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March 29, 2007
Category: Health
Researchs from Rockefeller University have developed a modified viral protein called lysin to directly combat bacteria that thrive on a weakened immune system (such as that found in flu patients).
Posted by Karen Ventii at 10:00 PM • 0 Comments •
March 28, 2007
Category: Health
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, aka superbugs, are a big problem in homes and hospitals everywhere. Scientists from the University of British Columbia are tackling this problem from a different angle-by enhancing the immune system. They have developed a small protein that, at...
Posted by Karen Ventii at 9:02 PM • 1 Comments •
March 22, 2007
Category: Interview
We should all be so luck to do what we love, help make a difference in the world and make a million dollars while doing it. Dennis Liotta Ph.D. has done just that. I had the pleasure of interviewing...
Posted by Karen Ventii at 12:49 PM • 0 Comments •
March 20, 2007
Category: Technology
Science is at its best when it can be translated into useful technologies to improve human wellbeing. On the dawn of World Water Day (March 22) comes news from Auburn University where chemistry professor Dave Worley has used his...
Posted by Karen Ventii at 9:15 AM • 0 Comments •
March 14, 2007
Category: The Human Body
Autism is a complex and mysterious condition. It is a brain disorder that can affect a person's communication or social development skills but can also be related to extraordinary mental abilities such as those found in autistic savants. With the...
Posted by Karen Ventii at 11:44 AM • 7 Comments •
March 8, 2007
Category: The Human Body
I was recently invited to the screening of a new HBO documentary series called "Addiction". I had the pleasure of meeting the filmmakers as well as some of the medical experts, like Nora D. Volkow M.D. and Mark Willenbring...
Posted by Karen Ventii at 2:51 PM • 15 Comments •
March 6, 2007
Category: Technology
Engineer Joseph Longo has found a way to turn almost any type of trash into a synthetic gas called syngas. For almost 20 years the Bristol, Connecticut-based founder and CEO of Startech Environmental Corporation has been developing a plasma...
Posted by Karen Ventii at 2:27 PM • 8 Comments •
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