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Gut Microbiota Interspecies Interactions may Impact the Efficacy of Antibiotics Against C. Difficile

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that can infect the large intestine, with symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening colon damage.

12 May 2023

Swarm Intelligence Algorithm Allows Efficient Image-Based Plant Disease Detection

Every year, plant diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi contribute to major economic losses. The prompt detection of these diseases is necessary to curb their spread and mitigate agricultural damage, but represents a major challenge, especially in areas of high-scale production.

12 May 2023

Chemical Modification Improves Non-Viral Gene Editing as Well as a New Type of DNA Repair

Gene editing is a powerful method for both research and therapy. Since the advent of the Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR/Cas9 technology, a quick and accurate tool for genome editing discovered in 2012, scientists have been working to explore its capabilities and boost its performance.

12 May 2023

New Method for Analyzing Protein Crystals Could Open Up Applications for Drug Discovery

A new method for analyzing protein crystals – developed by Cornell researchers and given a funky two-part name – could open up applications for new drug discovery and other areas of biotechnology and biochemistry.

12 May 2023

Researchers Show a Second Key Gene Involved in Malaria's Resistance to Chloroquine

How malaria parasites evolved to evade a major antimalarial drug has long been thought to involve only one key gene.

12 May 2023

Understanding How Cell-to-Cell Communication Networks Drive Pancreatic Cancer Development

Discussions of cancer often stress the genetic mutations that drive disease by altering the normal function of cellular proteins.

12 May 2023

Scarring on the Extracellular Matrix Causes Muscles to Stop Working in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Muscles that ache after a hard workout usually don't hurt for long, thanks to stem cells that rush to the injured site along "collagen highways" within the muscle and repair the damaged tissue.

12 May 2023

Researchers Elucidate the Molecular Mechanism of Protein Degradation by Extracellular Chaperones

When exposed to stressful conditions, several proteins tend to misfold and form aggregates inside or outside cells.

12 May 2023

Prime Editing System Could Accelerate the Study of Cancer-Linked Mutations

Genomic studies of cancer patients have revealed thousands of mutations linked to tumor development.

12 May 2023

AI Used to Create 3D Model of 'Postal Workers' in Human Cells

University of Queensland researchers have used artificial intelligence to build a 3D map of key cell components to better understand dementia and infectious diseases including COVID-19.

12 May 2023

Essential Oil From the Leaves of Labrador Tea Plant Has Antimalarial Properties

Much of what is now considered modern medicine originated as folk remedies or traditional, Indigenous practices. These customs are still alive today, and they could help address a variety of conditions.

12 May 2023

Mitochondria Transfer From Astrocytes Enhances Tumorigenesis in Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma cancer cells use mitochondria from the central nervous system to grow and form more aggressive tumors, according to new Cleveland Clinic-led findings published in Nature Cancer.

12 May 2023

Vector Biolabs Expands Viral Vector Manufacturing Capacity and Adds to QC Capabilities

Vector Biolabs, a custom design and manufacturing service provider for AAV and adenovirus viral vectors announced the completion of a facility expansion to meet growing demand.

12 May 2023

Cytiva and Pall Life Sciences Complete Integration to Create a Global Innovation and Solutions Leader in Biotechnology

Cytiva and the life sciences business of Pall Corporation have completed their integration and are now united as one business under the Cytiva brand.

12 May 2023

Curtin Experts Available: Corals Make Light Work of Photosynthesis Despite Lack of Sunshine

New Curtin University research has found reef-building corals living deep underwater off the coast of Western Australia’s Kimberley region survive despite a lack of sunlight by kicking into ‘photosynthesis overdrive’ to enhance their ability to gain energy from sunlight and by upping their intake of microorganisms.

12 May 2023

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Gut Microbiota Interspecies Interactions may Impact the Efficacy of Antibiotics Against C. Difficile

Swarm Intelligence Algorithm Allows Efficient Image-Based Plant Disease Detection

Chemical Modification Improves Non-Viral Gene Editing as Well as a New Type of DNA Repair

New Method for Analyzing Protein Crystals Could Open Up Applications for Drug Discovery

Researchers Show a Second Key Gene Involved in Malaria's Resistance to Chloroquine

Understanding How Cell-to-Cell Communication Networks Drive Pancreatic Cancer Development

Scarring on the Extracellular Matrix Causes Muscles to Stop Working in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Researchers Elucidate the Molecular Mechanism of Protein Degradation by Extracellular Chaperones

Prime Editing System Could Accelerate the Study of Cancer-Linked Mutations

AI Used to Create 3D Model of 'Postal Workers' in Human Cells

Essential Oil From the Leaves of Labrador Tea Plant Has Antimalarial Properties

Mitochondria Transfer From Astrocytes Enhances Tumorigenesis in Glioblastoma

Vector Biolabs Expands Viral Vector Manufacturing Capacity and Adds to QC Capabilities

Cytiva and Pall Life Sciences Complete Integration to Create a Global Innovation and Solutions Leader in Biotechnology

Curtin Experts Available: Corals Make Light Work of Photosynthesis Despite Lack of Sunshine

CABBI Researchers Identify Types of Microbes Associated With Engineered Oilcane

How the Natural Process of DNA Repair Fails to Cause Disease

Researchers Use Cheese Rinds to Show Fungal Antibiotics Can Influence Microbiome Development

Research Helps Better Understand How Developing Cells Break Free From Their Tissue of Origin

Researchers Develop a System to Deliver Antioxidants to the Mitochondria

Expert Insights: HiMedia Labs on Advancing Nucleic Acid Extraction Across Industries

Quorum Bio: Where Synthetic Biology Meets Sustainable Farming

Diagnostic Biochips: Pioneering Brain Research Tools for the Future

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