Sentences with phrase «for host resistance»

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The demonstration is being organized by a group calling itself the Ghana First Patriotic Front (GFPF), who have chastised the government for accepting the deal, and the majority in Parliament for ratifying it despite strong resistance by the minority and a host of Ghanaians.

Bacteriophages, or viruses that infect bacterial pathogens, may also act as vectors of virulence or of antibiotic resistance genes, ultimately making bacterial disease worse for the host.

«Increasing our understanding of how specific environmental factors affect the host and the pathogen as well as their interactions can inform strategies for developing robust crop resistance,» she said.

Toward that goal, Sandia National Laboratories is testing strains of algae for resistance to a host of predators and diseases, and learning to detect when an algae pond is about to crash.

Prof. Raymond Kaempfer, the Dr. Philip M. Marcus Professor of Molecular Biology and Cancer Research at the Institute for Medical Research Israel - Canada (IMRIC), in the Hebrew University's Faculty of Medicine, explains: «Rather than targeting the bacterial pathogens, which can then mutate to develop antibiotic resistance, host - oriented therapeutics have the advantage of remaining effective even against infections with antibiotic - resistant strains.

Greenbaum believes it might be more difficult for malaria to evolve resistance to a drug aimed at a protein in its host rather than at one of its own.

Looking for drugs that target interactions between a virus and host, such as these proteins involved in budding, reduces the likelihood that a virus would mutate to develop resistance, which is an advantage of this strategy, Harty said.

Hospitals and clinics are the perfect breeding ground for drug - resistant bacteria — plenty of close contact among sick and vulnerable hosts, plus extensive antibiotic use that forces bacteria to develop resistance.

Preliminary resistance trials are being conducted on different varieties of Ohi'a trees, and scientists are looking at the genetics of both the pathogen and host for potential long - term strategies.

Host resistance to the chytrid fungus of amphibians Amphibians in Panama have experienced declines for over a decade due to the disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium... AmphibiaWeb

It might be in the hosts» best interest, after all, to resist being manipulated by the microbes: Such resistance would mean hosts could keep more resources for themselves, increasing their odds of survival.

We screened the collection for multilocus sequence types (STs) and for host specific resistance and virulence factors previously associated with LA - MRSA.

Examination of intra-host genetic heterogeneity of the colonizing S. aureus populations identified evidence of within - host selection in the AE patients, with AE variants being potentially selectively advantageous for intracellular persistence and treatment resistance.

Humans rely on their native microbiota for nutrition and resistance to colonization by pathogens [3 — 6]; furthermore, recent discoveries have shown that symbiotic microbes make essential contributions to the development, metabolism, and immune response of the host [7 — 10].

Since the 1970's when the Atkins diet first gained popularity, carbohydrates have been thrown under the bus and blamed for a host of metabolic disorders including diabetes, obesity, heart disease, cancer and insulin resistance.

Insulin Resistance is a blanket term for a whole host of health issues that result when (1) our cells can't absorb their needed nutrients, and (2) we have sustained, high, circulating levels of glucose and insulin.

How to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes with ZERO Weight LossSince the 1970's when the Atkins diet first gained popularity, carbohydrates have been thrown under the bus and blamed for a host of metabolic disorders including diabetes, obesity, heart disease, cancer and insulin resistance.

This kind of fat is worse for you than the surface - level (subcutaneous, i.e. just below the skin) fat because it secretes more of retinol - binding protein 4 (RBP4) which increases insulin resistance (which can lead to diabetes as well as a host of other health problems).

I have cysts on my thyroid and ovaries, and despite various symptoms of adrenal fatigue, hypoglycemia, insulin resistance, inflammation, and a host of other ailments, I was not treated for any of these issues.

The British Veterinary Association is hosting a monthlong blog series on antimicrobial resistance amid a government study that found a sharp drop in sales of antibiotics for use in farming.

Then it was back to the Burren College of Art (who hosted us and where we stayed) for Conor McGrady «s seminar: «Visual Culture & The Irish Conflict: Incarceration, Resistance, & the State.»

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