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Flame sterilization of shake-flasks affects cell culture

Researchers commonly culture bacteria for many purposes, such as to screen pharmaceuticals and manufacture vaccines. In these cases, shake flasks have been commonly and generally used for over 90 years to cultivate microbes.

2 Jul 2020

Study shows how inflammatory changes in tumors cause drug resistance in blood vessels

Scientists at Hokkaido University and collaborators have identified how inflammatory changes in tumors caused by chemotherapy trigger blood vessel anomalies and thus drug-resistance, resulting in the poor prognosis of cancer patients.

2 Jul 2020

COVID-19 virus can infect heart cells in a lab dish, study shows

A new study shows that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (coronavirus), can infect heart cells in a lab dish, indicating it may be possible for heart cells in COVID-19 patients to be directly infected by the virus.

1 Jul 2020

Anammox bacteria show ability to 'breathe' solid-state matter

A type of anaerobic bacteria responsible for more than 50 percent of nitrogen loss from marine environments has been shown to use solid-state matter present outside their cells for respiration.

30 Jun 2020

Researchers show how gut microbiome helps people resist cholera

Cholera can kill within hours if left untreated, and it sickens as many as 4 million people a year. In a new article in the journal Cell, researchers describe how gut bacteria helps people resist the disease.

30 Jun 2020

Researchers perform room-temperature X-ray measurements on SARS-CoV-2 main protease

A team of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Argonne national laboratories has performed the first room-temperature X-ray measurements on the SARS-CoV-2 main protease -- the enzyme that enables the virus to reproduce.

26 Jun 2020

Researchers discover receptor that regulates aging effects in mice

Increasing abdominal girth and shrinking muscles are two common side effects of aging. Researchers at the University of Bonn have discovered a receptor in mice that regulates both effects.

26 Jun 2020

Efficient laser technique can convert cellulose into biofuel

With the imminent threat of a climate crisis hanging over our heads, it has become crucial to develop efficient alternatives to fossil fuels.

25 Jun 2020

Carbon Cycling In Wet Soils

Under changing, temperate soils are forecast to experience a high degree of variability in moisture conditions due to periods of drought and/or flood.

25 Jun 2020

Manipulating immune cells could be a viable strategy for treating cancer

Most traditional cancer therapies target either the tumor cells themselves or indiscriminately kill any rapidly dividing cell.

From UC San Diego 23 Jun 2020

Researchers unlock a weakness in common type of cancer cells

Like any cells in the body, cancer cells need sugar - namely glucose - to fuel cell proliferation and growth. Cancer cells in particular metabolize glucose at a much higher rate than normal cells.

19 Jun 2020

Novel silicon-based antioxidant agent may prevent kidney failure and Parkinson's disease

Oxidative stress is the result of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and can be damaging to cells and tissues.

From Osaka University 19 Jun 2020

Using organic electrochemical transistor to measure extracellular electron transfer in bacteria

Scientists at Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, have developed an organic electrochemical transistor that they can use to measure and study in fine detail a phenomenon known as extracellular electron transfer in which bacteria release electrons.

18 Jun 2020

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Flame sterilization of shake-flasks affects cell culture

Study shows how inflammatory changes in tumors cause drug resistance in blood vessels

COVID-19 virus can infect heart cells in a lab dish, study shows

Anammox bacteria show ability to 'breathe' solid-state matter

Researchers show how gut microbiome helps people resist cholera

Researchers perform room-temperature X-ray measurements on SARS-CoV-2 main protease

Researchers discover receptor that regulates aging effects in mice

Efficient laser technique can convert cellulose into biofuel

Carbon Cycling In Wet Soils

Manipulating immune cells could be a viable strategy for treating cancer

Researchers unlock a weakness in common type of cancer cells

Novel silicon-based antioxidant agent may prevent kidney failure and Parkinson's disease

Using organic electrochemical transistor to measure extracellular electron transfer in bacteria

Researchers discover new mechanism which may stimulate blood vessels' inner liner

Activating specific neurons can trigger hibernation-like state in mice

Cardiac organoids that closely mimic physiological conditions during a heart attack

New project to make better fluorescent tags turns into a method to kill tumors

'Fat burning' molecule holds promise for future treatment and prevention of obesity

Scientists develop a molecular shield to stabilize near-infrared fluorescent dyes

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