Eavesdropping on the human microbiome uncovers ‘potent’ new antibiotics
Using a massive dataset drawn from the genomes of hundreds of people, a team of Princeton researchers identified two microbes that function as powerful antibiotics.Credit:...
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NTU Singapore scientists convert plastics into useful chemicals using sunlight
Credit: NTU Singapore Chemists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered a method that could turn plastic waste into valuable chemicals by using...
Tucatinib ‘game changing’ against HER2+ breast cancer, especially with brain metastases
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Phase III clinical trial results reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented concurrently at the...
Study to help manage shark populations in Pacific Panama
Credit: Alejandro Tagliafico Sharks play a critical role in keeping oceans healthy, balancing the food chain and ensuring species diversity. However, the demand for shark...
Blueprint for nanomaterial development offers hope to newborns, elderly and busy doctors
Scientist hopes 'blueprint' leads to a new golden age of healthcareCredit: Daniel O'Driscoll Newborn babies, elderly people, sick hospital patients and sports enthusiasts all stand...
New research seeks to improve safety equipment for pregnant women
UBC Okanagan engineer says not all body types are taken into accountCredit: UBC Okanagan As technology advances in the things we use every day, it's...
Illumination drives bats out of caves
No matter the color of the lightCredit: Stefan Greif Artificial light influences the behaviour of many nocturnal animals such as bats, which are very sensitive...
How light a foldable and long-lasting battery can be?
Credit: Soojin Park(POSTECH) With the launch of wearable devices and smartphones that require high capacity of electricity such as foldable phones and 5G phones, the...
Real-time photoacoustic thermometry of tumors during HIFU treatment in living subjects
Credit: Chulhong Kim(POSTECH) High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment is a non-invasive method that removes unhealthy tissues and tumors by delivering high intensity ultrasound waves...
A machine learning approach to identify functional human phosphosites
New resource for identifying functional human phosphosites relevant for diverse biological processes and diseaseCredit: Spencer Phillips 9 December 2019, Cambridge - Researchers at the EMBL's...
Study sheds light on ‘overlooked’ bee species
Findings from ARU project could help to protect solitary, ground-nesting beesCredit: Dr Thomas Ings, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) The UK's first citizen science project focusing...
Blood pressure drug could help problem drinkers: QUT research
Credit: QUT A drug used to treat high blood pressure may alleviate anxiety induced by long-term heavy alcohol use, and also halt the damage such...
MASS: An integrative software program for streamlined morphometric analyses of leaves
Credit: Chuanromanee, T. S., J. I. Cohen, and G. L. Ryan. 2019. Morphological Analysis of Size and Shape (MASS): An integrative software program for morphometric...
Researchers develop approach to alter intestinal microbiota, vaccinate against inflammatory diseases
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Targeted immunization against bacterial flagellin, a protein that forms the appendage that enables bacterial mobility, can beneficially alter the intestinal microbiota,...
Water common — yet scarce — in exoplanets
Credit: Amanda Smith The most extensive survey of atmospheric chemical compositions of exoplanets to date has revealed trends that challenge current theories of planet formation...
