Bioboard

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (06) ◽  
pp. 5-19

AUSTRALIA – World-Class Cancer Center to be Built in Parkville. AUSTRALIA – Cure Found for Devastating Muscle Disease. AUSTRALIA – HIV Test to Help Monitor Sufferers. AUSTRALIA – Radium Weed Weeds Out Sun Spots, Skin Cancer. AUSTRALIA – Kava Safe and Effective in Reducing Anxiety. CHINA – CAS Develops New Salt-tolerant Wheat. CHINA – Search for Passengers on Flights with Flu Case. HONG KONG – Hong Kong Confirms Asia's 1st Swine Flu Case. INDIA – Indian Healthcare Market to Grow Despite Slowdown. INDIA – WHO Lifts Vaccine Embargo on India. JAPAN – Scientists Create World's First Transgenic Monkeys. JAPAN – Japan Swine Flu Cases Surge. NEW ZEALAND – New Frontiers in Gene Behavior. NEW ZEALAND – Innovative Pet Food Research Consortium Launched. SINGAPORE – 50 Receive Healthcare Humanity Awards. SINGAPORE – No-Go for Swine Flu Parties. SINGAPORE – Asia's First Combined Heart and Liver Transplant. SINGAPORE – Singapore to Host Conference on Tobacco or Health. SINGAPORE – Diabetes Hits Asia's Youth. SOUTH KOREA – $14.6 mn for Fight Against New Flu. TAIWAN – Flu Vaccine to be Available by End of Year. TAIWAN – Mutation in Gene allows Cancer to Spread. TAIWAN – Scientists Find Ways to Improve Cancer Drugs. TAIWAN – Team Makes Discovery in Search for New Antibiotic. TAIWAN – Taiwan Tags Sixteen Countries with Yellow Travel Alert Over Flu. TAIWAN – Team Makes Breakthrough in Therapy for Childhood Cancer. THAILAND – Thailand Tries to Become Starch-Production Hub. THAILAND – Thailand and Taiwan to Begin Biotech Cooperation Plan. VIETNAM – US gives Vietnam Protective Bird Flu Equipment. OTHER REGIONS — UNITED STATES – Over 52's May Be Better Protected.

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (04) ◽  
pp. 5-23

AUSTRALIA – Australia Developing Breakthrough Leukemia Research Strategy. AUSTRALIA – Obesity Associated With Detrimental Changes in Ovary. AUSTRALIA – Queensland's Dengue Outbreak Worsens. CHINA – Global Fund Assists Guangxi In Anti-AIDS Programs. CHINA – Chinese Scientists Clone 5 Human Embryos for Research. CHINA – China Stockpiles Vaccine for Possible Bird Flu Outbreak. CHINA – QIAGEN Supports Cervical Cancer Screening for Underprivileged. CHINA – JCI and Peking University Collaborate on Patient Safety and Education in China. CHINA – Scientists Identify Key Drug Target in Bird Flu Virus. CHINA – China Facing Burden from Chronic Diseases. CHINA – Chinese Scientists Discover Achilles' Heel for SARS Virus. CHINA – 18 HFMD Child Fatalities in China. CHINA – Mainland China Reports 838 Infectious Disease Fatalities in February. HONG KONG – Lethal Fungal Contamination in Drug. HONG KONG – Hong Kong Experiences Record High HIV Infection Level. INDIA – Stem Cells Help Save Man's Leg From Amputation. INDIA – Human Trials for Kalaazar Vaccine Soon. INDIA – Stem Cell Banks Expand on Prospects of Healthy Dividend. INDIA – Biotech Rice to be Commercially Available in India by 2012. INDIA – Rising Demand for Herbal Medicines in Jammu Kashmir. INDIA – India, UNESCO to Set up Biotech Centre. INDONESIA – Health Ministry Clears up Vaccine Dispute. JAPAN – Bird Flu Detected in Second Quail Farm in Central Japan. NEW ZEALAND – NZ Med Tech Sector Continues to Thrive. NEW ZEALAND – Aerobics Classes can Cause Hearing Damage. SINGAPORE – Dengue fever is on the rise in Singapore. SINGAPORE – Will New US Policy Stem Talent Flow to Singapore? SINGAPORE – HBOT Now Available at SGH. SINGAPORE – Cancer Society's Colorectal Screenings Helped Save 123 lives. SINGAPORE – National Heart Centre Singapore Unveils New Techniques for Heart Patients. SINGAPORE – NTU Seals Global Partnerships in Environmental Sciences R&D. SINGAPORE – NUH Cancer Center in Major Cancer Drug Trial. SINGAPORE – Need More Trained Doctors? Build New Medical School. VIETNAM – Harmful Bacteria Found in Bottled Water. OTHER REGIONS — EUROPE – Hot Tea Linked to Throat Cancer. USA – New Vaccine Method 'Offers Instant Immunity'.


