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2002

Armenise Symposium 2002: Structural Biologists Reveal Struggle Between Pathogens and Their Hosts - August 30, 2002.
Infectious diseases are a threat to the world's food supply as well as its people, and structural and signal transduction studies are yielding promising information about how to fight back.

Unique Genes Found in 7th Pandemic Cholera Strain - February 22, 2002.
Researchers have identified 22 specific genes in a particularly nasty strain of cholera bacteria that has evicted classic varieties from Asia and established the deadly diarrheal disease in Africa and Latin America.

Powerful Mutagen Found in Massachusetts Water - January 25, 2002.
Researchers have discovered small amounts of a powerful genetic mutation-causing agent in 36 Massachusetts towns served by 23 different public water systems.

2001

Will Vaccine Defense Help Polish Off Tooth Decay? - August 10, 2001.
Researchers use of cholera toxin elicited immune responses vastly superior to S. mutans antigen alone and induced significant levels of IgA in saliva, which may led to improved dental therapies.

Accomplice Fingered In Cholera Toxicity - April 6, 2001.
The MO-Disulfide Exchanges Also May Be Used for Other Jobs Inside the Cell.

2000

Sequence of Cholera Genome May Yield More Potent Vaccines - August 11, 2000.
Researchers hope new sequence information, along with a DNA chip being constructed, will shed light on the causes of chromosome diversity and settle questions about whether environmental conditions trigger epidemics.