New ethane-munching microbes discovered at hot vents
Researchers find deep-sea microbes that feed on ethane and grow them in the laboratory; what is particularly exciting: The mechanism ...
Tag: Microbiology
Cholera studies reveal mechanisms of biofilm formation and hyperinfectivity
A series of publications from microbiologist Fitnat Yildiz's lab provides new understanding of cholera biofilms and why the bacteria in ...
EMBL-EBI launches COVID-19 data portal
EMBL-EBI and partners launch the COVID-19 data portal to help scientists, public health and healthcare professionals tackle the coronavirus pandemicCredit: ...
Cable bacteria can drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from rice cultivation
A Danish-German research collaboration may have found a solution to the large climate impact from the world's rice production: By ...
University of Kentucky’s Superfund Research Center receives $8.7 million
Credit: University of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 20, 2020) -- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has awarded ...
Mystery solved, rotavirus VP3 is a unique capping machine
Credit: CDC / Bryon Skinner After eluding researchers for more than 30 years, the VP3 protein of rotavirus has finally ...
Molecular networks serve as cellular blueprints
Credit: The researchers Networks are at the heart of everything from communications systems to pandemics. Now researchers have found that ...
Clemson scientist explores the colorful intricacies of pollen
Study suggests that plant species maintain both light and dark pollen because each offers distinct survival advantages.Credit: Courtesy of Dustin ...
Indoor precautions essential to stem airborne COVID-19
Researchers are urging health authorities to immediately recognise the role of airborne transmission of COVID-19 virus droplets from an infected ...
Soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization after the initial flush of CO2
Credit: Alan Franzluebbers Healthy soil should have abundant nitrogen to supply plant growth needs, but it should not all be ...
Australia’s Centre for Digestive Diseases cures Crohn’s disease in new study
The Centre for Digestive Disease headed by Professor Thomas Borody has cured Crohn's disease as reported today by Dr Gaurav ...
The importance of probiotic names — and why some of them have changed
Scientists announce new names for some of the most popular probiotic bacteriaCredit: Photo by http://benvandenbroecke.be/ from https://isappscience.org/ "Probiotic" is a ...
COPD as a lung stem cell disease
Single cell cloning tells the story of abnormal cellsCredit: University of Houston Two internationally renowned stem cell experts have found ...
Crohn’s disease: Preserving inflammation-free phases
Early detection of Crohn's disease flare-ups leads to improved therapy optionsCredit: Prof. Dirk Haller / TUM Intestinal stem cell metabolism ...
Chemist developing 3D simulations of coronavirus spike proteins
Research will show how the virus binds to human cell receptors and will aid the development of vaccines and therapeuticsCredit: ...
UMass Amherst scientists prepare sterile solution for COVID-19 tests
Critical shortage of viral transport media has hampered diagnostic testing during pandemicCredit: UMass Amherst Answering an urgent call for assistance ...
Self-isolation or keep calm and carry on — the plant cell’s dilemma
Credit: John Innes Centre Self-isolation in the face of a marauding pathogen may save lives but it comes at the ...
Salk scientist Ronald Evans receives a 2020 NOMIS Distinguished Scientist Award
Credit: Salk Institute Salk Professor Ronald Evans, Howard Hughes Medical investigator and director of Salk's Gene Expression Laboratory, has been ...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, next steps, and the role of small business
Credit: NIAID-RML, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. ...
UofL researchers describe possible mechanism for link between obesity and breast cancer
Researchers publish theory that specific protein from adipose tissue promotes breast cancer developmentCredit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It ...
