Work uncovers secret of how genome-editing tool works as a 'guided missile' to correct errors in the genetic code Researchers from the Broad Institute and MIT have teamed up with colleagues from the University of Tokyo to form the first ...
People have long known there is energy in wastewater; extracting it economically is the problem. Startup Cambrian Innovation claims its technology can do it and a brewery and a winery are now using it to clean their wastewater while ...
Tags: energy in wastewater, reduced energy costs, wastewater reuse
Findings suggest similar origins of some cases of schizophrenia and autism in humans Johns Hopkins researchers report that fetal mice — especially males — show signs of brain damage that lasts into their adulthood when they ...
Tags: Immune Response, Prenatal Exposure, journal Brain, maternal infection
Cat bites may look less serious than dog bites, but beware: They can cause dangerous infections, particularly when they involve the hand, new research indicates. Although cats have no more germs in their mouths than dogs or people, ...
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A University of Otago, New Zealand, research breakthrough from the Sir John Walsh Research Institute is helping pave the way for novel antifungal drugs designed to overcome the world-wide problem of growing resistance to current treatments. ...
Tags: Aids, Drug Resistance, expand the array of antifungal treatments
What is antibiotic resistance and is it correct to describe it as a ‘looming global threat’? Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of antibiotic use. Bacteria adapt to the threat of antibiotics using mechanisms to overcome ...
Tags: Addressing Antibiotic Resistance, bacteria, implementing policies
Robotics are moving up the production line and bringing with them increased safety and productivity benefits. Shifts in robotics use are reported in a newly released business intelligence study from US trade association for packaging and ...
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An international team of researchers have discovered a 'microbial Pompeii' preserved on the teeth of skeletons around 1,000 years old. The key to the discovery is the dental calculus (plaque) which preserves bacteria and microscopic ...
Researchers at a US military lab in Massachusetts have developed a pizza that has a shelf life of three years and requires no refrigeration or freezing. Since lightweight individual field rations replaced canned food in 1981 for soldiers ...
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Scientists have pieced together sections of DNA from 12 individual cells to sequence the genome of a bacterium known to live in healthy human mouths. With this new data about a part of the body considered "biological dark matter," the ...
One of science's strongest dogmas is that complex life on Earth could only evolve when oxygen levels in the atmosphere rose to close to modern levels. But now studies of a small sea sponge fished out of a Danish fjord shows that complex ...
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U.K. based Oxford Nanopore Technologies has made good on a promise made two years ago to produce an inexpensive genome sequencer that is based on nanopore technology. David Jaffe, with the Broad Institute reported to an audience at the ...
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To enter into symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, host plants reprogram their root cells. An LMU team has now identified a calcium-binding protein complex that can be persuaded to spontaneously induce the formation of root nodules. ...
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The Good Ol' Bathtub!The oldest bathtub in the world was found on the island of Crete, and it dates back to 3,300 BCE. This bath was made of hardened pottery and was 5 feet long.While searching for the perfect bathtub, you are likely to ...
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New detection methods could shorten the detection of sepsis from days down to only a few hours. Sepsis is a possibly mortal bacterial infection. It affects neonates and young infants more severely since their immune system is not fully ...
Tags: Sepsis, detection of sepsis