More ancestral enzyme
Molecular evolution of enzyme beyond recruit hypothesisCredit: Seiya Watanabe, Ehime University The aconitase superfamily currently contains four functional enzymes including ...
Tag: Microbiology
The shape of nanoparticles in body fluids may help identify the type of cancer
Credit: Sou Ryuzaki A recent study by scientists from Japanese universities has shown that the shape of cell-derived nanoparticles, known ...
Secret to weathering climate change lies at our feet
New research on the microbiome of grass shows that the future lies with healthy bacteriaCredit: Richard Wellenberger/iStock/Getty Images Plus AMHERST, ...
Novel coronavirus infects and replicates in salivary gland cells
A study conducted at the University of São Paulo suggests that tissues specializing in saliva production and secretion serve as ...
Asymptomatic adults may be reservoirs of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Study by ITQB NOVA researchers identifies role played by adults in the carriage of pneumococciCredit: ITQB NOVA Streptococcus pneumoniae is ...
New signaling pathway could shed light on damage repair during brain injury
The study has uncovered a signaling pathway that causes neural cells to enter divisions after damageCredit: Torsten Bossing, University of ...
Study shows laboratory developed protein spikes consistent with COVID-19 virus
Credit: University of Southampton A new international study has found that the key properties of the spikes of SARS-CoV-2 virus ...
Belowground microbial solutions to aboveground plant problems
Credit: Stéphane Hacquard Land plants - plants that live primarily in terrestrial habitats and form vegetation on earth - are ...
How ethane-consuming archaea pick up their favorite dish
Scientists of Bremen sucessfully decoded the structure of the enzyme responsible for ethane fixationCredit: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology/ ...
Scientists resurrect ‘forgotten’ genus of algae living in marine animals
Credit: Matthew R. Nitschke UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In the late 1800s, scientists were stumped by the "yellow cells" they ...
Newly discovered proteins protect against progression of diabetic kidney disease
Credit: Copyright Joslin Diabetes Center Elevated levels of three specific circulating proteins are associated with protection against kidney failure in ...
Discovery of the role of a key gene in the development of ALS
Loss of function of the C9orf72 gene may affect communication between neurons and musclesCredit: Christian Fleury Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ...
Hackensack meridian CDI scientists discover new tuberculosis treatment pathway
Credit: Hackensack Meridian Health June 29, 2021 - Nutley, NJ - Scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and ...
Studying how microbiome affects immunity could improve vaccine effectiveness
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - So many microbes live in and on your body that it ...
Microbes feast on crushed rock in subglacial lakes beneath Antarctica
Credit: Credit: John Priscu Pioneering research has revealed the erosion of ancient sediments found deep beneath Antarctic ice could be ...
Europe’s first large-scale wastewater treatment research facility using bacteria
Credit: Newcastle University, UK Scientists from Newcastle University and partners from Northumbrian Water have opened a new facility that will ...
New report explains microbiome impact on glucose control
Highlights how probiotic interventions can improve Type 2 diabetes managementCredit: Pendulum Therapeutics San Francisco, CA, June 28, 2021 - A ...
RAMBO speeds searches on huge DNA databases
Rice method cuts indexing times from weeks to hours, search times from hours to minutesCredit: Courtesy G. Gupta/Rice University HOUSTON ...
Edible Cholera vaccine made of powdered rice proves safe in phase 1 human trials
Study points towards role of gut microbiome in vaccine effectivenessCredit: Image by Dr. Hiroshi Kiyono, CC BY 4.0 A new ...
Researchers engineer cells to destroy malignant tumor cells but leave the rest alone
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON June 28, 2021 -- Researchers at McMaster University have developed a promising new cancer immunotherapy ...