http://science-nature.marc8.com/news-tags/biological-weapons The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://science-nature.marc8.com/compound-could-help-detect-chemical-biological-weapons-long <p>A light-transmitting compound that could one day be used in high-efficiency fiber optics and in sensors to detect biological and chemical weapons at long distance almost went undiscovered by scientists because its structure was too difficult to examine.<img src="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/405034085" height="1" width="1" /></p> http://science-nature.marc8.com/compound-could-help-detect-chemical-biological-weapons-long#comments biological weapons chemical weapons fiber optics high efficiency sensors http://science-nature.marc8.com/crss/node/8802 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:15:01 -0500 admin 8802 at http://science-nature.marc8.com http://science-nature.marc8.com/biological-weapons-control-cane-toad-invasion-australia <p>New research on cane toads in Northern Australia has discovered a way to control the cane toad invasion using parasites and toad communication signals. Biologists says that controlling toads has been difficult as things that kill them will often kill frogs. Professor Shine and his team studied cane toads in Queensland that lagged behind the invasion front and found they were infected with a lungworm parasite which slows down adults and, in laboratory tests, kills around 30% of baby toads.<img src="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/287002987" height="1" width="1" /></p> http://science-nature.marc8.com/biological-weapons-control-cane-toad-invasion-australia#comments Top stories biological weapons cane toad cane toads communication signals northern australia http://science-nature.marc8.com/crss/node/4520 Fri, 09 May 2008 14:45:23 -0500 admin 4520 at http://science-nature.marc8.com