By Daniel Cressey of Nature magazine A class of chemicals used widely in manufacturing could be damaging the effectiveness of common vaccines. Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) -- organic chemicals containing fluorine -- are used in food packaging and industrial manufacturing
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By Daniel Cressey of Nature magazine In 2008, the world's media was captivated by a study apparently showing that cows like to align themselves with magnetic fields. [More]
Read More »Tooth Chemistry Reveals Sauropod Sojourns
By Daniel Cressey of Nature magazine A collection of teeth from dinosaurs in the western U.S. [More]
Read More »First-Ever Malaria Vaccine Found to Be Somewhat Effective in Humans
By Daniel Cressey of Nature magazine www.nature.com/news The world's leading candidate for a malaria vaccine has cleared another hoop on the way to widespread use, proponents say. [More]
Read More »‘Chaperone Proteins’ Gain Renewed Interest as Cancer-Drug Target
By Daniel Cressey of Nature magazine Chaperone proteins could be the key to treating a range of diseases, including some cancers. [More]
Read More »Noninvasive Medical Imaging Could Cut Lab Animal Use, Improve Data Quality
By Daniel Cressey of Nature magazine Scientists are increasingly turning to non-invasive imaging to further the '3Rs' of work in animals--replacement, refinement and reduction. [More]
Read More »Puzzle Persists for ‘Degradeable’ Plastics
By Daniel Cressey of Nature magazine The environmentally friendly version of polythene might not be so friendly after all.
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