Cellular powerplant recycles waste gases
Surprising structural differences discovered in enzyme that controls the conversion of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in bacteriaCredit: Max Planck ...
Tag: Microbiology
Scientists discover new mechanism controlling brain size
Credit: Assist. Prof. Canan Doganli, University of Copenhagen Under the leadership of Professor Lars Allan Larsen and Professor Søren Tvorup ...
Worms reveal why melatonin promotes sleep
Research in C. elegans shows how melatonin activates the BK channel in the brainCredit: Bojun Chen/UConn Health Melatonin is used ...
Circular RNA regulates neuronal differentiation by scaffolding an inhibitory transcription complex
Credit: Christian Kroun Damgaard and Anne Kruse Hollensen. In a screening for a functional impact to the neuronal differentiation process, ...
Insilico Medicine rebrands Pandomics as PandaOmics, releases a new version
Insilico Medicine introduces new features in its new target discovery platform and announces a name change from Pandomics to PandaOmicsCredit: ...
Research identifies ‘volume control’ in the brain that supports learning and memory
Discovery could help treatment of neurological disordersCredit: Illustration must credit: Michael Hoppa. HANOVER, N.H. - Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - ...
Mining rocks in orbit could aid deep space exploration
Credit: Charles Cockell The first mining experiments conducted in space could pave the way for new technologies to help humans ...
Life on ancient Earth and alien planets
Two research teams at the University of Arizona have been selected to lead NASA astrobiology projects under the agency's Interdisciplinary ...
Uncovering novel genomes from earth’s microbiomes
Genome resource expands known diversity of bacteria and archaea by 44%Credit: Rendered by Zosia Rostomian/Berkeley Lab Despite advances in sequencing ...
Microbe “rewiring” technique promises a boom in biomanufacturing
A new approach to modifying microbes' metabolic processes will speed up production of innovative bio-based fuels, materials, and chemicalsCredit: Berkeley ...
Insilico announces a multi-target AI-powered drug discovery collaboration with Janssen
Credit: Insilico Tuesday, November 10, 2020 (9AM Beijing) - Insilico Medicine, a leader in deep generative reinforcement learning for target ...
$1 million to support manufacturing of COVID-19 treatments, vaccines at uOttawa, Ottawa Hospital
Credit: University of Ottawa Researchers from the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital have been awarded $1,050,000 million from ...
Yin and Yang: Two signaling molecules control growth and behavior in bacteria
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Bacteria are considered to be true experts in survival. Their rapid adaptive response to changing ...
Cell ageing can be slowed by oxidants
Credit: Martina Butorac/Chalmers University of Technology At high concentrations, reactive oxygen species - known as oxidants - are harmful to ...
Ecologically friendly agriculture doesn’t compromise crop yields
Increasing diversity in crop production benefits biodiversity without compromising yields, according to an international study examining diversified and simplified agricultural ...
phyloFlash: New software for fast and easy analysis of environmental microbes
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen are developing a user-friendly method to reconstruct and analyze ...
When malaria parasites trick liver cells to let themselves in
New study shows how Plasmodium enters hepatocytesCredit: Andreia Pinto, Comparative Pathology Unit iMM. A new study led by Maria Manuel ...
Study suggests most humans are vulnerable to type 2 diabetes
Credit: IU School of Medicine Scientists have found that insulin has met an evolutionary cul-de-sac, limiting its ability to adapt ...
Mystery molecule in bacteria is revealed to be a guard
Unusual structures in bacterial cells keep viral infection from spreading; a list of new ones could provide improved biotech toolsCredit: ...
Story tips: Ice breaker data, bacterial breakdown, catching heat and finding order
Credit: U.S. Dept. of Energy ARM User Facility Climate - Ice breaker data With the conclusion of an unprecedented yearlong ...