Bioterror
The Real Threat of Ricin
April 23, 2013 1:45 pm | by Christina Smith | Articles | CommentsMail-based bioterror attacks made headlines last week when traces of ricin, a poison derived from the castor bean and a common by-product of castor oil, was found in letters addressed to President Barack Obama, Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker and Lee County, Miss., Justice Court Judge Sadie Holland, according to reports from the Associated Press.
Safety Reflectors Reused in Bioterror Detection
April 10, 2013 9:49 am | News | CommentsTiny versions of the reflectors on sneakers and bicycle fenders that help ensure the safety of runners and bikers at night are moving toward another role in detecting bioterrorism threats and diagnosing everyday infectious diseases, scientists said.
Device Gets Upgrade to Detect Biothreat Agents
April 3, 2013 11:01 am | News | CommentsResearchers at Sandia National Laboratories are developing a medical instrument that will be able to quickly detect a suite of biothreat agents, including anthrax, ricin, botulinum, shiga and SEB toxin.
Panel: No Anthrax Vaccine Testing in Kids
March 19, 2013 12:10 am | by LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsDon't look for testing of the anthrax vaccine to begin in children any time soon. Controversy arose last year as experts debated whether such studies should be done to learn how to treat children in case of a bioterror attack.
Toward a Better Cyanide Antidote for Terrorist Attacks and Other Mass Casualty Events
February 1, 2013 9:56 am | News | CommentsIn an advance toward closing a major gap in defenses against terrorist attacks and other mass casualty events, scientists are reporting discovery of a promising substance that could be the basis for development of a better antidote for cyanide poisoning.
Determining How Smallpox Binds to DNA 8/16/06
August 16, 2006 6:04 am | Articles | CommentsSource: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia
Alzheimer Drug May Protect Against Bioterrorism 8/14/06
August 14, 2006 9:21 am | Articles | CommentsSource: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
Purdue Proves Protein Prompts Poxviruses 7/24/06
July 24, 2006 5:52 am | Articles | CommentsSource: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
Mass Spectrometry Could Aid Biodefense 4/12/06
April 11, 2006 12:46 pm | Articles | CommentsSource: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore
The Molecule, the Big Picture
December 12, 2005 6:42 am | Articles | CommentsWith the emergence of RNA interference (RNAi) as a powerful analytical tool in mammalian genetic screening, the RNA research field has seen a marked resurgence in its vitality.
Large Scale DNA Isolation From Soil
November 8, 2005 5:27 am | Articles | CommentsPowerMax Soil DNA kit isolates DNA from up to 10 g of almost any soil type. The DNA yields are high and clean, and total DNA is free from inhibitors that could affect RT PCR. Each ready-to-use kit includes all required reagents.
Weekly News Roundup 6/3/05
June 3, 2005 12:35 pm | Articles | CommentsAnticancer Antibody Expressed in Chicken Eggs
Ultraspecific Virus Identification 5/26/05
May 26, 2005 1:18 pm | Articles | CommentsBetter DNA probes help fight bioterrorism
Weekly News Roundup 5/20/05
May 20, 2005 12:10 pm | Articles | CommentsResearcher Receives $1M for Smallpox Virus
Biological Mimics Live Pathogens
January 12, 2005 5:53 am | Articles | CommentsBioSim, a harmless biological stimulant that mimics live pathogens, is offered for the purpose of safely testing the functionality of biological detection systems and conducting biological simulations.
Structure of Anthrax Enzyme Finds More Effective Molecules 10/7/04
October 7, 2004 12:35 pm | Articles | CommentsBy Elizabeth Tolchin
Rockefeller Researchers Solve Structure for Deadly Bacterial Toxin
June 4, 2004 12:30 pm | Articles | CommentsBy Aaron Sender Researchers at Rockefeller University, New York, have determined the structure of a potent DNA-damaging protein involved in many bacterial diseases.
Bio-Barcode Diagnostic Method Could Rival PCR 4/30/04
April 30, 2004 1:21 pm | Articles | Commentsby Elizabeth Tolchin A group of chemists at Northwestern University, Chicago, claim they developed a diagnostic method that is much faster, easier to use, more accurate, and less expensive than polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Antibody, Antigen, And Assay Development Products
April 12, 2004 7:45 am | Articles | CommentsOver 350 products are featured in this catalog, with special sections outlining antibodies to bioterrorism agents, food and waterborne pathogens, and toxins.
Visualization in the Life Sciences in the Post-Genomic Era
February 20, 2003 10:10 am | Articles | Commentsby Dan Stevens, Ph.D. By the early '90s, molecular biology techniques such as DNA sequencing and high-throughput screening had become well established in life sciences laboratories, and researchers were beginning to use them as sources of reliable data.
