Shampoo detergent added to paint makes surfaces self-sterilizing
Adding a common ingredient in shampoo to paints and varnishes can create self-sanitizing coatings for frequently touched surfaces in public buildings that continue killing germs for months, according to research conducted by a multi-state consortium of high school students and retirees. Working through the website science-projects.com, 10 students from New York, Texas and Virginia joined t...Bacteria can survive for weeks on hospital surfaces
A major cause of hospital-acquired infections can persist for days and even weeks on environmental surfaces found in healthcare settings, including bed linens, computer keyboard covers and acrylic fingernails, according to research presented today at the 105th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of ho...Brain activity related to processing faces is similar in people with, without autism
New brain imaging research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill indicates that when people with autism look at a face, activity in the brain area that responds is similar to that of people without autism. The finding is surprising, as it is widely known that autistic individuals tend to avoid looking directly at faces. The research also counters previous published reports tha...World faces challenge as life expectancies lengthen, scientist says
In the 21st century, state-of-the-art anti-aging technologies may extend human lifespans at an unprecedented rate, bringing with them a host of social and economic challenges, says biologist Shripad Tuljapurkar of Stanford University. The combined impact of these medical advances would have major implications for the global community in the new century. Tuljapurkar, the Dean and Virginia M...WARF stem cell patent faces long and winding road
The foundation's stem cell patent is controversial enough in the United States, where critics charge it is overly broad and is suppressing scientific research. While that is a contention WARF dismisses, point...Fisher Biosciences contracts with Madison-based GenTel BioSurfaces
of Madison, Wis., to distribute GenTel's trademarked PATH brand thin-film nitrocellulose slides and has licensed the use of GenTel technology in developing new protein arrays for life-science research and d...Wisconsin Senate votes to outlaw cloning; measure still faces veto
The bill was supported by all Republicans and two Democrats: Sen. Jeff Plale, D-South Milwaukee, and Sen. Roger Breske, D-Eland. The bill, AB 499, would outlaw not only cloning for...GenTel BioSurfaces launches new assay platform
"Our customers have been very pleased with the performance of PATH protein microarray slides," said Robert Negm, vice president of business developme...Delhi Faces Flu Threat Due To Change In Weather
Seasonal illnesses like that of viral flu are spreading across Delhi with the reversal of the cold wave conditions. While Delhi recorded a minimum of 0.2 degrees Celsius (7 degrees below normal) on 8 January, just over a week later the temperature reached 11.6 degrees //(five degree above normal) on 17 January 2006. Doctors have called upon people to be careful about the weather change....Genetically modified rice faces strong protests in Asia
Farmers and different organizations from Asian countries are protesting against the introduction of genetically engineered rice in to Asia and they wanted to have ban on these genetically engineered rice//. The protests are collectively organized by 17 Asian organizations. Farmers health and agricultural sustainability civil societies are not happy with this genetically engineered crops...Women With High Oestrogen Levels Have Prettier Faces
Oestrogen is a natural female sex hormone, secreted by the ovary and is necessary for normal development of breast, female genital tract and secondary sexual characteristics. It is also required for the maintenance of pregnancy. // A recent research conducted has revealed that the hormone is very vital to the physical appearance of a woman. Infact women with high levels of the sex hormo...Gynaecologist Faces Stiff Prison Sentence On Counts Of Sexual Abuse
Following a four-week trial by a King County Superior Court jury in Seattle, Dr. Charles Momah, an obstetrician and gynaecologist was convicted on Wednesday of two counts // of rape and two counts of indecent liberties against four women who came to his clinics for treatment. Momah could face 16 years in prison if convicted on all counts. A sentencing date was not set. Momah ple...