Evolutionary arms race between bacteria and their viruses in soil
Viruses of soil bacteria (phages) evolve to improve their ability to infect the bacterial hosts that surround them. This is shown in a new study. Phages appear to be better able to infect b...
Science Daily,
Mon Nov 30 19:28:59 PST 2009
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Online CAT crash traced to viruses Conflicker, Nimda
Viruses Conflicker and W32.NIMDA spearheaded the November 28 attack on the online version of the Common Admission Test...
Express India,
Mon Nov 30 20:24:19 PST 2009
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IIM-A names 2 viruses that caused CAT chaos
The trouble with the computer-aided CAT exam was diagnosed as
The Times of India,
Mon Nov 30 14:59:09 PST 2009
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Protect your computer from viruses, malware and spyware by remembering the basics ...
Half of computer owners forget to turn on the firewall that can protect their home computer. Some simple tips to help you dodge viruses and malware.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer,
Sun Nov 29 10:01:02 PST 2009
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Are you ready for the dog and cat flu? / Rapidly mutating influenza viruses threat...
Just in case you weren't panicking enough over the swine flu, it turns out that the virus that causes it, H1N1, can make dogs, cats and ferrets sick, too. H1N1 got its nickname, the swine f...
San Francisco Chronicle,
Tue Dec 01 02:24:00 PST 2009
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Tumor-attacking virus strikes with 'one-two punch'
Cancer researchers developed a tumor-attacking virus that kills brain-tumor cells and blocks tumor blood-vessel growth. The research shows that viruses designed to kill cancer cells -- onco...
Science Daily,
Tue Dec 01 08:12:38 PST 2009
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Tumor-attacking virus strikes with 'one-two punch'
( Ohio State University Medical Center ) Ohio State University cancer researchers developed a tumor-attacking virus that kills brain-tumor cells and blocks tumor blood-vessel growth. The re...
EurekAlert!,
Tue Dec 01 07:01:33 PST 2009
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Blame CAT crash on Conflicker: Prometric
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Prometric, the company which is holding the CAT online examination to the IIMs in the country, said it has identified the computer viruses which wreaked havoc on computers...
CIOL,
Tue Dec 01 06:06:57 PST 2009
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Doctor answers questions on H1N1
This H1N1 flu virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal ...
Fremont News-Messenger,
Tue Dec 01 05:39:41 PST 2009
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Vietnam reports 5th bird flu death this year
Bird flu has killed a Vietnamese man, the Health Ministry reported Tuesday, following warnings from the World Health Organization about a potential combination of the bird flu and swine flu...
AP via Yahoo! Asia News,
Mon Nov 30 20:49:00 PST 2009
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WatchGuard launches comprehensive messaging and security solutions to address emer...
WatchGuard launches comprehensive messaging and security solutions to address emerging threats in the Middle East. The WatchGuard XCS platform defends businesses against phishing attacks, i...
AME Info,
Tue Dec 01 00:46:55 PST 2009
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U.K. Police Make Trojan Computer Virus Arrests
The Zbot family of viruses has periodically swept across the Internet, stealing personal information from computers across the world and feeding it back to cyber-criminals.
Enterprise Security Today,
Tue Dec 01 00:07:52 PST 2009
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Sophos, Microsoft Disagree on Windows 7 Security
Security firm Sophos says Windows 7 is far from secure and highly vulnerable to the latest viruses. Microsoft insists Windows 7 builds on features in Windows Vista, "the most secure Windows...
Enterprise Security Today,
Tue Dec 01 00:08:02 PST 2009
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Virus attacks marred CAT system
After three days of chaos marred the CAT online exams, the trouble has been traced to two viruses - the Conflicer' and 'W32 Nimda'. The two viruses attacked the system causing it to slow it...
NDTV,
Mon Nov 30 19:50:05 PST 2009
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The price of saving a life is a few pennies
Twenty-five years ago I read a newspaper article which said that one day, reused syringes would be one of the major causes of the spread of AIDS. I thought this was totally unacceptable and...
CNN,
Tue Dec 01 05:45:18 PST 2009
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Finland confirms human-to-pig transmission of A/H1N1 flu
Finland has confirmed the country's first known human-to-pig transmission of A/H1N1 influenza, said Finnish Food Safety Authority and Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare in a ...
People's Daily,
Mon Nov 30 19:37:49 PST 2009
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Researchers discover biological basis of 'bacterial immune system'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria don`t have easy lives. In addition to mammalian immune systems that besiege the bugs, they have natural enemies called bacteriophages, viruses that kill half the b...
PhysOrg,
Mon Nov 30 12:27:06 PST 2009
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5 Highly Avoidable Network Management Bungles
Ask any IT organization to identify the No. 1 cause of network performance problems, and they'll probably point to high-profile events: denial-of-service attacks, computer viruses, fiber cu...
TechNewsWorld.com,
Mon Nov 30 06:04:35 PST 2009
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MARTA reminds riders to take precautions
With flu season underway, MARTA is asking customers and employees to join with the agency in taking extra precautions to prevent against the spread of the seasonal and H1N1 flu viruses.
Metro Magazine,
Mon Nov 30 10:21:40 PST 2009
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