Many plants, including legumes, make naturally occurring chemicals called saponins. For example, the medicinal plant licorice produces the saponin glycyrrhizin, a potent natural sweetener that also has antiviral and other ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 16, 2020
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A research team at Kobe University has developed a method of artificially controlling the anchorage position of target proteins in engineered baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Delaware are looking into what causes that gut feeling in livestock animals such as cows and chickens.
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2017
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Researchers with the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI), a partnership that includes the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley, have found a way to increase the ...
Biotechnology
Mar 4, 2015
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Bacteria that have evolved to help us digest the yeast that give beer and bread their bubbles could support the development of new treatments to help people fight off yeast infections and autoimmune diseases such as Crohn's ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2015
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A procedure that allows accurate measurement of the levels of over 99% of the proteins generated by different strains of fission yeast could open the way for new laboratory applications of the species. Researchers should ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 1, 2013
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A rare and unusual new species of yeast has been identified at three separate locations across the world, reported in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. The findings suggest a link between ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 12, 2012
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Adding a pretreatment step would allow producers to get more ethanol from switchgrass harvested in the fall, according to a Purdue University study.
Biotechnology
Aug 31, 2011
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Unravelling a microbe's multilayer defence mechanisms could lead to effective new treatments for potentially lethal fungal infections in cancer patients and others whose natural immunity is weakened.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 8, 2009
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