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Researchers discover distinctive antibacterial therapy that uses visible light-activated synthetic molecular machine

Infectious-bacteria-killing molecular machines have been persuaded to reconsider their goal.

2 Jun 2022

Dads' close involvement during adolescence can have a lasting impact on sons' testosterone production

University of Notre Dame Associate Professor of Anthropology Lee Gettler and his collaborators have drawn on data collected over more than 30 years from almost 1,000 men in the Philippines to help shed light on the importance of adolescence and father-son experiences to sons' adult testosterone patterns.

2 Jun 2022

Capturing carbon using an integrated approach to land management practices

An integrated approach to land management practices in the U.S. can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates based on separate approaches, Michigan State University researchers say.

2 Jun 2022

Sharks may be key to developing effective COVID-19 treatments

To combat viruses, one of humankind's oldest threats, researchers are studying predators with the oldest adaptive immune system in the animal kingdom: sharks.

1 Jun 2022

European cuttlefish may employ a more complex strategy to camouflage within underwater

A new study by City, University of London and others suggests that the European cuttlefish (sepia officinalis) may combine, as necessary, two distinct neural systems that process specific visual features from its local environment, and visual cues relating to its overall background environment to create the body patterns it uses to camouflage itself on the sea floor.

1 Jun 2022

Study discovers new antibiotics effective against drug-resistant tuberculosis

Every year, 1.5 million people die from infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antibiotics are available to treat tuberculosis, but the bacteria has evolved multi-drug resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR), and fully drug-resistant (TDR) strains in recent years.

1 Jun 2022

Study reveals how RNAi workhorse protein optimizes to keep protein synthesis on track

Proteins are made in cells in the same way as they are made in factories. However, making too much at the wrong moment may lead to illnesses like cancer, so they use RNA interference (RNAi) to regulate production.

1 Jun 2022

Researchers conduct a comprehensive survey of the aging epigenome across the chromatin hierarchy

Highly structured chromatin encodes the program of life with only one set of genes in the core of every cell. Since various genes are stimulated at different periods of life while staying silent elsewhere, this is feasible. Some genes from a former life stage are hidden deep within the nuclear perimeter, while others manage to break out.

1 Jun 2022

Researchers determine intracellular antibodies to cure diseases

Mermaid Bio GmbH of Munich, Germany, and WEHI of Melbourne, Australia, recently announced cooperation to identify and develop a unique class of therapeutic candidates that modify misbehaving proteins inside cells that can cause a variety of diseases.

From Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) 1 Jun 2022

Study reveals that gene variant regulates protein level to prevent blood clots in the lungs

The probability of blood clots in the lungs of very sick COVID-19 patients is influenced by a gene variant in the natural immune system. This is demonstrated in a new study published in Nature Immunology by researchers from Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet.

1 Jun 2022

Researchers analyze the involvement of immune cells in lung cancer survival

Lung cancer affects approximately 48,500 persons in the United Kingdom every year. New treatments are urgently needed because only around 20% of patients live 5 years after diagnosis, and it is the leading cause of cancer death.

1 Jun 2022

Research shows how current drugs impact bacterial physiology

Tuberculosis is a stubborn disease caused by even more stubborn bacteria. While many bacterial infections clear up within days of taking antibiotics, TB can take up to six months to clear up and, in some cases, never leave the human body. In 2020, it claimed 1.5 million lives, second only to COVID-19 in terms of infectious disease deaths.

1 Jun 2022

Researchers created ultrasound-guided microbubbles to enhance immunotherapy performance

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center scientists have created an ultrasound-guided cancer immunotherapy approach that promotes systemic antitumor immunity and increases immune checkpoint blockade therapeutic potential. Nature Nanotechnology published the results of the pioneering study.

1 Jun 2022

Damaged liver treated in perfusion machine for three days and then implanted into a cancer patient

The multidisciplinary Zurich research team Liver4Life has succeeded in doing something during a treatment attempt that had never been achieved in the history of medicine until now: it treated an originally damaged human liver in a machine for three days outside a body and then implanted the recovered organ into a cancer patient.

1 Jun 2022

Surging popularity of beneficial fermented foods meets patchwork of global regulations

The surging popularity of beneficial fermented foods like kombucha and yogurt is being met with a patchwork of regulations worldwide, according to a recent review.

1 Jun 2022

Tree beta diversity matters more for ecosystem functioning than other components of biodiversity

A study from the Missouri Ozarks highlights the importance of spatial aspects of biodiversity for healthy functioning of naturally occurring forests.

1 Jun 2022

seqWell and Element Biosciences partner to demonstrate sequencing performance of multiplexed plexWell technology with the AVITI System

seqWell today announced a partnership with Element Biosciences Inc., developer of the Element AVITI™ System.

From Element Biosciences 1 Jun 2022

New bio-mimicking enzyme shows promise in degrading lignin

A new artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through lignin, the tough polymer that helps woody plants hold their shape. Lignin also stores tremendous potential for renewable energy and materials.

31 May 2022

Study highlights the interaction between single-stranded DNA and the linker histone H1

Human DNA is neatly locked in place around a central disc in the tight quarters of the cell nucleus by H1 linker histone that helps shepherd DNA into the tidy chromatin fibers that make up chromosomes. The linker histone, on the other hand, is much more than a protein clip.

31 May 2022

Field-grown ictB tobacco transformants show no variance in photosynthetic performance

To maintain pace with the expanding population, it is estimated that the global food supply will need to rise by 50-80% by 2050.

31 May 2022

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Researchers discover distinctive antibacterial therapy that uses visible light-activated synthetic molecular machine

Dads' close involvement during adolescence can have a lasting impact on sons' testosterone production

Capturing carbon using an integrated approach to land management practices

Sharks may be key to developing effective COVID-19 treatments

European cuttlefish may employ a more complex strategy to camouflage within underwater

Study discovers new antibiotics effective against drug-resistant tuberculosis

Study reveals how RNAi workhorse protein optimizes to keep protein synthesis on track

Researchers conduct a comprehensive survey of the aging epigenome across the chromatin hierarchy

Researchers determine intracellular antibodies to cure diseases

Study reveals that gene variant regulates protein level to prevent blood clots in the lungs

Researchers analyze the involvement of immune cells in lung cancer survival

Research shows how current drugs impact bacterial physiology

Researchers created ultrasound-guided microbubbles to enhance immunotherapy performance

Damaged liver treated in perfusion machine for three days and then implanted into a cancer patient

Surging popularity of beneficial fermented foods meets patchwork of global regulations

Tree beta diversity matters more for ecosystem functioning than other components of biodiversity

seqWell and Element Biosciences partner to demonstrate sequencing performance of multiplexed plexWell technology with the AVITI System

New bio-mimicking enzyme shows promise in degrading lignin

Study highlights the interaction between single-stranded DNA and the linker histone H1

Field-grown ictB tobacco transformants show no variance in photosynthetic performance

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