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Researchers use neutrons to explore complex outer surfaces of E.coli

Researchers have been using neutrons to explore the complex outer surfaces of the bacterium Escherichia coli, and they have revealed in the process, with great precision and detail, how such bacteria interact with their surroundings.

25 Oct 2018

Researchers track where tetracycline antibiotics go in human cells

We know that antibiotics treat bacterial infections. We also know why they work. Tetracycline antibiotics, for example, stop bacteria from making protein. Like a boot on a wheel, the drugs bind to the bacterial cell's ribosome--where protein is made--and prevent it from working. Without protein, the bacteria weaken and die.

25 Oct 2018

'Cancer Gene Census' could help find drug targets and design treatments

Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have created the first comprehensive summary of all genes known to be involved in human cancer, the "Cancer Gene Census". Describing all genes strongly implicated in causing cancer, the Census also describes how they function across all forms of this disease.

25 Oct 2018

Bioengineering scientists propose new paradigm for research into cardiovascular diseases

Thrombosis-on-a-chip, vasculature-on-a-chip and engineered models of human cardiac fibrosis are just a few of the new technologies revolutionizing research into human cardiovascular disease--a condition responsible for 17 million deaths per annum globally.

25 Oct 2018

Scientists determine normal function of gene associated with ALS and FTD

The normal function of a gene associated with the neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia has been determined for the first time by University of Bath scientists.

24 Oct 2018

Hamilton Storage release 6-channel head large format tubes

Hamilton Storage announces the availability of a 6-Channel head that automates capping and decapping to reduce hands-on time and hassle.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 24 Oct 2018

Microplastic identified in human waste for the first time

In a recent analysis of human stool samples, every single sample tested contained microplastic and up to nine different plastics were present.

24 Oct 2018

Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease Using Microfluidics

An interview with Dr. Joseph Park, the incorporation of astrocytes into the Alzheimer’s-in-a-dish culture system and it's applications in drug development.

24 Oct 2018

New approach using 'cellular dust' offers hope for regenerative medicine

While stem cells have the most therapeutic potential, the benefits of regenerative medicine may best be mobilized using extracellular vesicles (EVs), also known in the past as "cellular dust".

24 Oct 2018

Researchers reach new milestone in understanding muscle formation

Researchers from the Randall Centre for Cell & Molecular Biophysics believe they have reached a new milestone in the understanding of muscle formation that could help define new cellular and molecular approaches in pathological conditions affecting muscle wellness.

24 Oct 2018

New study finds evidence that animals can judge time

Are you taking your time when feeding your pet? Fluffy and Fido are on to you -- and they can tell when you are dawdling.

24 Oct 2018

The evolution of gigantism in tortoises continues to be enigmatic

Tortoises are a group of terrestrial turtles globally distributed in habitats ranging from deserts to forests and include species such as the Greek and the Galapagos tortoise

24 Oct 2018

Neurons in the brain's primary visual cortex can reliably detect straight lines

Single neurons in the brain's primary visual cortex can reliably detect straight lines, even though the cellular makeup of the neurons is constantly changing, according to a new study by Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists, led by Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Sandra Kuhlman.

24 Oct 2018

Study uncovers rare phenomenon of antibodies working together against malaria

Scientists investigating how the human immune system defends against malaria have uncovered a rare phenomenon: antibodies working together to bind to a vulnerable spot on the parasite.

24 Oct 2018

A major grant funds curiosity-driven research into plant communication

A major grant to fund curiosity-driven research into plant communication has been awarded to a John Innes Centre researcher and colleagues from two European institutes.

24 Oct 2018

Innovative computer software sheds new light on genetic processes underlying deadly diseases

Innovative computer software developed by University of Leicester scientists is shedding new light on the genetic makeup of deadly pathogens responsible for meningitis and gastroenteritis.

23 Oct 2018

How a single mutation can devastate cellular function

A scientist has shown how a single mutation in a protein found in astrocytes reproduces fibrous globs that devastate cellular function.

23 Oct 2018

Gut microbiota at infancy predict risk of obesity in later life

Researchers have provided further evidence to support the link between the gut microbiota in infancy and the risk of becoming overweight or obese in later life

23 Oct 2018

Patient Outcomes of Prostate Cancer with Whole Slide Imaging

An interview with Dr.

From Huron Digital Pathology 23 Oct 2018

Study: Atg2 tethers pre-autophagosomal membrane to endoplasmic reticulum during autophagosome formation

Postdoctoral Researcher Tetsuya Kotani, Associate Professor Hitoshi Nakatogawa, Honorary Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi and colleagues at Tokyo Institute of Technology have analyzed the Atg protein Atg2, whose function had been completely unknown, and have discovered that Atg2 tethers the pre-autophagosomal membrane to the endoplasmic reticulum during autophagosome formation.

23 Oct 2018