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... molecule of life--was capable of reproducing itself and generating new viruses. Discovery could eventually make it possible to create artificial viruses that could attack diseases such as cancer and leukemia; modify ...

... astronaut crew, the Washington Post reported. The monkeys' herpes, called Herpes Samirii, was not the virus transmitted sexually by humans, but was unique to New World primates whose natural habitat was ... potentially cancerous in humans. NASA replaced the monkeys with those from colonies bred to be virus-free. Four monkeys recruited from the National Institutes of Health and one from Harvard University ...

... experiment; Crystallization of Sulfolobus Solfataricus Alcohol Dehydrogenase experiment; Crystallization of Turnip Yellow Mosaic Virus, Tomato Aspermy Virus, Satellite Panicum Mosaic Virus, Canavalin, Beef Liver Catalase, Concanavalin B experiment; Crystallization of the Epidermal Growth ...

... . Researchers at the National Institutes of Health used the methods to propagate the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, in artificial lymph node tissue. This research resulted in the ability to study the virus life cycle under controlled conditions outside of the human body. The bioreactor is a spinoff ...

... . Luria, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT microbiologist. Award recognized discoveries concerning viruses and viral diseases including reproductive processes of bacteriophage virus which infected bacteria. Scientists would share $73,000 cash prize for ...

... squirrel monkeys from an April 30 Space Shuttle flight because the species carried a herpes virus known to cause cancer in some subhuman primates, the NY Times reported. Research had shown the virus could not survive in high-order primates, including humans, and NASA officials emphasized it was ...

The "Love Bug" computer virus infected the computer system of NASA, along with those of the Pentagon, the CIA, Microsoft ... other major business and government offices. Considered one of the most damaging and costly computer viruses in history, "Love Bug" spread primarily through e-mail messages, corrupting files on millions of ...

... of smallpox infection. She also developed a complete map of the poxvirus transcriptome and studied virus-host interactions using both in-vitro and animal model systems. Dr. Rubins then accepted a ... ) and collaborative projects with the U.S. Army to develop therapies for Ebola and Lassa viruses. Dr. Rubins has published and presented her work in numerous papers at international scientific conferences ...

... ideal environment for molds. In addition to the molds, algae, cyano-bacteria, bacteria, fungi and viruses would also thrive. We go to great lengths to keep contamination by these organisms to ... production; many molds and bacteria and fungi can be used for waste processing; and even viruses can be useful. ---- Answer provided by Gregory Schlick Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer ...

... ­tion damage; two strains of bacteria grew substantially faster and toler­ated radiation better, and viruses hosted by these bacteria appeared to be less effective in harming bacteria than on earth ...

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