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Label-Free Raman Spectroscopy Accelerates Precision Phage Therapy

This study was led by Prof. Jian Xu (Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) in collaboration with Prof. Hongzhou Lu (Shenzhen Third People's Hospital) and Prof. Jiadong Huang (University of Jinan).

8 Jun 2026

New Method Dissects Light Signaling and Heme Pathways in Chloroplast Formation

For plants, light is an important environmental factor not only as a source of energy for photosynthesis but also as a signal for capturing environmental information. Light signals are sensed by photoreceptor proteins called phytochrome. The amino acids that make up proteins are transparent and cannot absorb visible light.

8 Jun 2026

Study Shows Environmental Mixing Drives Primitive RNA to Extinction

Recent research showed that an artificially constructed RNA self-replicating system modeling primitive life at the origin of life evolved to become more prone to extinction under certain experimental conditions.

8 Jun 2026

New Study Proves Research Models Accurately Replicate Cancer ecDNA Loops

Damage to DNA in cancer cells can lead to pieces breaking off chromosomes and floating away, like icebergs cracking off from a glacier. Just as icebergs are a threat to ships and their crew, these scattered bits of DNA loom large to physicians and cancer patients by having titanic effects on tumor progression and treatment resistance.

8 Jun 2026

Biologists Capture Snapshot of Evolutionary Transition in Y Chromosome Gene

The study, published in Volume 153, Issue 9 of the journal Development on May 14, 2026, by The Company of Biologists, is the first to precisely map endogenous UTY occupancy across the human genome and demonstrate that UTY remains functionally involved in transcriptional regulation during early human development.

8 Jun 2026

Four Reasons to Marvel at SA’s Coast this World Ocean Day

To celebrate World Ocean Day this 8 June, Adelaide University marine biologists Professor Sean Connell and Dr Dominic McAfee have shared four of their favourite facts about South Australia’s coastline.

5 Jun 2026

Antibody-Directed Xenophagy Pathway Blocks Intracellular Infections From Spreading

Scientists have revealed the process by which cells can internally digest bacteria and viruses.

5 Jun 2026

Rising octopus numbers: UK study examines impacts on coasts and communities

A standout feature from the new report was the value of the survey of SCUBA divers and snorkelers. There were 120 responses in a relatively short period of time last year, and they provided an absolute wealth of information - along with some stunning photos.

5 Jun 2026

Microbes Reveal Missing Link in Space Manufacturing

Manufacturing materials in space may hinge on a simple problem: feeding microbes.

5 Jun 2026

Blood Signature Found to Predict Lung Cancer Risk Years Before Diagnosis

Researchers have identified a blood signature that can predict lung cancer risk years before diagnosis – significant findings that could enhance prevention strategies for Australia’s biggest cancer killer.

5 Jun 2026

Researchers Reconstruct the Billion Year History of Osmotrophic Eukaryotic Evolution

Decomposers are crucial for keeping Earth habitable, breaking down dead biomass and returning key nutrients, like carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, back into the ecosystem.

5 Jun 2026

Scientists Identify Microglia Immune State Changes for Novel Alzheimer’s Therapies

Researchers from VIB, KU Leuven, the UK-DRI and Muna Therapeutics, funded by, among others, ERC, have uncovered a critical biological transition that may determine whether Alzheimer's disease pathology leads to dementia.

5 Jun 2026

New Antibiotic Compound Blocks Ribosome to Starve Dangerous Pathogens

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a new antibiotic that kills some of the world's most dangerous and drug-resistant bacteria - and does so by targeting a previously unknown vulnerability, opening the door to an entirely new class of treatments.

5 Jun 2026