2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (22) ◽  
pp. 1267-1273

Australia — Politicians Chastise Australia's Science Institute. Australia — GE Healthcare and WA Government Collaborate on Cell-based Imaging Equipment. Australia — The Goal of Imugene's H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Vaccine. China — East China University Sparks Debate on Education Funding. China — 3D Map of SARS virus Drawn. China — Researchers Comment that Global Loss of Biodiversity is Harming Ocean Bounty. China — China Insists that there are No Variant Bird Flu Strain. China — Gene involved in Eye Lens Development. China — Cancer-causing Dye Found in Duck Eggs in China. Hong Kong — Scientists in Hong Kong Found Clues to Pandemic Bird Flu. Hong Kong — Hong Kong Bird Flu Expert Picked to Head WHO. India — Ranbaxy Signs Licensing Agreement with Swiss Company Debiopharm. India — Indian Biotechnology Park. Japan — Japan's New Premier Chases Innovation. Japan — Japan Reforms Screening to Speed up Drug Approval. New Zealand — New Zealand Invests in Neurology Project. South Korea — South Korea Gives Funding Boost to Stem-Cell Research. South Korea — South Korea Plans to Inject $253 million into Biotech. South Korea — Scientists Discover Stem Cells Might Help to Treat Mental Illness. Singapore — Renowned French Cancer Development Biologist Moves to Singapore's Biopolis. Singapore — Singapore Plans to Build Bigger Heart Center to Handle Spiraling Patient Numbers. Singapore — New Centre for Biomedical Ethics at NUS. Taiwan — Taiwan's CDC Places Order for H5N1 Vaccine. Taiwan — Tenders sought for Pingtung Agricultural Biotech Park Housing.


Author(s):  
A. Sivanesan

Abstract A description is provided for Cochliobolus eragrostidis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Acacia, Agave, Allium, Alysicarpus, Amorphophallus, Anacardium, Arachis, Areca, Billbergia, Calamus, Callitris, Calotropis, Camellia, Cananga, Capsicum, Citrullus, Citrus, Clerodendron, Cocos, Coffea, Colocasia, Cymbopogon, Dendrobium, Digitaria, Dioscorea, Dracaena, Durio, Elaeis, Eragrostis, Eucalyptus, Euphorbia, Furcraea, Gladiolus, Glycine, Gossypium, Heliconia, Hevea, Hystrix, Ipomoea, Kaempferia, Lycopersicon, Mangifera, Manihot, Mystroxylon, Musa, Neyraudia, Oldenlandia, Opuntia, Oryza, Panicum, Pennisetum, Pentas, Phalaenopsis, Phaseolus, Pinus, Polygala, Pueraria, Raphia, Raphanus, Rhodomyrtus, Rhoeo, Rottboellia, Saccharum, Sesamum, Sorghum, Spinacia, Sporobolus, Stylosanthes, Theobroma, Thrasya, Tradescantia, Trichosanthes, Triplochiton, Triticum, Vanda, Vigna, Zea, Zingiber and soil. DISEASE: Leaf spots. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Burma, Colombia, Cuba, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Trinidad, USA, Zambia, Zaire. TRANSMISSION: By wind-borne conidia.


2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 164-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Lettenmaier ◽  
Annette von Jouanne ◽  
Ean Amon ◽  
Sean Moran ◽  
Alister Gardiner

AbstractThis paper describes ocean testing of the half-scale Wave Energy Technology-New Zealand (WET-NZ) prototype wave energy converter (WEC) using the Ocean Sentinel instrumentation buoy during a 6-week deployment period in August‐October 2012. These tests were conducted by the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) at its Pacific Ocean test site off the coast of Newport, Oregon. The WET-NZ is the product of a research consortium between Callaghan Innovation, a New Zealand Crown Entity, and Power Projects Limited (PPL), a Wellington, New Zealand private company. The Oregon deployment was project managed by Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI), a Portland, OR firm. NNMREC is a Department of Energy sponsored partnership between Oregon State University (OSU), the University of Washington (UW), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The Ocean Sentinel instrumentation buoy is a 6-m surface buoy, developed in 2012, that provides a stand-alone electrical load, WEC generator control, and data collection for WECs being tested. The Ocean Sentinel was deployed and operated for the first time during the 2012 WET-NZ tests. During these tests, the operation of the WET-NZ was demonstrated and its performance was characterized, while also proving successful deployment and operation of the Ocean Sentinel.


1984 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Greenstreet

A statistical method was presented for determining the probability that cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) among residents of the United States and Puerto Rico who participated in the 1976–77 swine flu vaccine programme were due to the vaccine. It was determined that the vaccine (A/New Jersey) was the most likely cause of GBS if the onset was within five weeks after vaccination. From the sixth to the tenth week after vaccination, the association was unlikely. After the tenth week, the association between the vaccine and GBS was negative.


2009 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 403-403
Author(s):  
P.J. Wright ◽  
J.A.D. Anderson

Ten potato cultivars were tested for susceptibility to infection by Erwinia carotovora subsp atroseptica (Eca) the causal agent of blackleg over two maincrop seasons in 200506 and 200607 The pathogen was inoculated into seed tubers using toothpicks charged with undiluted bacterial growth Blackleg incidence was assessed 56 weeks after planting The field experiments clearly confirmed that potato cultivars vary significantly in susceptibility to blackleg Some New Zealand cultivars had a lower susceptibility to blackleg than current commercial cultivars The new Plant Food Research release Summer Delight in particular had an exceptional level of resistance and will be used as a parent in efforts to develop potato cultivars with lower blackleg susceptibility than current local commercial cultivars Routine screening of Plant Food Research breeding lines and cultivars will continue to be carried out over several seasons to confirm results presented here and to determine further blacklegresistant germplasm


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