How’re your cells’ motors running?
A new 'molecular nano-patterning' technique reveals that some molecular motors coordinate differentlyCredit: Science Graphics Japan -- Any kind of body ...
Tag: Microbiology
Autoimmunity may explain why an important immune system is absent in many bacteria
Credit: Ellinor O. Alseth New findings from University of Exeter researchers reveal how bacterial immune systems can be harmful for ...
Researcher discovers previously rejected function in the brain’s blood vessels
Credit: Lauritzen Lab, University of Copenhagen Allegedly, they should not exist in the brain, the so-called precapillary sphincters - a ...
Discovery of beneficial fungal taxa may help restore native plant in the PNW
Credit: Gretchen Freed, Daniel Schlatter, Timothy Paulitz, and Frank Dugan Camas, a seed-producing forb, grows in prairie and wetland habitats ...
How diarrhea pathogens switch into attack mode at body temperature
MicrobiologyCredit: RUB, Kramer Many bacterial pathogens excrete toxins as soon as they have entered the host in order to suppress ...
Improved brain chip for precision medicine
Device chooses right combo of cancer drugs in record timeCredit: University of Houston The Akay Lab biomedical research team at ...
Cyanobacteria in water and on land identified as source of methane
Credit: Angelina Tittmann Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are among the most common organisms on Earth. A research team ...
Building materials come alive with help from bacteria
Credit: CU Boulder College of Engineering & Applied Science University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new approach to ...
New study on a recently discovered chlorophyll molecule could be key to better solar cells
Scientists uncover the location and functions of a new type of chlorophyll molecule for the first timeCredit: Tokyo University of ...
Cat parasite reduces general anxiety in infected mice, not just fear of feline predators
Credit: Pierre-Mehdi Hammoudi and Damien Jacot The cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii is known to cause infected rodents to lose their ...
Study weighs deep-sea mining’s impact on microbes
Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The essential roles that microbes play in deep-sea ecosystems are at risk from the potential ...
New E. coli-infecting bacteriophage introduced in PHAGE
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 14, 2020--A new coliphage - a bacteriophage that infects and ...
Researchers develop tool to identify molecular receptors in worms
Findings published in Royal Society of Chemistry journal could speed up neuroscience researchCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - January ...
New grant enables Clemson researcher to further combat widespread parasitic disease
Credit: Courtesy of Zhicheng Dou CLEMSON, South Carolina -- Biological sciences assistant professor Zhicheng Dou has received a $1.85 million ...
New cellular player involved in obesity discover
Researchers have discovered that blocking a protein called 'iRhom2' in mice increases energy consumption in fat depots called adipose tissueCredit: ...
Taking one for the team: How bacteria self-destruct to fight viral infections
And how scientists might leverage bacterial immune systems to improve phage therapy against multidrug-resistant bacteriaCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences ...
Plants found to speak roundworm’s language
Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute have found that plants manipulate nematode pheromones to repel these pests, which cause more than ...
Pearls of wisdom
Scientists study the dynamic interplay between genome and the environment in Japanese pearl oystersCredit: OIST Since the late 19th century, ...
‘Bilingual’ molecule connects two basic codes for life
Synthesized molecule holds potential for biomedical applicationsCredit: Emory University The nucleic acids of DNA encode genetic information, while the amino ...
How bacterial evolution of antibiotic arsenals is providing new drug blueprints
Credit: Martin Caffrey, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that two very different species of bacteria ...
