Scientists at the University of East Anglia are getting closer to solving the problem of antibiotic resistance. New research published today in the journal Nature reveals the mechanism by which drug-resistant bacterial cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 22, 2016
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The key to fighting cancer in many cases is early detection, and earlier detection at the cellular level could mean survival for many cancer patients.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 15, 2016
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Simple physics may play a larger role than previously thought in helping control key bodily processes such as how the body fights infection.
General Physics
Feb 8, 2016
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Scientists have drawn up molecular blueprints of a tiny cellular 'nanomachine', whose evolution is an extraordinary feat of nature, by using one of the brightest X-ray sources on Earth.
Bio & Medicine
Dec 17, 2015
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Plant biologists agree that it all began with green algae. At some point in our planet's history, the common ancestor of trees, ferns, and flowers developed an alternating life cycle—presumably allowing their offspring ...
Biotechnology
Dec 16, 2015
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A joint study by the labs of Dr Andrew Lovering and Prof Liz Sockett, at the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham, has shown how predatory bacteria protect themselves from the weapons they use in their bacterial killing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 2, 2015
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Using large-scale computer modeling, researchers have shown the effects of confinement on macromolecules inside cells—and taken the first steps toward simulating a living cell, a capability that could allow them to ask ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 16, 2015
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A common ingredient in sunscreen could be an effective antibacterial coating for medical implants such as pacemakers and replacement joints.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 10, 2015
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Researchers have been able to watch the interior cells of a plant synthesize cellulose for the first time by tricking the cells into growing on the plant's surface.
Biotechnology
Oct 8, 2015
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A desert plant, best known for producing tequila in Mexico, shows promise as a source of biofuel and other biochemical products, according to University of Adelaide research.
Biotechnology
Oct 7, 2015
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