Plants engineered to produce therapeutic peptides could provide a cost-effective and sustainable platform for manufacturing drugs.
Cell & Microbiology
May 10, 2023
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19
Plant-associated microbes play an important role in host nutrient utilization, stress tolerance, plant health, and adaptation. Identifying the key mucilage compound and friendly microbe, as well as their protective association ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2023
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35
To reduce superbugs, world must cut down pollution and change how we behave, according to a new report by the UN.
Environment
Feb 9, 2023
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36
Lipstick can be a confidence booster, enhance a costume and keep lips from chapping. But sharing a tube with a friend or family member can also spread infections. To develop a version with antimicrobial properties, researchers ...
Biochemistry
Dec 16, 2022
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138
Citrus peel and pulp is a growing waste problem in the food industry and in the home. However, there is potential to extract something useful from it. Work in the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management ...
Biotechnology
May 13, 2022
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19
Chemists at MIT have developed a novel way to synthesize himastatin, a natural compound that has shown potential as an antibiotic.
Biochemistry
Feb 24, 2022
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149
An international research team led by Professor Stephanie Grond from the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Tübingen has found that the natural substance collinolactone reduces artificially-induced stress ...
Biochemistry
Oct 7, 2021
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251
As far back as ancient Rome, spider silk has been used as a remedy to treat everything from skin lesions to warts. In the past, doctors have covered open wounds in cobwebs or advised patients to place cocoons on infected ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 5, 2021
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Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a novel method for producing new antibiotics to combat resistant bacteria. Through an approach that would target bacteria with an antibiotic that is ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 19, 2021
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The more colorful a food, the more nutritious it probably is. For example, purple corn contains compounds associated with a reduced risk of developing diabetes and heart disease. The cobs contain the same compounds but are ...
Other
Mar 24, 2021
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