A single mutation may impact infectivity of West Nile and similar viruses
Credit: A. Wilson; Brian W.J. Mahy, BSc, MA, PhD, ScD, DSc, USCDCP A mutation that impacts changes in the shape of an essential viral protein...
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Mouse study reveals potential drug target for arthritis caused by chikungunya virus
Credit: Wilson et al. (2017) An immune system proteinase called granzyme A appears to promote arthritic inflammation in mice infected with chikungunya virus, scientists report...
Ceres hosts organic compounds, and they formed on the asteroid, not beyond
Aliphatic organic compounds - carbon-based building blocks that may have a role in the chemistry that creates life - have been detected for the first...
Moths’ sweet way of compensating for lack of antioxidants
Credit: Bruce D. Taubert Animals that feed almost solely on nectar, which doesn't produce protective antioxidants, are still able to avoid experiencing oxidative damage to...
Scientists reveal the treadmilling motion of dividing bacteria
An international team of scientists using the latest imaging techniques have revealed how bacterial division proteins build a partition wall across the cell, one molecule...
Spider web of cancer proteins reveals new drug possibilities
Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have mapped a vast spider web of interactions between proteins in lung cancer cells, as part of...
Seagrasses greatly reduce bacteria, benefiting humans and marine life
Credit: Courtney Couch Seagrass meadows reduce bacteria pathogenic to humans and marine life by up to 50%, a new study shows. What's more, corals located...
Foot-and-mouth crises to be averted with vaccination strategy
Credit: University of Warwick Foot-and-mouth epidemics could be controlled quickly and effectively by rapidly establishing how many animals can be vaccinated per day of an...
Snap beans hard to grow in cover crop residue
Credit: Pixabay URBANA, Ill. - More no-till farmers are using cover crops to conserve soil and suppress weeds, but many vegetable producers are reluctant to...
‘Resurrecting’ tiny lake-dwelling animals to study evolutionary responses to pollution
ANN ARBOR--A University of Michigan biologist combined the techniques of "resurrection ecology" with the study of dated lake sediments to examine evolutionary responses to heavy-metal...
IU research: Rainbow dyes add greater precision to fight against ‘superbugs’
Credit: Creative Commons BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A study reported Feb. 17 in the journal Science led by researchers at Indiana University and Harvard University is...
Immune cell serves as an essential communications link for migrating cells
Credit: Dae Seok Eom, David Parichy Scientists at the University of Washington have discovered that a common type of cell in the vertebrate immune system...
Cells divide by ‘bricklaying on moving scaffolding’
Credit: TU Delft/Scixel It is the most crucial mechanism in life - the division of cells. For 25 years, it has been known that bacteria...
Glowing mice suggest new gene therapy technique
Credit: L.A. Cicero Timothy Blake, a postdoctoral fellow in the Waymouth lab, was hard at work on a fantastical interdisciplinary experiment. He and his fellow...
Printable solar cells just got a little closer
Credit: Photo: Kevin Soobrian A U of T Engineering innovation could make printing solar cells as easy and inexpensive as printing a newspaper. Dr. Hairen...
