Spores from Asian soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) pose a serious threat to soybean production in the United States because they can be blown great distances by the wind. University of Illinois researchers have develo ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 11, 2012 not rated yet 0

New research from the University of Southampton has shown that copper can prevent horizontal transmission of genes, which has contributed to the increasing number of antibiotic-resistant infections worldwide.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Dec 04, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

New clues about the bacteria that cause Lyme disease could lead to a novel strategy to reduce infections, according to a study to be published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, on Dec ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Dec 04, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

With increasing demands for sustainable energy, being able to cost-efficiently produce biofuels from plant biomass is more important than ever. However, lignin and hemicelluloses present in certain plants ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 26, 2012 3.3 / 5 (3) 1 |

The quest to harness a broader spectrum of sunlight's energy to produce electricity has taken a radically new turn, with the proposal of a "solar energy funnel" that takes advantage of materials under elastic ...

Physics - Optics & Photonics

Nov 26, 2012 5 / 5 (22) 3 |

A new strain of avian pox is taking its toll on garden birds in Britain, reports new research published this week in PLOS ONE.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 21, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Antibiotic resistance results from bacteria's uncanny ability to morph and adapt, outwitting pharmaceuticals that are supposed to kill them. But exactly how the bacteria acquire and spread that ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Nov 20, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

(Phys.org)—In the November issue of the journal Molecular Ecology, a U.S. and Brazilian research team reported evidence of novel and hybrid strains of a lethal fungus that has decimated amphibian popula ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 20, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

(Phys.org)—A new DNA sequencing technique has enabled researchers to map for the first time the influential chemical modifications known as methylation marks throughout the genome of a pathogenic bacterium. By comparing ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 19, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 1

Two years ago, a 71-year-old Indiana man impaled his hand on a branch after cutting down a dead crab apple tree, causing an infection that led University of Utah scientists to discover a new bacterium and ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Nov 15, 2012 5 / 5 (7) 1 |

A research team from Japan has discovered an anomalous softening effect in metallic glass, in which the hardness and elastic modulus of the material are reduced remarkably by applying giant shear strain to metallic glass ...

Physics - Condensed Matter

Nov 15, 2012 not rated yet 0

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have reported progress in fabricating advanced materials at the nanoscale. The spontaneous self-assembly of nanostructures composed of multiple elements ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Nov 12, 2012 5 / 5 (5) 0 |

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) researchers have developed a three-dimensional stress analysis simulator for ultra-small silicon (Si) devices. The developed simulation ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Nov 12, 2012 not rated yet 0

Researchers from North Carolina State University have increased the potency of a compound that reactivates antibiotics against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an antibiotic-resistant form of Staphylococcus that is notor ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Oct 22, 2012 5 / 5 (9) 0 |

(Phys.org)—Smart viruses find ways around host defenses. In the case of the influenza viruses A and B, rapid genetic changes and resistance to available therapies make it hard to combat flu epidemics in ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Oct 11, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0 |