					7 January 2002 Absent gene implicated in vCJD Only twelve per cent of the patients possessed the gene, compared with 36 per cent of the normal population. 9 January 2002 Sheep and BSE If BSE does move from sheep to humans the risk of vCJD posed by sheep could be greater than the threat posed by cattle 9 January 2002 Stretching elastic fibres Elastic fibres on the outside of animal cells are central to the effective working of vessels and organs. 9 January 2002 Cancer defence accelerates ageing Too much of a cancer-preventing protein leads to premature ageing in mice. 9 January 2002 Rod-like implants trap dendritic cells This anti-tumour vaccine approach could prove cost effective in dendritic cell-based cancer immunotherapies. 9 January 2002 Cutting off the blood supply to cancer Once a tumour reaches a certain size, it must develop a blood supply in order to grow larger. 9 January 2002 Gait keepers Some of horses’ distal leg muscles have almost lost their muscle fibres to become spring-like tendons 9 January 2002 The human genome project as a microbe detector The human body is home to a plethora of bacteria, viruses and fungi. 9 January 2002 IgG cytoplasmic domains signal B cell memory Immunology investigators from Australia show why one type of B cell tends to win over another in the body’s attempt to fill the bloodstream with the most effective antibodies. 9 January 2002 Innate immune responses linked to anti-tumour memory Long-term immunity from tumours requires the generation of memory T cells, but it’s not clear how this happens or why it often does not. 14 January 2002 Vaccines encourage more potent pathogens Imperfect vaccines may encourage the evolution of more potent pathogens and raise the overall death rate. 9 January 2002 Smallpox could cause big problem Early on smallpox would spread rapidly, with each infected individual passing the disease to between 6 and 12 others. 14 January 2002 Polymers provide bone's resilience Polymers dissipate the energy from bumps and stretches, and protect the bone's network of collagen fibres. 9 January 2002 Measles epidemics occur in waves Megacities of the developing world should be the key targets for vaccination programmes seeking to control the disease. 9 January 2002 Sleeping sickness changes its coat Sleeping sickness affects half a million people in Africa, and is a laboratory model for several diseases. 9 January 2002 Genetic modification of mouse embryonic stem cells Until now, the only way to create a mouse embryo with genetically different cells has been to engraft them with cells from a separate donor embryo. 23 January 2002 Aids vaccine progress Macaques immunised with a DNA vaccine were able to control subsequent infection with SHIV. 23 January 2002 Interdisciplinarity in research In the last two years, interdisciplinary centres have mushroomed all over the USA. 23 January 2002 How does the public perceive veterinary/biomedical achievements? Public awareness of science is so uninformed that it is vulnerable to alarm and subject to possible manipulation.		23 January 2002 vCJD deaths will rise if UK sheep have BSE If BSE is in sheep, the maximum number of deaths could rise to 150,000. 23 January 2002 Visualising protein gradients in situ Experiments provide final confirmation of an elegant hypothesis proposed during the 1950s by the mathematician Alan Turing. 23 January 2002 Agricultural security: veterinary and scientific experts outline priorities concerns remain that the deliberate introduction of a foreign animal disease could overwhelm an emergency response system. 23 January 2002 Avian vacuolar myelinopathy in American bald eagles Affected birds can be disoriented and appear to be intoxicated. 23 January 2002 Psittacosis cases in Japan 5 female bird keepers had high fevers and 4 were confirmed to have psittacosis. One female visitor was also diagnosed with psittacosis. 23 January 2002 Chloramphenicol in animal feed – Europe Authorities in the north German state of Bremen investigating the affair said it could not be ruled out that large numbers of companies could be involved. 23 January 2002 Elsevier Science launches E-Choice license Academic Press journals are expected to be fully loaded onto ScienceDirectby May of this year. 23 January 2002 Mapping anthrax protective antigen binding site Recent threats of biological warfare have sparked renewed interest in immune protection and definition of the pathogenic principle. 23 January 2002 Using animals in research the majority of the public is willing to accept it so long as high standards of welfare and effective regulation are in place. 23 January 2002 Distinguishing between different types of cloning policy makers and the public risk curtailing research that may lead to treatments and even cures for many diseases. 23 January 2002 Candida cell wall changes Even when maimed by mutations, the yeast has ways of compensating for damage to its cell wall and continuing to infect. 23 January 2002 New design for influenza vaccine In anticipation of a flu pandemic like that of 1918, some researchers suggest an overhaul of the methods used to make flu vaccines. 23 January 2002 Healthy calf cloned in China Keke came from the cloned embryo of a 1.25 tonne bull and was carried by a local cow. 23 January 2002 Scientists spin first lab-made spider silk It may be possible to mass-produce spider silk within a matter of years. 23 January 2002 UK declared foot and mouth free More than four million animals were slaughtered during the epidemic. 23 January 2002 Foot and mouth could return to UK It could still be lurking on British farms and thus could flare up again. 23 January 2002 HIV-like virus detected in wild chimpanzee Studies could reveal why the disease is benign in chimpanzees but virulent in humans. 23 January 2002 Remaining smallpox samples to be kept The smallpox situation sets a troubling precedent for other infectious diseases. 23 January 2002 Egg and sperm stem cells also control aging in roundworm Genes act in the adult animal to control its rate of aging.


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