Elucidating the mechanism of a light-driven sodium pump
Credit: Paul Scherer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have succeeded for the first time in recording, ...
Tag: Microbiology
First-in-class drug candidate developed through NFCR funding commences phase IIB clinical trials
Three decades of NFCR basic and translational research funding to primary investigator Dr. Yung-Chi Cheng advances new systems biology paradigm ...
Scientists discover mutation that enhances plant defense
Credit: Irene Serrano Sometimes scientists begin research and find exactly what they expected. Other times they discover something unexpected. Such ...
New study by Clemson scientists could pave way to cure of global parasite
Credit: College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina - Clemson University scientists have taken another step forward in their quest to ...
UCI and County of Orange partner on large-scale COVID-19 infection survey
Results will help determine true prevalence and inform lifting of local lockdownCredit: UCI Program in Public Health Irvine, Calif., May ...
Tiny particle, big payoff
Innovative virus research may save wheat and other cropsCredit: Ayala Rao/UCR UC Riverside scientists have solved a 20-year-old genetics puzzle ...
Space station leaves ‘microbial fingerprint’ on astronauts
A June 2019 journal article in Scientific Reports discusses the results of Microbiome, a multi-year study into the microorganisms living ...
Rice engineer wins grant to study temperature and coronavirus
National Science Foundation backs Daniel Preston research on PPE sterilizationCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (May 14, 2020) - Daniel Preston, ...
Global spread of the multi-resistant pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Credit: E. Abda & I. Alio/ Mikrobiologie, Universität Hamburg S. maltophilia strains occur in several natural and human associated ecosystems. ...
A scientifically accurate model of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Authors of the most detailed models of the Ebola, HIV, and Flu viruses created the 3D model of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus ...
University of Guam secures $20 million to expand coral research
Credit: University of Guam The University of Guam has been awarded $20 million to expand its research capabilities on coral ...
Princeton researcher bringing single-cell gene expression studies to a benchtop near you
Credit: Replogle, et al. By disrupting the expression of a particular gene and observing how this change affects expression of ...
Department of Defense awards $10M to Sanford Burnham Prebys for broad-spectrum antivirals
Sumit Chanda will lead global collaboration to develop drugs that protect against multiple respiratory virusesCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery ...
‘Bug Zapper’ uses UV-C light to enable the sterilization and reuse of N95 masks
Lehigh University team led by Nelson Tansu collaborates with local hospital St. Luke's University Health Network on device to ensure ...
Individualized mosaics of microbial strains transfer from the maternal to the infant gut
A microbiome 'fingerprint' method allows tracking of mothers' microbial strains inherited by infantsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Microbial communities in ...
Scientists shed light on essential carbon-fixing machinery in bacteria
Credit: Jeffrey C. Cameron Scientists have been studying cyanobacteria and its many potential applications for decades, from cutting CO2 emissions ...
Division of labour on the surface of bacteria
Heat-loving bacteria use various tiny surface hairs for movement and DNA receptionCredit: aduka, Agency Frankfurt am Main(www.aduka.de) for Goethe University ...
New rules for the physical basis of cellular organelle composition
Credit: the researchers New findings about critical cellular structures have upended common assumptions about their formation and composition and provided ...
New imaging method gives insights into how bacteria move and exchange genetic information
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists have made a pivotal breakthrough in advancing our understanding of how bacteria move and perform ...
Bat ‘super immunity’ may explain how bats carry coronaviruses — USask study
Bat-virus adaptation may explain species spillover, researchers sayCredit: Dave Stobbe for the University of Saskatchewan. A University of Saskatchewan (USask) ...