Texas A&M researchers seek wasps to kill tobacco whiteflies
Texas A&M entomologists test two species of tiny parasitic wasps to find the best biological control for the tobacco whitefly and related pests. The project aims to replace costly insecticides with self-reproducing parasites, with field tests planned in Israel and trials using US and international wasps.
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Lovelace develops cheaper interferon production
Lovelace Medical Foundation in Albuquerque reports a technique to produce a type of interferon for under ten thousand dollars, a tenfold cost reduction. Hybricyte cells fuse tumor and lymphocyte lines to act as factory cells for interferon and other products. Summa Medical Corp pays 625,000 dollars for exclusive worldwide licensing with further 4.375 million dollars planned over five years.
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N.M
Lovelace Medical Foundation
Lovelace
Waneta Tuttle
David Ottensmeyer
Summa Medical Corp
Summa
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