Month: May 2009

Polyphosphate chains play an important physiological role in many organisms, for example to ensure cell…

While infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium difficile and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus,…

In the year 1596, a sacking at the hands of the Count of Essex almost…

After comparing two patient cancer registries — one featuring transplant patients and the other the…

The inexpensive plastic now used to manufacture CDs and DVDs may soon be put to…

A new sponge-like material that is black, brittle and freeze-dried can pull off some pretty…

Health care workers in South Africa are at a significantly increased risk of developing drug-resistant…

New HIV therapies have prolonged lives and improved health for patients with HIV, but the…

Aside from the obvious and immediate health problems that patients undergoing mechanical ventilation face, those…

Chemical weapons against uninvited dinner guests: Scientists test whether the pollen of certain flowers contains…