Candida albicans is a fungus that occurs naturally in the digestive tract of most people. However, the fungus is not always harmless. It can cause mild to severe infections throughout the body. A toxin, candidalysin, is involved ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 21, 2024
0
70
For the first time ever, scientists have studied the genome of Sosnowsky's hogweed, a poisonous invasive plant whose juice causes skin burns. They found that its genome has nearly twice as many genes as most other plants. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2023
0
514
A novel biomaterial developed at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil can help solve two problems at once. As a bioparticle, it can act as a drug carrier, delivering medication directly to the gastrointestinal ...
Biotechnology
Oct 11, 2023
0
46
Zemfira Karamysheva wanted to understand why a parasitic-borne disease can resist drugs so successfully in hopes of eventually applying the findings to treat humans.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 1, 2023
0
10
Most bacteria have the ability to form communities, biofilms, that adhere to a wide variety of surfaces and are difficult to remove. This can lead to major problems, for example in hospitals or in the food industry. Now, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 1, 2022
0
83
The weather impacts not only upon our mood but also our voice. An international research team including scientists from the Max Planck Institutes for Psycholinguistics, Evolutionary Anthropology and Mathematics in the Sciences ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2015
2
1404
Biomaterials are increasingly being used to replace human organs and tissues. Since biomaterials are susceptible to microbial colonization, silver is often added to reduce the adhesion of bacteria to biomaterials and prevent ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 28, 2013
0
0
COVID-19, flu, mpox, noroviral diarrhea: How do the viruses that cause these diseases actually infect you?
Biotechnology
Nov 21, 2023
0
10
How do plants make those pungent substances, anyway? The Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) is working intensively on this topic. Recently, a group of scientists led by Dr. Thomas Vogt have pinpointed the crucial ...
Biochemistry
Feb 6, 2023
0
14
The upper respiratory tract is the first line of defense against air pollutants, including allergens, bacteria and environmental toxicants. Finger-like protrusions called cilia on the surface of the human mucous membrane, ...
Biochemistry
Sep 10, 2014
0
0
