H3N2 viruses mutate during vaccine production but new tech could fix it
Credit: Yoshihiro Kawaoka, UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- In late March 2019, the World Health Organization and a vaccine advisory committee ...
Tag: Microbiology
DNA folds into a smart nanocapsule for drug delivery
Credit: Linko, Shen , Ijas/Aalto University New study of University of Jyvaskyla and Aalto University shows that nanostructures constructed of ...
How to purify water with graphene
Credit: © NUST MISIS Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" together with their colleagues from Derzhavin ...
Biological machinery of cell’s ‘executioner’ yields secrets of its control
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital structural biologists have discovered how the ...
Screening for genes to improve protein production in yeast
By silencing genes, researchers have managed to increase the protein production in yeast significantly. This method can lay the grounds ...
Humanization of antibodies targeting human herpesvirus 6B
Credit: Kobe University A research group led by Professor Yasuko Mori (Division of Clinical Virology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe ...
Human activity can influence the gut microbiota of Darwin’s finches in the Galapagos
Junk food irresistible even for birdsCredit: Sarah Knutie In the Galapagos Islands, Darwin's finches drawn to junk food are experiencing ...
UBC Okanagan engineers make injectable tissues a reality
New device encases delicate cells into protective microgelsCredit: Nathan Skolski, UBC Okanagan A simple injection that can help regrow damaged ...
Study: Microbes could influence earth’s geological processes as much as volcanoes
Audio bites availableCredit: Photo by Tom Owens. By acting as gatekeepers, microbes can affect geological processes that move carbon from ...
Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes found near volcano chains
Rutgers and other scientists show how microbes help store millions of tons of carbon dioxideCredit: Peter Barry Up to about ...
Protein Science Best Paper Awards to Yu-ming Huang and Abhay Thakur
The 33rd Annual Symposium of The Protein Society Best Paper Award Winners, June 30- July 3, 2019, Seattle, WACredit: The ...
Newly discovered Ebolavirus may not cause severe disease in humans
Researchers from the University of Kent's School of Biosciences have provided evidence that a newly discovered Ebolavirus may not be ...
New dispersion method to effectively kill biofilm bacteria could improve wound care
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a method to treat bacterial infections ...
Chinese-UK project reveals ancient secrets of medicinal mint
Credit: Botanikfoto, Royalty Free Image The precious chemistry of a plant used for 2000 years in traditional Chinese medicine has ...
Can we solve the riddle of the coral reef halos?
Credit: Copyright: CNES/Airbus; DigitalGlobe. Coral reefs worldwide are threatened by a variety of human impacts. Fishing is among the most ...
2019 Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award for Excellence in interferon & cytokine research
The ICIS recognizes two world leaders in deciphering the fundamental mechanisms of innate immunity in directing cytokine driven responsesCredit: © ...
2019 BioLegend William E. Paul Award for Excellence in Cytokine Research
Chen Dong, PhD, Professor and Director of the Institute for Immunology and Dean of the School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, ...
Bacteria reveal strong individuality when navigating a maze
Credit: ETH Zurich Although they are considered the simplest of all life forms, even microorganisms sense their environment and are ...
Researchers reveal how bacteria can adapt to resist treatment by antibiotics
Credit: Ditlev E. Brodersen/AU In a joint collaboration, researchers from Denmark and Switzerland have shown that bacteria produce a specific ...
NUS researchers identified new biomarkers associated with ‘chemobrain’
Credit: National University of Singapore Cognitive impairment associated with cancer, also known as "chemobrain", has gained recognition as a complication ...