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Megan Rasmussen

Feds blame combination of parasite, virus, bacteria, pesticides for strange bee disappe... - 1 views

www.foxnews.com/...ria-pesticides-for-strange-bee

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shared by Megan Rasmussen on 05 May 13 - No Cached
  • Megan Rasmussen on 05 May 13
     
    A report blames colony collapse disorder on pesticides for possibly damaging the bee's immune system and making them more susceptible to parasites, viruses and bacteria. I know a lot of people are allergic to bees or hate them but check out this quotation: "About one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination." Bees are important!!!
Katelyn Madigan

Nanoparticles loaded with bee venom kill HIV - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...130307160325.htm

bee venom hiv virus

shared by Katelyn Madigan on 08 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • ee venom contains a potent toxin called melittin that can poke holes in the protective envelope that surrounds HIV
  • When the nanoparticles come into contact with normal cells, which are much larger in size, the particles simply bounce off
  • an advantage of this approach is that the nanoparticle attacks an essential part of the virus' structure. In contrast, most anti-HIV drugs inhibit the virus's ability to replicate
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  • The nanoparticles could be injected intravenously and, in theory, would be able to clear HIV from the blood stream
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