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In my hometown of Tucson, Ariz., three employees of the local Pizza Hut where shot to death for no apparent reason as they closed up the store. Their bodies were discovered by the fiancé of 20-year-old Melissa L. Monitz, one of the victims. He was so inconsolable...
Catheters that deliver intravenous nutrients and medication to patients can also deliver a serious blood infection. But researchers reported last week that a new device coated with antibiotics--called a Cook Spectrum Catheter--can protect against infection 12 times as well as those that are treated with antiseptics only.
But how do you get a new gene into the nucleus of a cell? The trick, researchers discovered early on, is to take advantage of the infectious power of viruses; burrowing into cells is second nature to them. A virus is nothing more than a tiny strip of DNA or...
Most researchers in the field agree that the adenovirus and retrovirus vectors are imperfect, to say the least. In addition to having immunological side effects, both lack the carrying capacity to accommodate the larger, more complex genes that would be useful in therapy. "There are only three problems in gene...
We all know that eating fruits and vegetables is good for us, but within the next decade we could be eating broccoli not just to make Mom happy but also as a way to deliver drugs that stave off infectious diseases or that treat various chronic conditions. "The idea of...