Silver kills bacteria, viruses, and werewolves on contact. So while supply is low and demand is high, companies like Silver Wheaton and Pan American Silver are strengthening their mettle and might even outperform gold. Blasphemy.
Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a method for the commercial production of butanols by genetically modifying bacteria to be an efficient biofuel synthesizer. Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a method...
In a cooperative venture launched in 2002, BASF Future Business GmbH, Ludwigshafen, Germany, and OrganoBalance, Berlin, Germany, identified probiotic cultures for use in innovative personal care and hygiene products. The lactic acid bacteria (lactoba In a cooperative venture launched in 2002, BASF Future Business GmbH,...
Experts from Cardiff University, Wales, have designed a world-first technology to investigate "gas hydrates"--a super-concentrated methane ice that contains more carbon than all conventional fossil fuels and, therefore, is a potentially eno Experts from Cardiff University, Wales, have designed a world-first technology to investigate "gas...
CRANBURY, N.J. -- Specialty chemicals company, Rhodia (NYSE:RHA), introduces TolcideR PS50A, for the control of bacteria and iron sulphide deposition, in oilfield and water treatment operations.
This white paper reports about a genetic system based on suicide vectors on conjugative transposons allowing stable integration of recombinant DNA into the chromosome of transformable and non-transformable Gram-positive bacteria. The aim of this work was to select a strong chromosomal promoter from Streptococcus gordonii to improve this genetic system...
Zinc or titanium oxide nanosurfaces can reduce the presence of bacteria on implants, according to research at Brown University, Providence, R.I. Zinc oxide is a well-known antimicrobial agent. Titanium oxide is commonly used in implants. Engineers Zinc or titanium oxide nanosurfaces can reduce...
NEW YORK -- Hundreds of U.S. soldiers have been infected with a potentially deadly drug resistant bacteria, Acinetobacter baumannii, that apparently originated in Iraqi soil, according to Forbes.com Medical & Science Writer Matthew Herper. Visit www.forbes.com for this exclusive report, "The Iraq Infection."
This fact sheet describes the clinical signs, diagnosis, prevalence, and prevention of Johne's disease in Oklahoma. Johne's Disease (pronounced yo-nee's) is a disease of the intestinal tract of cattle and other ruminants. It is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Para tuberculosis, acid fast bacteria very similar to the organism that...
USDA has approved the use of activated lactoferrin on fresh beef, providing beef processors with a revolutionary food safety technology that protects consumers from harmful bacteria. Activated lactoferrin is an all-natural protein found in milk and dairy products. It has been shown to protect fresh beef against E. coli 0157:H7...
A scientist with USDA's Agricultural Research Service ARS has developed a technique incorporating radio frequency electric fields RFEF to inactivate bacteria in apple juice. A scientist with USDA's Agricultural Research Service ARS has developed a technique incorporating radio frequency electric fields RFEF to...
According to recent research by scientists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute WPI, cranberry compounds can act as potentially potent antibacterial agents. So much so, that cranberry juice has the ability to change disease-causing bacteria, such a According to recent research by scientists at Worcester Polytechnic...
The report says the bacteria that cause food poisonings are not going away, despite gallant efforts to eliminate them. Consumers, they say, should be aware that new germs arrive in imported foods and bacteria already here morph into new and more virulent forms. The report also raises concerns about federal...
A couple of months ago, the water supply for the Town of Peterborough, NH, was found to contain unacceptable levels of E. coli bacteria. This unhappy discovery was made during a routine test; the word went out to boil all drinking and cooking water, A...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Floodwaters from multiple locations across the New Orleans area were sampled by EPA and analyzed for chemicals and bacteria. These initial results represent the beginning of extensive sampling efforts and do not repWASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Floodwaters from multiple locations across...
Bacteria found in samples of Coca-Cola's Bonaqua brand carbonated water sold in Poland were not hazardous, according to a Dutch laboratory. Coca-Cola recalled 180,000 half-liter bottles of the water two weeks ago after the bacteria was reported. [FOO Bacteria found in samples of Coca-Cola's Bonaqua brand...
Sanyo Electric Co Ltd says it has developed an easy way to eliminate bacteria from water using carbon fibre. The process is cheaper than conventional methods involving a filter. Sanyo plans to commercialize it in about a year. Sanyo Electric Co Ltd says it...
University of Massachusetts Principal Investigator Derek R. Lovley and researchers (Department of Microbiology Morrill Science Center IV 639 North Pleasant St. North, Amherst, MA 01003-9298; Tel: 413.545.2051, email: dlovley@microbio.umass.edu) have University of Massachusetts Principal Investigator Derek R. Lovley and researchers (Department of Microbiology Morrill...
Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) today announced that researchers using a Cray XT3TM supercomputer at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center PSC have succeeded in uncovering vital information about how bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics. Nicknamed BigBen, PSC's Cray XT3 system is being employed by biophysicists to create complex simulations that...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A second round of Environmental Protection Agency EPA testing shows that 17.2 percent of 169 randomly selected passenger aircraft carried water contaminated with total coliform bacteria. The latest round of tests WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A second round of Environmental Protection...