Tag: Microbiology

March 27, 2019

A far-reaching global study led by University of Colorado Boulder scientists has found that climate is a critical determinant of ...

Microorganisms are the main emitters of carbon in Amazonian waters

A study performed with microorganisms inhabiting floodplains, which comprises 20 percent of the whole Amazon, showed that the microbial food ...

New 3-D printing approach makes cell-scale lattice structures

System could provide fine-scale meshes for growing highly uniform cultures of cells with desired properties A new way of making ...

In the tree of life, youth has its advantages

Credit: A mother sperm whale and her calf off the coast of Mauritius. Gabriel Barathieu, Wikipedia. It's a question that ...

NYU Tandon professor inducted into biomedical engineering elite

AIMBE honors Jin Kim Montclare for contributions to biomaterials and biocatalyst designCredit: NYU Tandon School of Engineering BROOKLYN, New York, ...

Seeds inherit memories from their mother

UNIGE researchers demonstrate that maternal and environmental control of seed dormancy is carried out through novel epigenetic mechanismsCredit: © UNIGE ...

OU study finds climate warming accelerates tallgrass prairie bioiversity

Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma study on climate warming in an Oklahoma tallgrass prairie has implications for ...

Plant seed research provides basis for sustainable alternatives to chemical fertilizers

Credit: Alessandro Bergna, Tomislav Cernava, Manuela Rändler, Rita Grosch, Christin Zachow, and Gabriele Berg St. Paul, MN (March 2019)--Recent advances ...

A petrifying virus key to evolution

The newly discovered Medusavirus give new insights on how organisms and viruses co-evolvedCredit: (Kyoto University/Robin Hoshino Scientists are constantly discovering ...

Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air globally

Study could shed light on harmful bacteria that share antibiotic resistance genesCredit: Yaroslav Ispolatov Bacteria may travel thousands of miles ...

Study shows how electricity-eating microbes use electrons to fix carbon dioxide

Credit: Image courtesy Bose laboratory, Washington University New research from Washington University in St. Louis explains the cellular processes that ...

Anti-TB drugs can increase risk of TB re-infection

Treatment leads to changes in gut bacteria, compromising immunity Current treatments for tuberculosis (TB) are very effective in controlling TB ...

Dr. Johan Auwerx to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel

Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, March 22, 2019 - Today Insilico Medicine, an artificial intelligence company developing the end-to-end drug discovery ...

A protein’s surprising role offers clues to limit graft-vs.-host disease