Bioboard

Abstract

AUSTRALIA – Mosquito Parasite Could Control Dengue CHINA – China has Twice the Global Average of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis CHINA – 80 000 Antibiotics Abuse-related Deaths Annually CHINA – Bird Flu Found in Chicken from China CHINA – China on Alert following Bird Flu Death CHINA – Chinese Dairies to Compensate Tainted Milk Victims' Families CHINA – New Insulin Resistance Tricks Found CHINA – World's First Plant Chromosome Atlas CHINA – Project Launched to Study Structure of Proteins CHINA – Fake Diabetes Drug Linked to Two Deaths CHINA – Birth Defects Rising in Polluted China INDIA – India Culls Poultry in Darjeeling After Bird Flu INDIA – India Introduces Second-Line Anti-retroviral Treatment in Eight States INDIA – Indian Medical Tourism to Reach US$1.9 billion by 2015 INDIA – Canadian and Indian Ministers Sign Pact on Agriculture Cooperation INDIA – 6000 year-old Rice Species Discovered in Meghalaya INDIA – Genetics to Help Conserve Rare Bird Species JAPAN – Coating the Protein Enhances Disease-fighting Capability JAPAN – Scientists Isolate Genes that Made 1918 Flu Lethal JAPAN – Researchers in Japan Develop All-round Flu Vaccine PHILIPPINES – Ebola Reston Virus Found in Filipino Farm Worker SINGAPORE – New Method to Create iPS Cells SINGAPORE – Ray of Hope for Liver Cancer Sufferers SINGAPORE – Bacteria Improve Energy and Cost Efficiency in Water Treatment TAIWAN – Secrets of “Speciation” Gene Unravelled TAIWAN – Initial Breakthrough in Poultry Vaccine Development TAIWAN – Taiwan Gains Direct Access to WHO VIETNAM – Doctors Report First Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome VIETNAM – Public Advised Serious Caution Against Bird Flu NORTH AMERICA – Kids of Pregnant Drinking Mums will Like Booze NORTH AMERICA – High Functional Diversity in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Driven By Genetic Drift And Human Demography NORTH AMERICA – Newly Discovered Tuberculosis Protein May Help Explain Bacterium's Resilience NORTH AMERICA – U.S. Patent For Diagnostic Technology Awarded To URMC, Lighthouse Biosciences EUROPE – Structure Mediating Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Discovered EUROPE – New EU Pesticide Regulations Could Undermine Battle against Malaria EUROPE – iPill – The Smart Drug Delivery that can “Call” the Doctor EUROPE – What Drives Locusts to Swarm