More Than 300 Drug-Resistant Bacteria Are Defeated by a New Drug Candidate
Because the bacteria that cause urinary tract infections are getting more and more resistant to many medications, they are becoming more and more difficult to…
Biology
Tiny Amoebas Move more quickly with Cargo than without it
Microbes enlisted to carry tiny loads travel faster with cargo attached than on their own. That’s the surprising finding of a study of the carrying…
Electrical Bacteria could help Clean up Oil spills and Reduce Methane Emissions
The small motorboat anchors in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Shrieks of wintering birds assault the vessel’s five crew members, all clad in bright…
Why Humans are the only Primate Species with more Voice Control
A crying baby, a screaming adult, a teenager whose voice cracks — people could have sounded this shrill all the time, a new study suggests,…
Gecko Feet have an Ultra-Thin Layer of Lipids on them that Helps Keep Them Sticky
Geckos are renowned for possessing sticky feet that make it easy for them to climb vertical surfaces. The millions of microscopic, hair-like structures on their…
Linking Additional Molecules to DNA Sequences with Desired Functions: A Simple and Affordable Method
The creation of novel medication classes based on DNA and RNA is progressing quickly. The COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are just one of many DNA/RNA-based medicines…
Alzheimer’s Disease Can Be Diagnosed Earlier Thanks to a Peptide “Fingerprint”
When proteins or peptides fold incorrectly (misfold), their spatial structure is altered, leading to neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. This is the outcome of…
SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Capture and Deactivation Medical Face Mask Membrane
Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., and Rollie Mills, a Ph.D. student in his lab at the University of Kentucky, have assembled a team of scientists to create…
World Wine Drinkers, Rejoice! New Research Uncovers Solution to Billion-Dollar Issue
GTDs, also known as grapevine trunk diseases, are the misery of vineyard owners everywhere, causing more than $1.5 billion in annual economic losses as of…
New Marine Heatwave Global Predictions Predict Ecological and Economic Effects
Marine heatwaves sudden, noticeable spikes in ocean temperature that can have a significant impact on ocean ecosystems can now be projected globally with up to…
Researchers Discover the Mechanism behind the Development of Fruit and Seed in Flowering Plants
The world’s growers have a harder time producing food as a result of rising global temperatures and declining pollinator populations. This question is addressed in…
Research on Bacteria: Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Storage via an Electron Highway
A team of microbiologists from Goethe University Frankfurt, lead by Professor Volker Müller, identified the uncommon enzyme hydrogen-dependent CO2 reductase HDCR in a bacteria that…
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