Tag: Microbiology

February 8, 2021

Division of synthetic gene circuit workloads will make therapy more effective.Credit: Graphic created by Xiaojun Tian/ASU. A new process for ...

Fingerprint for the formation of nitrous oxide emissions

Scientists succeeded in studying emissions of the greenhouse gas N2O under the influence of environmental impacts in an unprecedented level ...

W.M. Keck Foundation awards CSU $1 million to study rare sugars fundamental to biology

Credit: John Eisele/CSU Photography A multidisciplinary team including an analytical chemist, an ecosystem scientist and two microbiologists at Colorado State ...

Scientists extract pigments from algae for food supplements

Researchers obtained microalgae biomass with a high content of carotenoid pigments, which is suitable for the food industry through targeted ...

Nehandertals’ gut microbiota and the bacteria helping our health

Credit: University of Bologna Neanderthals' gut microbiota already included some beneficial micro-organisms that are also found in our own intestine. ...

In symbiosis: Plants control the genetics of microbes

Credit: University of Ottawa/ Microscope Laboratory (Ottawa-RDC, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Researchers from the University of Ottawa have discovered that ...

Ultimately, beneficial fungi could be more effective than pesticides against nematodes

Credit: J.O. Becker Over the past 30 years, the use of soil fumigants and nematicides used to protect cole crops, ...

New eco-friendly technique protects rice plants against devastating fungal infection

Credit: Tsutomu Arie, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Researchers have developed a new technique to protect rice seeds against ...

COVID-19 vaccine from new vaccine platform effective in mice

Credit: John Sennett. It is necessary to develop additional COVID-19 vaccines, as different vaccine approaches have their advantages and disadvantages ...

Researchers identify “rescue” mechanism that helps cells survive malfunctioning split

Credit: Masashi Yukawa & Takashi Toda, Hiroshima University Cells replicate their genetic material and divide into two identical clones, perpetuating ...

How SARS-CoV-2 mutates to escape antibody binding

A scientific detective story unearths how SARS-CoV-2 evolves new variants that evade antibodiesCredit: Kevin McCarthy and Paul Duprex PITTSBURGH, Feb. ...

Investigating the removal of dry biofilm with probiotic cleansers

Credit: University of Huddersfield A CONCEPT known as dry biofilms has emerged over the past few years and they have ...

European hibernating bats cope with white-nose syndrome which kills North American bats

Credit: C Voigt/Leibniz-IZW What are the reasons for such a contrast in outcomes? A scientist team led by the Leibniz ...

Study finds childhood diet has lifelong impact