Researchers discover new, abundant enzyme that helps bacteria infect animals
Researchers have discovered a new class of enzymes in hundreds of bacterial species, including some that cause disease in humans and animals. The discovery provides...
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Russian Science Foundation grant winners: New antibiotics
5 million rubles a year for three years will be allocated to this project titled "Structural and functional genetic analysis of the elongation factor P...
Russian Science Foundation grant winners: Soil decontamination
The group is headed by Head of Biocontrol Lab, Associate Professor Polina Galitskaya. Dr. Galitskaya commented on the project, "After petroleum contamination microorganisms capable of...
Russian Science Foundation grant winners: Dry storage of biomaterials
KFU Extreme Biology Lab works on the project together with Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (Tsukuba, Japan). The work is handled by Russian side (headed by...
Russian Science Foundation grant winners: Contrast agents for MRI quality enhancement
The project titled «Development of new contrast agents for MRT based on nanosized rare earth fluorides» is headed by Senior Research Associate of the Institute...
Russian Science Foundation grant winners: Neuronal networks of the hippocampus
The results can be used to understand the nature of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by dementia. Inhibition in neuronal networks is an important part of brain...
Soil erosion in European Russia studied in a grant-funded project
The team comprises employees of the Institute of Environmental Sciences and the Space Ecology Lab (Institute of Physics). The method is based on ground laser...
Ornithologists at Yelabuga Institute share details of their latest work
Credit: Kazan Federal University Bird Protection and Monitoring Lab was established at the Yelabuga Institute in 2014. Its head is Rinur Bekmansurov, member of the...
New tool for cell-free therapy based on artificial membrane vesicles
Scientists at Kazan Federal University's Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, led by Professor Albert Rizvanov, have shown that artificial membrane vesicles generated by Cytochalasin...
Bid to tackle widespread cattle disease may aid African farmers
Scientists are beginning a £2 million project to better understand a livestock disease that causes widespread economic hardship in sub-Saharan Africa. An international team will...
Modular drop-in fuel technology to boost bio-share of oil refineries
PRESS RELEASE: Modular drop-in fuel technology to boost bio-share of oil refineries EU-funded project COMSYN aims to develop a production concept for competitive bio-based fuels...
‘Keep it local’ approach more effective than government schemes at protecting rainforest
Conservation initiatives led by local and indigenous groups can be just as effective as schemes led by government, according to new research. In some cases...
Scientists find that nanoparticles from tattoos travel inside the body
Credit: Credits: ESRF/Ines Schreiver The elements that make up the ink in tattoos travel inside the body in micro and nanoparticle forms and reach the...
Your stools reveal whether you can lose weight
Credit: Lizette Kabré WEIGHT LOSS - Something as simple as a faeces sample reveals whether you can lose weight by following dietary recommendations characterized by...
New research to treat acute malnutrition
Credit: Kim Fleischer Michaelsen Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and humanitarian organizations have conducted a large study in Burkina Faso in West Africa treating...
