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Biological control helps regulate invasive pest threats in key food crops

Biological control of insect pests - where 'natural enemies' keep pests at bay - is saving farmers in Asia and the Pacific billions of dollars, according to University of Queensland-led research.

4 Sep 2020

Study sheds more light on plant evolution

A study led by researchers from Tasmania, Chile and Germany has furthered our understanding of plant evolution by tracking the origins of electrical signaling components that plants developed to communicate and adapt to life on land.

4 Sep 2020

New method delivers promising anti-rejection drug to area surrounding a grafted heart

For patients who receive a heart transplant in the near future, the old adage, "Good things come in small packages," may become words to live by.

4 Sep 2020

IMT school researcher receives ERC grant to study mechanisms that regulate sleep

A researcher at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Giulio Bernardi, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Starting grant, a competitive source of financing attributed to young researchers who pursue innovative research ideas.

4 Sep 2020

Researchers discover the developmental process of strong immune T-cells

There are memory cells that remember previously encountered pathogens and help to react quickly and strongly when exposed to them again.

4 Sep 2020

Rapid concentration of high boiling point solvents

BioChromato Inc. has published a technical poster that studies how its unique vacuum-assisted vortex concentration (VVC) technology offers significant benefits in achieving rapid concentration of samples dissolved in high boiling point solvents.

From BioChromato Inc. 4 Sep 2020

Researchers develop antibacterial agent to treat drug-resistant infections

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most lethal drug-resistant bacteria and is also one of the most common bacterial pathogens.

3 Sep 2020

Study shows how tumor cells gain enhanced ability to deal with crowded tumor environment

Majority of animal cells must become spherical to undergo cell division. These cells achieve this shape by rounding up and deforming their neighboring cells.

3 Sep 2020

Study shows cell surface proteins in placental tissue prevent COVID-19 transmission

Scientists from the Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infectious Diseases at Boston Medical Center have discovered properties in the placental tissue that may play a significant role in inhibiting the transmission of COVID-19 infection from a mother, who has the novel coronavirus, to her fetus.

3 Sep 2020

Researchers discover the developmental process of novel immune T cells

Memory cells essentially recall formerly encountered pathogens and help respond strongly and rapidly when they are exposed to this foreign matter again.

3 Sep 2020

Study reveals gene that provides resistance to tomatoes from bacterial speck disease

Bacterial speck disease, which reduces both fruit yield and quality, has been a growing problem in tomatoes over the last five years.

3 Sep 2020

Outcomes look bleak for forests burned by wildfire

With flames racing across hundreds of square miles throughout Colorado and California this summer and a warming climate projected to boost wildfire activity across the West, residents can't help but wonder what our beloved forests will look like in a few decades.

3 Sep 2020

Study: Bacterial cells from different species can combine into unique hybrid cells

Like humans, bacteria live together in communities, sometimes lending a hand -- or in the case of bacteria, a metabolite or two -- to help their neighbors thrive.

3 Sep 2020

Researchers discover link between defensive responses in plants and crop parasite

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have discovered a link between defensive responses in plants and the beautiful but devastating crop parasite witchweed.

3 Sep 2020

New study shows how tumor cells evade the immune system

If cancer is a series of puzzles, a new study pieces together how several of those puzzles connect to form a bigger picture.

3 Sep 2020

Researchers create a new, quicker method of diagnosing diseases in patients

A new and quicker method of diagnosing diseases in patients has been created by researchers at the University of Leeds.

3 Sep 2020

Gut bacterium is linked to increased risk of stomach cancer

The bacterium Helicobacter pylori is linked to increased risk of stomach cancer, and is genetically highly variable. A new study by researchers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich explores the role played by this diversity in the early phase of infection in adult humans.

3 Sep 2020

Ocean acidification is affecting the world’s tropical reefs

The scaffolds that help hold together the world's tropical reefs are at risk from acidification due to increased carbon dioxide in the world's oceans, according to geoscientists at the University of Sydney.

3 Sep 2020

Researchers develop new gene therapy for congenital blindness

Retinitis pigmentosa is the most prevalent form of congenital blindness. Using a retinitis pigmentosa mouse model, researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now shown that targeted activation of genes of similar function can compensate for the primary defect.

3 Sep 2020

Combined point-of-care nucleic acid and antibody test can speed up COVID-19 detection

A Cambridge hospital has piloted the use of combined rapid point-of-care nucleic acid and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection after researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that this approach was superior to virus detection alone for diagnosing COVID-19 disease.

3 Sep 2020

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Biological control helps regulate invasive pest threats in key food crops

Study sheds more light on plant evolution

New method delivers promising anti-rejection drug to area surrounding a grafted heart

IMT school researcher receives ERC grant to study mechanisms that regulate sleep

Researchers discover the developmental process of strong immune T-cells

Rapid concentration of high boiling point solvents

Researchers develop antibacterial agent to treat drug-resistant infections

Study shows how tumor cells gain enhanced ability to deal with crowded tumor environment

Study shows cell surface proteins in placental tissue prevent COVID-19 transmission

Researchers discover the developmental process of novel immune T cells

Study reveals gene that provides resistance to tomatoes from bacterial speck disease

Outcomes look bleak for forests burned by wildfire

Study: Bacterial cells from different species can combine into unique hybrid cells

Researchers discover link between defensive responses in plants and crop parasite

New study shows how tumor cells evade the immune system

Researchers create a new, quicker method of diagnosing diseases in patients

Gut bacterium is linked to increased risk of stomach cancer

Ocean acidification is affecting the world’s tropical reefs

Researchers develop new gene therapy for congenital blindness

Combined point-of-care nucleic acid and antibody test can speed up COVID-19 detection

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