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Llama Proteins Could Play a Vital Role in the War on Terror by Detecting World’s “Most Poisonous Poisons”
The BoNT-detecting substances are antibodies –proteins made by the body to fight diseases–found in llamas. BoNT are about 100 billion times more toxic than…
Promising candidates for malaria vaccine revealed
Presently there is no malaria vaccine available, and these new findings support the development of a vaccine against the blood-stage of malaria. Malaria is an…
Golden Pairs
Ethylene (ethene, CH2=CH2) is a primary feedstock for chemical industry, and particularly for the production of plastics like polyethylene and polystyrene….
New gene variants associated with glucose, insulin levels, some with diabetes risk
A major international study with leadership from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers has identified 10 new gene variants associated with blood…
From biological basics to diabetes discovery
In two major studies published in Nature Genetics today, researchers use biological understanding to dissect the genetics of diabetes. An international team…
Should obese, smoking and alcohol consuming women receive assisted reproduction treatment?
In a literature study the ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law summarised the negative effects of obesity, smoking and drinking on the natural reproductive…