Infectious, test tube-produced prions can jump the 'species barr...

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Cell Press) Researchers have shown that they can create entirely new strains of infectious proteins known as prions in the laboratory by simply mixing infectious prions from one species with the normal prion proteins of another species.

Putting Human Immunity in a Test Tube

admin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:20:00 -0500

A Florida-based company's artificial immune system promises to make testing of new vaccines faster, cheaper and safer