News articles tagged with 'plague'
Yersinia pestis clearly identified as the cause of the big plague epidemic of the Middle Ages
— 9 Oct 2010 09:11 | HealthThe latest tests conducted by anthropologists at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have proven that the bacteria Yersinia pestis was indeed the causative agent behind the…
Carnivorous mice spread deadly plague in prairie dog towns, Stanford study finds
— 4 Aug 2010 10:01 | BiologyPrairie dogs, once abundant in the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, have been decimated in recent decades by plague - a virulent bacterial disease spread by fleas…
Scientists of the UGR obtain a bioinsecticide to control the Mediterranean fruit fly
— 26 Oct 2009 15:37 | BiologyThe Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is a world plague which represents one of the most serious problems for agriculture. However, the control methods currently present…
Much-maligned waxwing makes return trip to WWF
— 30 Jan 2009 19:15 | EnvironmentThe Bohemian Waxwing, a particularly beautiful bird nevertheless believed by people in Medieval times to be the bearer of bad luck, plague and pestilence, has paid its second visit…
Satellite images reveal key to predicting outbreaks of plague
— 1 Aug 2008 15:22 | HealthNormally percolation theory is used to describe the movement of liquid through porous material. A good example of percolation is when hot water is forced through ground coffee in an…
Researcher develops vaccine to protect against black plague bioterror attack
— 31 Jul 2008 15:38 | HealthA University of Central Florida researcher may have found a defence against the Black Plague, a disease that wiped out a third of Europe's population in the Middle Ages and which government…
Vaccine offers hope for endangered ferrets in plague outbreak
— 18 Jul 2008 14:26 | BiologyEndangered black-footed ferrets, like children, aren't exactly lining up to be stuck with a vaccine, but in an effort to help control an extensive outbreak of plague in South Dakota,…
Mimic molecules to protect against plague
— 4 Jul 2008 12:58 | HealthBacteria that cause pneumonic plague can evade our first-line defences, making it difficult for the body to fight infection. In fact, a signature of the plague is the lack of an inflammatory…
Researchers discover why plague is so lethal
— 5 May 2008 07:04 | HealthBacteria that cause the bubonic plague may be more virulent than their close relatives because of a single genetic mutation, according to research published in the May issue of the…
Researchers look for smaller, cheaper, 1-dose vaccines
— 17 Jan 2008 06:28 | HealthA team of Iowa State University researchers is examining a new vaccine method that may change the way we get vaccinations. Michael Wannemuehler and his team of researchers is hoping…
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