Biology
When and How Immune Cells choose to create Pathogen Memories
Unexpected insights have emerged on how and when particular infection-killing white blood cells select to create memory about their interactions with a virus. For decades,…
News
Biology
Engineering Viruses to Eliminate Lethal Infections
Antimicrobial resistance is a critical and developing global issue. Researchers are looking into phages, viruses that infect bacteria, as a potential cure. In a recent…
Medical
Resistant Germs can Persist in the Body for Years
When antibiotics are no longer effective, fighting disease-causing bacteria becomes more challenging. According to a study conducted by the University of Basel and University Hospital…
Biology
Gut Microbiome affects the Severity of Respiratory Viral Infection
According to researchers from Georgia State University’s Center for Translational Antiviral Research and the Institute for Biomedical Sciences, the composition of the gut microbiota determines…
Environment
Best Places to Rewild European Bison
Simulations use historical records, fossils, and ancient DNA to explain why the European bison nearly went extinct and to identify appropriate conservation sites. Since the…
Other
Study Reveals Massive Hidden Human-caused Bird Extinctions
According to a recent study, humans have wiped out over 1,400 bird species, more than twice as many as previously thought, with significant consequences for…
Health
Probiotics help Obese Dogs Lose Weight
Researchers identified two probiotic strains that can be used to help obese dogs lose weight. The findings were published this week in Microbiology Spectrum, a…
Biology
African Raptors are experiencing Widespread Population Collapse
An international team of researchers has found that Africa’s birds of prey are facing an extinction crisis. The report, co-led by researchers from the School…
Technology
Researchers use Optical Traps to Control the Production of Biofilms
Researchers demonstrated that biofilm growth may be regulated using laser light in the form of optical traps. The discoveries could help scientists use biofilms for…
Biology
Resin removes Coronavirus from Plastic Surfaces
Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland are actively creating anti-viral surfaces to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases. A recent study discovered…
Biology
New Method for Carrying out Deep-sea Studies on Vulnerable Organisms
A professor of Ocean Engineering and Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, along with a multidisciplinary research team from various institutions, successfully demonstrated new…
Other
New Research provides light on an Ancient Fossil, answering an Evolutionary Puzzle
A study published in the Royal Society’s Biology Letters found that picrodontids, an extinct family of placental mammals that lived several million years after the…
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