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'Harmless' species of Listeria developing characteristics potentially harmful to humans

In the food processing industry, the deadly bacteria Listeria monocytogenes is monitored closely. Not only can the bacteria make people extremely ill, it is known to be developing resistance to various food safety measures across the world.

6 Dec 2022

Pill-shaped ingestible biosensing system enables continuous monitoring in the intestinal environment

Engineering researchers have developed a battery-free, pill-shaped ingestible biosensing system designed to provide continuous monitoring in the intestinal environment.

6 Dec 2022

Conservation policies tailored to individual populations could help adapt to the warming world

Human-released greenhouse gasses are causing the world to warm, and with that warming comes increasing stress for many of the planet's plants and animals.

5 Dec 2022

Small fish could help close nutritional gaps for undernourished people

Inexpensive, small fish species caught in seas and lakes in developing countries could help close nutritional gaps for undernourished people, and especially young children, according to new research.

5 Dec 2022

New 3D organoid model reveals a possible biological target for treating GEJ cancers

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have created a laboratory-grown three-dimensional "organoid" model that is derived from human tissue and designed to advance understanding about how early stages of cancer develop at the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) — the point where the digestive system's food tube meets the stomach.

2 Dec 2022

High-dose green tea extract may create liver damage in people with certain genetic variations

Long-term use of high-dose green tea extract may provide some protection against cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes, but it also may create liver damage in a small minority of the population.

2 Dec 2022

Investigating new ways to grow food in space

Growing food in space is fraught with daunting challenges, including extreme environmental stressors like radiation and microgravity.

2 Dec 2022

The analysis of pesticide residues in cannabis and hemp products

In this interview, Avinash Dalmia, the Senior Principal Application Scientist at PerkinElmer, talks to AZoLifeSciences about the analysis of 102 pesticides and 5 mycotoxin residues in hemp regulated by colorado state.

From PerkinElmer 2 Dec 2022

The link between tandem repeats and development of Schizophrenia

Each human cell is distinct because it is written in the DNA language.

1 Dec 2022

Preventing protein-protein interactions with a new tool

Proteins constantly interact with one another inside cells to perform various tasks. Blocking the binding of two or more proteins appears as a potential treatment for some diseases where these functions are altered.

1 Dec 2022

Specific genetic variant resulting in the early onset of epilepsy identified

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) researchers have identified a particular genetic variant in SCN1A, the most common genetic epilepsy, that contributes to an earlier start of epilepsy with clinical features different from other epilepsies.

1 Dec 2022

Revealing the unappreciated role of POLQ in responding to DNA replication stress

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, in partnership with Artios, have discovered how an enzyme involved in DNA repair (POLQ) becomes critical to the survival of some tumors when the cancer cells lose the ability to employ a more frequent way of DNA repair.

1 Dec 2022

Research could advance our understanding of evolution and the origins of cell motility

The origin of all biological movements, including walking, swimming, or flying, can be traced back to cellular movements; however, little is known about how cell motility arose in evolution.

1 Dec 2022

Three-year interval appropriate between screening for colorectal cancer

Three years after the first negative multi-target stool DNA test, according to a scientific investigation into the best time to screen for colorectal cancer using non-invasive methods for detecting the disease’s targets in the stool, there were no colorectal malignancies discovered.

1 Dec 2022

Microglial cells trigger inflammatory protective mechanisms in the immune system

Microglia, the brain’s own immune cells, are present in the central nervous system.

1 Dec 2022

Breeding experiment to uncover genes that encourage plants to cooperate

According to a recent study published in PLOS Biology on November 29th, 2022 by Samuel Wuest of the University of Zurich and Agroscope, Switzerland, and colleagues, a clear and simple breeding experiment combined with genetic analysis can quickly uncover genes that promote cooperation and higher yields of plant populations.

1 Dec 2022

Figuring out how immune cells prevent cognitive decline

Could Alzheimer’s disease and other types of cognitive decline be caused by the underproduction of immune cells that are poorly understood? It might, according to a Rutgers study published in Nature Immunology, and increasing these cells could undo the harm.

From Rutgers University 1 Dec 2022

Nitrogen metabolism adaptations allowed marine cyanobacteria to survive in the ocean

The UCO publishes a review of the nitrogen metabolism adaptations that allowed the most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth, marine cyanobacteria, to survive in environments very poor in nutrients.

30 Nov 2022

Bats use distinct laryngeal structures to generate echolocation and social calls

Bats use distinct structures in the larynx to produce high-frequency echolocation calls and lower-frequency social calls, according to a study by Coen Elemans at the University of Southern Denmark and colleagues, publishing November 29th in the open access journal PLOS Biology.

30 Nov 2022

Using nanotechnology and magnetic manipulations to bioengineer 3D neural networks

Neurons are the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system, the cells responsible for receiving sensory input from the external world, for sending motor commands to our muscles, and for transforming and relaying the electrical signals at every step in between.

30 Nov 2022

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'Harmless' species of Listeria developing characteristics potentially harmful to humans

Pill-shaped ingestible biosensing system enables continuous monitoring in the intestinal environment

Conservation policies tailored to individual populations could help adapt to the warming world

Small fish could help close nutritional gaps for undernourished people

New 3D organoid model reveals a possible biological target for treating GEJ cancers

High-dose green tea extract may create liver damage in people with certain genetic variations

Investigating new ways to grow food in space

The analysis of pesticide residues in cannabis and hemp products

The link between tandem repeats and development of Schizophrenia

Preventing protein-protein interactions with a new tool

Specific genetic variant resulting in the early onset of epilepsy identified

Revealing the unappreciated role of POLQ in responding to DNA replication stress

Research could advance our understanding of evolution and the origins of cell motility

Three-year interval appropriate between screening for colorectal cancer

Microglial cells trigger inflammatory protective mechanisms in the immune system

Breeding experiment to uncover genes that encourage plants to cooperate

Figuring out how immune cells prevent cognitive decline

Nitrogen metabolism adaptations allowed marine cyanobacteria to survive in the ocean

Bats use distinct laryngeal structures to generate echolocation and social calls

Using nanotechnology and magnetic manipulations to bioengineer 3D neural networks

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