Trevor Marshall
School of Biological Sciences, Murdoch University, West Australia; Autoimmunity Research Foundation, California View Nature Network profileBacterial Capnine Blocks Transcription of Human Antimicrobial Peptides
The US CDC believes that 65% of all infections in developed countries may be caused by pathogens in biofilms. Electron Microscopy has shown that these bacterial communities can evade phagocytosis, ...
Received 21 June 2007 16:29 GMT; Posted 22 June 2007
Posted to: Immunology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics
Molecular Static and Dynamic Analyses reveal Flaw in Murine Model used by US FDA to Detect Drug Carcinogenicity
The US FDA currently accepts carcinogenicity studies of pharmaceutical drugs based on murine models. In addition to 6 month studies with p53(+/-) and ras.H2 transgenic mice, lifetime studies (typic...
Received 15 June 2007 18:05 GMT; Posted 15 June 2007
Posted to: Biotechnology, Cancer, Immunology, Pharmacology, Bioinformatics