Uniform microparticles from calcium carbonate templates allow controlled release of the protein drugs

Protein Delivery Through pH Change

Virus Needs Sugar For Infection
The JC polyomavirus (JCV) must bind a specific sugar molecule located at the side of the brain cells it attacks

Sensitivity Of Honey Bees To Insecticides
Insecticide toxicity data between honey bees and other insects were summarized to determine the relative sensitivity of bees to insecticides

Green Carbon Center
Rice University, Houston, TX, USA, think tank will strategize on environmentally sound policies on oil, gas, coal

How Vaccines Change The Immune Response
Vaccines that change host immune responses to pathogens: The role of Th17 cells in leishmaniasis

Toxic Color Test
A new lab-on-a-chip sensor array – little bigger than a business card can – detect toxic industrial chemicals at low cost and low concentrations

Medical LEDs Get Under Your Skin
Ultra-thin sheets of LEDs implanted under the skin could be used in medical monitoring or in light-activated drug delivery systems

See Hidden Fingerprints
Fingerprints that have been washed off metal surfaces can now be retrieved

Oral Texture And Designer Porridge
Salivary amylase helps determine the feel in the mouth of the food we eat, in particular how the digestion of starch alters texture perception

Jet Fuels From Biomass Waste
Novel four-step process for the production of jet and diesel fuel range alkanes from hemicellulose extracts