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EKF secures COVID-19 novel sample collection kit manufacturing and supply contracts

EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces it has secured new contracts for the manufacture and supply of a novel, patented sample collection device which allows COVID-19 samples to be rapidly inactivated in the collection tube, avoiding contamination and preserving RNA without need for refrigeration.

From EKF Diagnostics 26 May 2020

New tool shows how microbes influence health and promote diseases

Scientists from the Quadram Institute and Earlham Institute have developed a unique tool that is helping them to translate the complex communication that takes place between the body and the microbiome.

25 May 2020

Compounds in Brazilian shrub can reduce the virulence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Researchers have discovered that the Brazilian peppertree—an invasive, weedy shrub found in Florida—contains specific compounds that lower the virulence of Staphylococcus bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.

25 May 2020

Genetic 'memory' of ancestral homelands helps organisms adapt to environmental change

Organisms carry long-term "memories" of their ancestral homelands that help them adapt to environmental change, according to a new study that involved raising chickens on the Tibetan Plateau and an adjacent lowland site.

22 May 2020

Environmental Contaminants Alter Gut Microbiome

The microbes that inhabit our bodies are influenced by what we eat, drink, and breathe and most of us are exposed to environmental contaminants.

22 May 2020

Bacteria’s drug resistance is not affected by genetic tradeoffs

Bacteria can still acquire antibiotic resistance even in the face of complex genetic compromises related to different concentrations of antibiotics.

21 May 2020

Researchers discover a combination punch to combat drug-resistant infections

McMaster University researchers have discovered a combination punch to treat drug-resistant infections that is showing promise based on testing in mice.

19 May 2020

Eating one meal high in saturated fat may affect our ability to focus

Fatty food may feel like a friend during these troubled times, but new research suggests that eating just one meal high in saturated fat can hinder our ability to concentrate - not great news for people whose diets have gone south while they're working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 May 2020

New Functions Of A Protein May Improve Biocontrol Methods In Sustainable Agriculture

The laboratory of the UMA has proved that Bacillus subtilis cells, when deprived of an amyloid protein (TasA), exhibit a range of cytological anomalies.

19 May 2020

Scientists Develop Tool To Sequence Circular DNA

Biologists have invented a new way of sequencing circular DNA. The tool will give other scientists rich, accurate data on circular DNA in any type of cell.

19 May 2020

A New Brick In The Wall: Bacterial Cell Wall Intermediate Found

An accumulation of the peptidoglycan recycling pathway that is able to modulate the synthesis and structure of the cell wall has been found by researchers.

19 May 2020

'Cells-Soldiers' Turned To Be More Resistant Than 'Cells-Combat Medics'

Researchers from Russia and the USA discovered that the resistance of immune cells, macrophages, to ferroptosis, depends on the type of their activation.

19 May 2020

Novel method sheds light on genomes of bacteria and viruses

According to a new study, biologists from the University of Alberta have developed a unique method for sequencing circular DNA.

18 May 2020

Study shows the dual role of amyloid proteins in Bacillus physiology

When Bacillus subtilis cells are deprived of an amyloid protein, they show a range of cytological dysfunctions and anomalies that cause their premature death.

18 May 2020

Leap Forward In The Discovery And Development Of New Antibiotics

A powerful new insight, linked to recent studies, has provided a new understanding of Glycopeptide antibiotics biosynthesis that allows new GPAs to be made.

18 May 2020

Blood Cells Could Serve As A 'Thermometer' To Detect Breast Cancer

Immune system cells in the blood of breast cancer patients undergo alterations early in the disease course, according to a study.

18 May 2020

Researchers identify missing component of innate immune signaling

How cells recognize pathogens and alert the immune system swiftly is a fundamental process of high importance for the survival of any species, including humans.

14 May 2020

Study identifies link between gut microbiome and neurodegenerative disease

Researchers from Harvard University have discovered a new link between the gut and the brain in ALS, a neurodegenerative disease.

14 May 2020

A Combo Of Fasting Plus Vitamin C Is Effective For Hard-To-Treat Cancers

Scientists have found that a fasting-mimicking diet could be more effective at treating some types of cancer when combined with vitamin C.

14 May 2020

Single-cell gene expression studies can shed more light on disrupted genes

Scientists can gain a better understanding of the cellular roles of the disrupted gene by disturbing the expression of a specific gene and tracking how this change has an impact on the expression of other types of genes.

13 May 2020