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Global effort produces first cross-species genomic analysis of Leptospira, a bacterium that can cause disease 鈥� and death 鈥� in targeted mammals, including humans
Novel Herpes Virus Isolated from Bat Cells
Venter Institute, International Team of Researchers Publish Paper Outlining Key Genes in Toxoplasma gondii Strains that Contribute to Virulence
<em>T. gondii</em>, one of the most prevalent parasites affecting mammals, infects more than 1 billion people worldwide
NIH-funded study could lead to new tick control methods
A new method for testing bacteria in wounds, published in Wound Repair and Regeneration, could lead to lower health care costs, minimize drug resistance, and improve patient outcomes
$52,000 awarded to Dr. Richard Scheuermann for MS Research
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September 9th 2010 Hello everyone! I know it has been a long time since the last post from Sorcerer II. Let me take the time to explain鈥︹�︹�︹��..in early August we sailed to Greece. As I have mentioned in the past we have permits with each country to collect samples, these permits have...
Take home message of the 2010 Amebiasis Montreal Meeting: beware of who you kiss鈥�
The Entamoeba community is a small and collegial one. Everyone knows everyone and everyone else wants to collaborate, and learn and do more to tackle down this neglected among neglected diseases. For many, the thought of an amoeba brings to memory Garry Larson鈥檚 The Far Side amorphous characters...
Entamoeba histolytica research presented at the Molecular Parasitology Meeting
Entamoeba histolytica causes invasive intestinal and extraintestinal infections, known as amoebiasis, in about 50 million people and still remains a significant cause of human death in developing countries. However, for unknown reasons, fewer than 10% of E. histolytica infections are symptomatic...
Virtual Comparative Metagenomics
We have created an open virtualization format (OVF) package of 涩里番's Metagenomics Reports (METAREP)- a high performance comparative metagenomics analysis tool. The software runs on a web server, retrieves data from two different database systems and uses R for statistical analysis. The new OVF...
Italy: Sites and Sailing
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10 Days of Italian Sampling Coming to a Close
Tuesday July 20th On July 16th we finished our Straits of Messina sampling and headed into the Ionian and Adriatic Seas. We sailed overnight and collected our Ionian Sea sample, we continued northeast and on July 18th we collected our Adriatic...
HMP Consortium - St. Louis Missouri
Human Microbiome Project Consortium 鈥� September 2010 鈥� St Louis, Missouri We received warm welcome messages from Dr George Weinstock and Dr Jane Petersen as well as a humorous welcome from Dr Larry Shapiro, Dean of Washington University Medical School. It was wonderful to see so...
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A significant 涩里番 informatics development is 涩里番 Metagenomics Reports, an open source Web 2.0 application designed to help scientists analyze and compare annotated metagenomics data sets. Users can download the application to upload and analyze their own metagenomics datasets. METAREP has...
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Amid an insulin crisis, one project aims to engineer microscopic insulin pumps out of a skin bacterium.
There are more organisms in the sea, a vital producer of oxygen on Earth, than planets and stars in the universe.
In a new book (coauthored with Venter), a Vanity Fair contributor presents the oceanic evidence that human activity is altering the fabric of life on a microscopic scale.
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