Immunology

Defensins against bacterial invasions
Hello, I'm a Ph.D. student, working with Defensins, small cationic, amphiphilic proteins with antimicrobial activity. These proteins are mainly expressed in tissues which are exposed to the environment. They are involved in the innate immune response and probably in the adaptive immune response as well. I think ... 5 Sep 2006 22:47

Elimination of mercury
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1280342 Abstract Thimerosal is a preservative that has been used in manufacturing vaccines since the 1930s. Reports have indicated that infants can receive ethylmercury (in the form of thimerosal) at or above the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gu... 29 Aug 2006 20:21

The Age of Autism: 'Amish bill' introduced
http://www.upi.com/ConsumerHealthDaily/view.php?StoryID=20060728-111605-3532r "I have not seen autism with the Amish," said Dr. Frank Noonan, a family practitioner in Lancaster County, Pa., who has treated thousands of Amish for a quarter-century. "You'll find all the other stuff, but we don't find the autism... 8 Aug 2006 13:10

Can current environment effect "natural selection"?
kumar wrote: In this respect I have few questions/thoughts:- 1. Can current/modern environment and lifestyle effect natural process of "natural selection"? Modern technology most certantly has changed the forces of natural selection. For example, modern medicine has eliminated many of the diseases ... 11 Jul 2006 10:56

Vaccines *Truth*
Bryan Heit wrote: But hey, you're apparent inability to tell the difference between pure metals and there salts in duly noted, and also provides interesting insite into you apparent inability to understand other basic scientific concepts. Reading comprehension 101 [I will be so kind as to star what you miss... 30 May 2006 09:41

What is in those Vaccinations?????
http://www.opposingdigits.com/vaccines/ I find it fascinating that want-to-be but never was Pediatrician Jeff Utz believes that a substance like thimerosal toxic on contact with the skin is totally benign when pumped into the bodies of infants. www.BreastImplantAwareness.org/QuackWatchWatch.htm ... 14 Jun 2006 15:55

Man dies from flesh-destroying disease
Thursday, April 6, 2006 - 12:00 AM http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2002914036&zsection_id=2002111777&slug=bacteria06e&date=20060406 EXCERPT: Those with suppressed immune systems have a higher rate of mortality, Rubens said. In many cases, no direct cause can be identified, ... 6 Apr 2006 17:30

HLA meaning
Hi. I've got back my HLA I/II classes analysis, and I'd like to understand what are those numbers and positive/negative lines. I know just one of those association, in the sierologic part, HLA-B27 is associated with ankylosing spondylitis... but what about the others? What I've got back is a list of sierolog... 12 Mar 2006 07:21

Linscott's Directory of Immunological & Biological Reagents now free
Don't know how active these newsgroups are anymore, but we thought some of you would like to know that Linscott's Directory is now available completely free of charge for all users. The new Directory has a more powerful search engine, that is easier to use, whether you are looking for antibodies, proteins, or i... 3 Mar 2006 15:00

low neutrophils
Hi new to here - so hope this is the right place to post my request for help/info!! Over the last month or so, i've been feeling progressively more and more exhausted and tired etc. I then had a bout of nausea and vomiting about 4 weeks ago, which lasted a week. The nausea would not stop so i went to the docs... 3 Mar 2006 12:24