The vacuole, a compartment inside human red blood cells in which malaria parasites reproduce and develop, takes on a distinct spherical shape just minutes before its membrane ruptures, leading to the release of parasites ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 12, 2018
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A third of all vultures caught and tested in the Botswana study showed elevated levels of lead in their blood, most likely due to ingesting lead bullet-contaminated flesh. Hunters' bullets shatter inside their prey and can ...
Ecology
Mar 14, 2018
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For years scientists and dieticians have argued over the health benefits of dietary fat. Research published this week, however, shows that piggybacking onto natural fat absorption pathways can dramatically enhance the utility ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 10, 2016
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Recent developments and research related to iron oxide nanoparticles confirm their potential in biomedical applications – such as targeted drug delivery – and the necessity for further studies.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 15, 2016
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Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of a new article in Future Science OA, covering the use of nanocarriers and microbubbles in drug delivery for thrombotic disease.
Bio & Medicine
Jul 6, 2015
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A leading microbiologist has warned of the increasing threat that killer fungi poses to humans and the environment.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 20, 2015
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More efficient medical treatments could be developed thanks to a new method for triggering the rearrangement of chemical particles.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 16, 2015
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At least since the movie "The Fantastic Voyage" in 1966, in which a submarine is shrunk down and injected into the blood stream of a human, people have been toying with the idea of sending tiny "micromachines" and "nanorobots" ...
Nanophysics
Dec 17, 2014
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Scientists have for the first time come closer to understanding how a clone of E. coli, described as the most important of its kind to cause human infections, has spread across the world in a very short time.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 31, 2014
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Cancer researchers are not shy of using nanotechnology. Their work is making promising headway into developing safer and more effective treatments. And now, new developments in the area mean that the general public can help ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 2, 2013
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