle; BadgerNet draws fire
Badger Ventures, a newly forming venture capital firm, hopes to make waves in Madison and gather funding to invest in information technology companies. Also, state Assembly Republicans moved to deny new research tax credits to companies doing studies that require destroying embryos, and the state drew criticism over BadgerNet, a public-sector statewide network. Original air date: Saturday, Apri...Call centers and customer service: The good, the bad, and the clueless
There are some consum...Consultant says beware hidden costs of bad IT projects
Robert Balon, a principal in in Chicago, delivered that sobering message Wednesday at the Milwaukee Athletic Club d...State criticized over BadgerNet 2 execution; some doubt benefits
Critics of the state's plan to replace its decade-old video and data network, BadgerNet, were surprised to hear on Tuesday that a contract with an SBC-headed alliance had already been signed. The Wisconsin BadgerNet Access Alliance, a group of companies including SBC, Verizon, Norlight, CenturyTel and local telcos, has been contracted to build...