New bacterial defense mechanism of the CRISPR-Cas system uncovered
The CRISPR-Cas system is an immune system that is found in many bacteria. It provides protection from viruses and other molecular parasites that can invade...
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Wayne State University receives $1.9 million NIH grant to study bacterial endophthalmitis
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - A Wayne State University researcher recently received a $1.9 million grant from the National Eye Institute of...
Promising therapy for fatal genetic diseases in children nears human trials
Credit: UMMS WORCESTER, MA - Researchers at University of Massachusetts Medical School and Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine are nearing human clinical trials on...
APS and IOP Publishing commit to ORCID scheme for unambiguously identifying contributors
The American Physical Society (APS) and IOP Publishing (IOPP) have signed up to the ORCID Open Letter, committing to collecting ORCID iDs for authors submitting...
Pause to read the traffic sign: Regulation of DNA transcription in bacteria
One of the central tenets of biology is that information flows from DNA to RNA in order to encode proteins, which function in the cell....
Technology from a Mount Sinai startup wins NYC Life Science Innovation Showcase
Credit: Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Technology for identifying at-risk atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients was chosen as the winner of the inaugural Alexandria LaunchLabs Scholarship Award,...
International Prize in Statistics presented to Sir David Cox
Credit: Malika Belhbib, HCP ALEXANDRIA, Va., USA (July 18, 2017) -Prominent British statistician Sir David Cox was awarded with the first ever International Prize in...
$10.8 million awarded to build resilient coastal communities in Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON - The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced...
Unraveling the sense of smell
An odour can trigger a memory, cause disgust or even save our lives. Nonetheless, although it is so important for our existence, olfaction still remains...
Antibiotic insight may help in battle against bacterial resistance
Credit: Monash University Bacteria or 'superbugs' that have adapted to resist multiple antibiotics are responsible for around 700,000 deaths globally a year; new types of...
Revealing particle separation
Traces of biomolecules such as DNA can be detected with a new "dynamic" technique based on the observation of association and dissociation events of gold...
Heavy drinking during adolescence: Dire effects on the brain
What would a celebration be without alcohol, whether we are talking about a private or professional event? Drinking alcohol, is a well-engrained and long-standing social...
Urbanization and electricity are not to blame for sleep loss
In this study, researchers from the University of Surrey, in collaboration with groups in South Africa, Brazil, Colombia and the USA, examined the sleeping patterns...
New hearing test to establish fitness-for-duty among military personnel
The current measure of 'auditory fitness-for-duty' used in British military medical examinations is 'pure-tone audiometry', which assesses the ability to hear individual tones of d..
The need to understand what works in social prescribing
Credit: University of Plymouth Social prescribing has the potential to address many of the factors that perpetuate illness, decrease quality of life and add to...
