Biology
Increased cyto-adhesion of malaria parasites during fever uncovered
Credit: SUTD Malaria is the most prevalent blood-borne infectious disease caused by parasites of the species Plasmodium. In 2016, more...
In the absence of bees, flies are responsible for pollination in the Arctic region
Credit: Mikko Tiusanen Mikko Tiusanen, MSc, investigated in his doctoral dissertation the structure and functioning of plants and their pollinators...
‘Sentinels of the sea’ at risk from changing climate
Climate change's effect on coastal ecosystems is very likely to increase mortality risks of adult oyster populations in the next...
New options for breast cancer drug development found in estrogen receptors
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Many breast cancer drugs block estrogen receptors inside cancer cells. Blocking the...
Know your enemy
Credit: Microbiology Concepts (http://microbiologyconcepts.blogspot.com/2017/03/bacteria.html) To fight your enemies, it helps to know their weaknesses. And, the more specific your knowledge,...
Seizures begin with a muffle
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Protein has unique effects in neural connections related to information processing
Our cognitive abilities come down to how well the connections, or synapses, between our brain cells transmit signals. A new...
New apps to take confusion out of genome and microbiome home tests
BROOKLYN, New York, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - Spurred by the rapidly expanding use of in-home tests for "omic" -...
Increase in plastics waste reaching remote South Atlantic islands
The amount of plastic washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is 10 times greater than it...
Hyperspectral imaging helps conservation of outdoor bronze statue by Auguste Rodin
Credit: Oslo kommunes kunstsamling (City of Oslo Art Collection). Outdoor bronze statues make an important contribution to the culture of...
Fingerprint drug screen test works on the living and deceased
Credit: Intelligent Fingerprinting A revolutionary drug test developed from research carried out at the University of East Anglia can detect...
Root extract of Chinese medicinal plant makes worms to live longer
A root extract of the Fallopia multiflora, or Chinese knotweed, has special properties: it enables the nematode C. elegans to...
DFG presents position paper on synthetic biology
Scientific developments in the field of synthetic biology have often given rise to public debate on the possible need for...
Approach paves way for new antimicrobial materials
Researchers at North Carolina State University have successfully incorporated "photosensitizers" into a range of polymers, giving those materials the ability...
Potential assay artefacts in anti-malarial screening documented
Credit: (Courtesy: Renugah Naidu and Gowtham Subramanian, Singapore University of Technology & Design) Malaria remains an economic and health burden...
Neural prostheses for the brain
Dr. Nikolaus Wenger of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin has been awarded a Freigeist Fellowship to support the development of brain-computer...
Scorpion census: Researchers update global record of medically significant scorpions
Credit: Micaiah Ward TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Scorpions can be found at every corner of the globe and on six of...
New knowledge about retrovirus-host coevolution
Retroviruses have colonised vertebrate hosts for millions of years by inserting their genes into host genomes, enabling their inheritance through...
A step towards biological warfare with insects?
Credit: D. Caetano-Anolles Owing to present-day armed conflicts, the general public is well aware of the terrifying effects of chemical...
Mechanism of resistance to novel targeted therapy for ovarian cancer identified
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have unraveled a mechanism of resistance to EZH2 inhibitors in ovarian cancers with mutations in...
