Criminalisation of drugs and drug users fuels HIV

Posted on July 19, 2010
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Strict laws on the criminalisation of drug use and drug users are fuelling the spread of HIV and other serious harms associated with the criminal market and should be reviewed, say experts.

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Deaths in the family cause bacteria to flee

Posted on July 17, 2010
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Exposure to the extracellular DNA released by dying neighbours stops the sticky holdfasts of living Caulobacter from adhering to surfaces, preventing cells from joining bacterial biofilms.

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Invasion threats to avocados

Posted on July 10, 2010
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An entomologist is in Peru until the end of July 2010 to look for known avocado pests, in particular, the avocado seed moth, Stenoma catenifer, that could wreak havoc on California’s avocados should the pest make its way to the state.

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Digital embryo gains wings

Posted on July 9, 2010
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The scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, who ‘fathered’ the Digital Embryo have now given it wings, creating the Fly Digital Embryo.

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Original HIV Infection Lurks Within

Posted on July 8, 2010
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Scientists have been surprised to learn that, despite thousands of changes that viruses like HIV undergo in rapid fashion to evade the body’s immune system, the original version that caused the infection is still present in the body months later.

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