Could An HIV Drug Beat Strep Throat Flesh Eating Bacteria Kumar Jeetendra | February 25, 2015 With antibiotic resistance on the rise, scientists are looking for innovative ways to combat bacterial infections. The pathogen that causes conditions from strep throat to flesh-eating disease is among them, but scientists have now found a tool that could help them fight it: a drug approved to treat HIV. Their work, appearing in the journalACS …
Possible Biological Trigger for Canine Bone Cancer Found Kumar Jeetendra | February 25, 2015 Rsearchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) have identified the biological mechanism that may give some cancer cells the ability to form tumors in dogs.The recent study uncovered an association between the increased expression of a particular gene in tumor cells and more aggressive behavior in a form of canine bone …
Retracing The Roots of Fungal Symbioses Kumar Jeetendra | February 23, 2015 With apologies to the poet John Donne, and based on recent work from the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, it can be said that no plant is an island, entire of itself. Unseen by the human eye, plants interact with many species of fungi …
