Food scientists slice time off salmonella identification process
Credit: Mars Global Food Safety Center ITHACA, N.Y. - Researchers from Cornell University, the Mars Global Food Safety Center in ...
Tag: Biology
The search for a biological link between reactivated HSV and neurological disease
Study finds HSV reactivation kills neurons and antivirals can stop itCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Without even knowing it, most ...
Microcensus in bacteria
Bacillus subtilis can determine proportions of different groups within a mixed populationCredit: MPI f. Terrestrial Microbiology/ Bischofs Bacteria can perceive ...
Scientists develop new method to distinguish freshly made transcripts from old transcripts
Credit: Nicolas Battich, ©Hubrecht Institute Our bodies consist of trillions of cells that all contain the same DNA. Even though ...
Pesticides increase the risk of schistosomiasis, a tropical disease
UFZ researchers have proven that polluted freshwater bodies favour the intermediate host of the pathogenCredit: @UFZ Schistosomiasis is a severe ...
Scientists create model to predict multipathogen epidemics
Zooplankton study shows within-host pathogen interactions can predict epidemic severityCredit: University of Michigan HOUSTON -- (March 5, 2020) -- Diseases ...
Two-faced bacteria
Texas A&M researchers discover previously unknown response within gut microbiotaCredit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Mar. 2020, 201916974; ...
Microbiome species interactions reveal how bacteria collaborate to cheat death
Antibiotics set up a multi-faceted experiment in your gastrointestinal systemCredit: Image is courtesy of Navid Marvi and Andres Aranda-Diaz. Baltimore, ...
Preventing spread of SARS coronavirus-2 in humans
Göttingen infection researchers identify potential drugCredit: Illustration: Markus Hoffmann Several coronaviruses circulate worldwide and constantly infect humans, which normally caused ...
Chlamydia build their own entrance into human cells
Infection biology: Publication in PNASCredit: HHU / Dr. Sebastian Haensch Together with scientists from Paris and Munich, a team of ...
Veterinarians: Dogs, too, can experience hearing loss
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Just like humans, dogs are sometimes born with impaired hearing or ...
City fox and country fox
Genetics reveal behavioural and physical barriers between urban and rural red foxes in and around BerlinCredit: Jon Andoni Juarez Garcia ...
New software tool fosters quality control of genome-scale models of metabolism
Credit: Nikolaus Sonnenschein The application areas of genome-scale metabolic models are widespread, ranging from designing cell factories, investigating cancer metabolism, ...
Balancing bushmeat trade and conservation vital to ensure livelihoods not threatened
Local communities in the Congo rainforest have been working with researchers from the University of York in a bid to ...
Unexpected discovery: Blue-green algae produce oil
Study by the University of Bonn clears up inconsistencies in common doctrineCredit: (c) Photo: Yannic Müller/Uni Bonn Cyanobacteria - colloquially ...
Young Academy appoints Anna Stöckl
Credit: (Photo: Robert Emmerich) Everyone who has seen a hummingbird hawk-moth feed will never forget it again. The little moths ...
X-ray eyes peer deeper into deadly pathogen
Credit: James Zook Tularemia is a rare but often lethal disease. It is caused by one of the most aggressive ...
Triglycerides control neurons in the reward circuit
Credit: Chloe Berland et al. Energy-dense food, obesity and compulsive food intake bordering addiction: the scientific literature has been pointing ...
The health of coral reefs in the largest marine protected area in the world
Scientists on the Global Reef Expedition release their assessment of the health and resiliency of coral reefs in the Cook ...
Researchers discover a previously unappreciated neurotransmitter system in the brain
It may bring novel treatments for depression and schizophreniaCredit: SPbU Neurotransmitters are chemicals that transmit signals between neurons or from ...
