Antibiotic resistance may spread even more easily than expected
Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected. Now, computational research at Chalmers University of
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Designer DNA Therapeutic Wipes Out Cancer Stem Cells, Treats Multiple Myeloma in Mice
UC San Diego study supports launch of Phase I clinical trial to test a designer DNA agent — an antisense oligonucleotide that targets a gene called IRF4 — in patients with multiple myeloma.
Read moreFishing out the bad apples: Novel quantitative method to assess the safety of food
Scientists from Korea develop an effective yet simple strategy to quantify histamine levels in fish samples
Read moreScientists present novel approach for monitoring freshwater health
Study describes how the world’s smallest portable DNA sequencing device helps simplify the monitoring of bacteria in freshwater ecosystems
Read moreSequencing of wastewater useful for control of SARS-CoV-2
Washington, DC – January 19, 2021 – Viral genome sequencing of wastewater can detect new SARS-CoV-2 variants before they are
Read moreNew heat method kills pathogens with minimal damage to plants
In the strawberry nursery industry, a nursery’s reputation relies on their ability to produce disease- and insect-free plants. The best
Read moreAlzheimer’s microbe hypothesis gets major NIH funding
After years of paltry funding, research on the possible role of microbes in the causation of Alzheimer’s disease will now get a major infusion of grants from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging
Read moreA highly sensitive technique for measuring the state of a cytoskeleton
A research group from Kumamoto University , Japan has developed a highly sensitive technique to quantitatively evaluate the extent of
Read moreBioRescue two new northern white rhino embryos created at Christmas
Now there are five
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Two Berkeley Lab Scientists Honored with the Lawrence Award
The Department of Energy has announced that Susannah Tringe and Dan Kasen, two scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), will receive the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, one of DOE’s highest honors. Additionally, former Berkeley Lab scientist M. Zahid Hasan was also named as one of the eight recipients.
Read moreEvolution in a test tube: these bacteria survive on deadly copper surfaces
The descendants of regular wild-type bacteria can evolve to survive for a long time on metallic copper surfaces that would
Read moreTaking the lab into the ocean: A fleet of robots tracks and monitors microbial communities
Researchers enabled a trio of self-driving robots to locate, follow, and sample a layer of microbes as they drifted in an open-ocean eddy
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