Biology

Broad, Long-Lasting Protection from the Universal Influenza B Vaccine, According to Biomedical Sciences Researchers

Broad, Long-Lasting Protection from the Universal Influenza B Vaccine, According to Biomedical Sciences Researchers

According to a recent study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, a new universal flu vaccine protects against influenza…
A Scientist discovered how Taurine Regulates the Size of Brain Cells

A Scientist discovered how Taurine Regulates the Size of Brain Cells

Herminia Pasantes Ordóez was about 14 years old when she overheard her mother telling her father that she would never find a husband. Pasantes had…
Scientists Have Discovered a New Function for the Enzyme ADAR1 that Connects it to Age-Related Diseases Through a Function Unrelated to RNA-Editing as People Age

Scientists Have Discovered a New Function for the Enzyme ADAR1 that Connects it to Age-Related Diseases Through a Function Unrelated to RNA-Editing as People Age

The biomedical research community is faced with a challenging task as a result of aging and age-related illnesses. It is crucial to comprehend how senescence…
Some Squirrels Benefit from Gut Microbes to Survive Hibernation

Some Squirrels Benefit from Gut Microbes to Survive Hibernation

Ground squirrels are the only squirrels that hibernate during the winter. Ground squirrels do not live in trees, but rather on or in the ground.…
Why are Kitchen Sponges ideal Bacteria Habitats?

Why are Kitchen Sponges ideal Bacteria Habitats?

Kitchen sponges contain more bacteria than any other surface in your home. We use sponges every day to clean our dishes and surfaces, but they…
Some E. coli Released Viral Grenades within nearby Bacteria

Some E. coli Released Viral Grenades within nearby Bacteria

Some bacteria can set off unexploded viral grenades in the DNA of neighboring bacteria. Certain Escherichia coli bacteria, including some found in human intestines, produce…
Zebrafish Transparency and a New Imaging Technique Put Blood Stem Cells in High-Resolution Focus

Zebrafish Transparency and a New Imaging Technique Put Blood Stem Cells in High-Resolution Focus

Thanks to some assistance from microscopy and zebrafish, researchers can now see single blood stem cells in high resolution for the first time. Researchers from…
More Than 300 Drug-Resistant Bacteria Are Defeated by a New Drug Candidate

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…
Tiny Amoebas Move more quickly with Cargo than without it

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

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

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

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…
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