Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a method for controlling the phase separation of an emerging class of proteins to create artificial…
AI may offer a better way to ID drug-resistant superbugs
Biomedical engineers have shown that different strains of the same bacterial pathogen can be distinguished by a machine learning analysis…
Cell diversity in the embryo
Epigenetic factors control the development of an organism.
The wrong track: How papillomaviruses trick the immune system
Specific antibodies protect us against viral infections – or do they not? Researchers studied the immune response to papillomaviruses in…
Droplet spread from humans doesn’t always follow airflow
If aerosol transmission of COVID-19 is confirmed to be significant, we will need to reconsider guidelines on social distancing, ventilation…
Decoy receptor neutralizes coronavirus in cell cultures
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, scientists and health care providers are seeking ways to keep the coronavirus from…
An easier way to go veggie: Vitamin B12 can be produced during dough fermentation
Grain-based materials fermented with Propionibacterium freudenreichii have enough vitamin B12 to be nutritionally significant. With the help of Lactobacillus brevis…
A normal DNA repair process can become a major source of mutations in cancer
The mechanism unveiled triggers a mutation fog, causing hundreds of mutations in each tumor, which spread through the genome of…
Scientists develop new way to deliver more drugs through the skin
Scientists have showed that applying ‘temporal pressure’ to the skin of mice can create a new way to deliver drugs.
New study shows how infrared lasers destroy harmful protein aggregates in Alzheimer’s
The agglomeration of proteins into structures called amyloid plaques is a common feature of many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s. Now,…