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...formidable foes were awaiting Adams House residents when they returned from their winter breaks: reading period and mice. Many students living in entryways A and B of the House found that the creatures were indeed stirring, in their hallways and under their beds...
...Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down are doing just that. They say that a protective nasal spray like the one described above could be a few years away. Coley Pharmaceutical Group, a U.S. firm working with both military agencies, says preclinical data show that its CpG drug protects mice against anthrax, certain strains of smallpox, the Ebola virus and other potential bioterror agents. Normally the body's immune cells detect pathogens, triggering protective measures after an infection takes hold. CpG mimics immune cells, causing the body to think it is infected before it actually is. The body's immune...
...shows that success in cloning mammals is extremely rare. Cloning a human requires using genetic information stored in a mature cell from an adult. But such cells, which are specialized for specific tasks, have lost much of their ability to direct the development of a normal human. In cloned mice, for example, five percent of all genes are turned on and off improperly...
...human geneshave counterparts in mice, according to researchers. Both mammals share a gene for a tail...
Were very good about building the next mouse trap, he said. But were not catching any mice...