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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

Time-Driven Dynamics of Gut Microbiota: Implications for Disease Research

Our bodies are inhabited by trillions of microorganisms, with specific microbes unique to each individual.

2 Jul 2024

High-Pressure Processing Revolutionizes Food And Pharmaceutical Industries

How high pressure impacts protein structure, unfolding, refolding, and crystallization.

1 Jul 2024

New Tool IMPRINT Enhances DNA Transformation in Various Bacterial Strains

Bacteria, with their unique capabilities, hold immense promise for improving various aspects of the world.

27 Jun 2024

CRISPR-Derived Protein Controls Exon Inclusion and Exclusion

The University of Toronto researchers have successfully and precisely controlled the process of RNA splicing by using CRISPR, a bacterial immune defense system.

25 Jun 2024

Small Molecule Restores TERT Levels to Combat Aging-Related Decline

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have demonstrated that therapeutically restoring 'youthful' levels of a specific subunit of the telomerase enzyme can significantly reduce the signs and symptoms of aging in preclinical models.

24 Jun 2024

Marine Bacteria Offers Eco-Friendly Nitrogen Source

According to recent research published in npj Sustainable Agriculture, Rhodovulum sulfidophilum, a purple photosynthetic marine bacterium, can be used to make biomass, which is a highly effective nitrogen fertilizer.

24 Jun 2024

Genetic Insights into Coffee Consumption and Health Implications

Coffee drinking is a heritable habit, and one that carries a certain amount of genetic baggage.

20 Jun 2024

New Method Offers Rapid and Accurate Blood Infection Detection

Researchers have shown that a novel method could identify bloodstream infections precisely and swiftly. The study findings were presented at ASM Microbe, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

17 Jun 2024

Johns Hopkins Scientists Engineer Synthetic Cells to Mimic Symmetry Breaking

In a feat aimed at understanding how cells move and creating new ways to shuttle drugs through the body, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have built a minimal synthetic cell that follows an external chemical cue and demonstrates a governing principle of biology called "symmetry breaking."

14 Jun 2024

Progress in Ingestible Microbiome Sampling Pill Technology

At the Tufts University School of Engineering, significant progress has been made in creating a tiny device that is comparable in size to a vitamin pill and can be swallowed to sample the entire population of microorganisms in a person's gastrointestinal tract.

13 Jun 2024

New Study Reveals Microbial Role in Soil Carbon Emissions

When soil microbes eat plant matter, the digested food follows one of two pathways. Either the microbe uses the food to build its own body, or it respires its meal as carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere.

12 Jun 2024

Simplified Proteomics Method Could Open the Door Toward Precision Medicine

Proteins are workhorses that carry out most of the biological functions in our cells.

12 Jun 2024

Super-Cooled Brain Cell Molecules Shed Light on Epilepsy Drug Action

By super cooling a molecule on the surface of brain cells down to about minus 180 degrees Celsius -; nearly twice as cold as the coldest places in Antarctica -; scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have determined how a widely-used epilepsy drug works to dampen the excitability of brain cells and help to control, although not cure, seizures.

11 Jun 2024

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

Advancements in Direct MS with Plasmion’s SICRIT®.

From Plasmion 11 Jun 2024

Study Highlights Key Protein-Lipid Interactions in Mitochondrial Energy Production

By studying mutations in yeast and human cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found that biochemical bonds between fats and proteins in the mitochondrion, the cell's powerhouse, play a crucial role in how our cells produce energy.

10 Jun 2024

Critical NPC Protein Nup358 Linked to Myeloid Disorders

Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are channels composed of multiple proteins that ferry molecules in and out of the nucleus, regulating many critical cellular functions, such as gene expression, chromatin organization and RNA processes that influence cell survival, proliferation, and differentiation.

6 Jun 2024