Novel bacterial acid tolerance system sheds light on development of antimicrobials
Credit: ZHAO Mohan Growth ability at acidic conditions is important to bacteria. Enteric bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella ...
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Coronavirus testing kits to be developed using SFU-invented RNA imaging technology
Credit: Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University researchers will use their pioneering imaging technology--called Mango, for its bright colour-- to ...
Stanford scientists program cells to carry out gene-guided construction projects
Researchers have developed a method to genetically reprogram cells to build artificial structuresCredit: Image credit: Ella Maru Studio and Yoon ...
Speedy antibiotic susceptibility tests for high-priority pathogens
Credit: Emily Savela At the core of the antibiotic-resistance crisis is the lack of a rapid and general antibiotic susceptibility ...
Nature-inspired green energy technology clears important development hurdle
A new design has put the long-sought idea of artificial photosynthesis within reachCredit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab Scientist Heinz Frei has ...
Study by international team of scientists investigates evolution during Cambrian Explosion
Credit: Deline, et. al. A new study by an international team of scientists has revealed the developmental and evolutionary mechanisms ...
Improving success of giraffe translocations
Credit: Wild Nature Institute Giraffes that are being translocated for conservation purposes should be moved in groups that contain at ...
Advances in genetic, geospatial techniques aid efforts to fend off invasive insects
Two research collections showcase new tools to protect ecosystems from invasive insects and related arthropodsCredit: Fruit fly: USDA ARS Photo ...
New contrast agent for early diagnosis of brain metastases
Credit: Barth van Rossum, FMP A group of researchers led by Leif Schroeder from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut fuer Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) ...
We’re getting better at wildlife conservation, AI study of scientific abstracts suggests
Credit: © Monterey Bay Aquarium, photo by Jessica Fujii Researchers are using a kind of machine learning known as sentiment ...
Understanding how COVID-19 affects children vital to slowing pandemic, doctors say
Credit: Sanjay Suchak | UVA Communications Though COVID-19 so far appears to be largely sparing children, researchers are cautioning that ...
Trauma relapse in a novel context may be preventable
Discovery of a brain region linked to fear renewal may hold promise for developing PTSD treatment strategiesCredit: @ Korea Brain ...
Sea otters, opossums and the surprising ways pathogens move from land to sea
A new twist added to decades of sea otter researchCredit: Joe Tomoleoni/USGS A parasite known only to be hosted in ...
Open sesame: Micro RNAs regulate plant pores
Environmental changes trigger tiny RNA segments to modify plant pores involved in photosynthesis.Credit: DGIST Environmental cues prompt small RNA segments ...
Building a better color vision test for animals
UC biologists create a novel device to determine how well animals discern colorCredit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services Fiddler crabs have ...
New technology helps in hunt for new cancer drug combinations
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia A revolutionary new technology has been applied to reveal the inner workings of ...
‘Sushi parasites’ have increased 283-fold in past 40 years
Credit: Gonzalo Jara/Shutterstock The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, consider doing a quick ...
Noises from human activity may threaten New England’s freshwater soundscape
On underwater recordings, over 90% of sounds were anthropogenic, with others made by fish and as-yet unidentified biological sourcesCredit: Rountree ...
Ball-and-chain inactivation of ion channels visualized by cryo-electron microscopy
Credit: Image courtesy of Dr. Crina Nimigean. Ion channels, which allow potassium and sodium ions to flow in and out ...
New technique ‘prints’ cells to create diverse biological environments
Researchers harness photolithography and programmable DNA to rapidly construct arrays of cells and proteins that mimic living conditionsCredit: (UC Berkeley ...
