The antibiotic, named Seraticin™, is derived from the maggot secretions of the common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) and scientists hope to develop it…
The study could help in the development of new treatments for serious heart conditions such as infective endocarditis. The researchers studied the way a…
Until now, scientists assumed that these two poles develop in all epithelial cells in the same manner – irrespective of whether they are located in the heart,…
You don't need a wine expert to identify a '74 Pinot Noir from Burgundy – a handheld “electronic tongue” devised by European scientists will tell you the grape…
Research published today in BioMed Central’s open access journal Genome Biology adds weight to the theory that schizophrenia is a costly by-product of human…
FOXA2 may become the focus for new therapies to treat diseases that involve the regulation of bile salts. The study was published online this week in Nature…
For the first time, chemists of Prof. Martina Havenith's and Prof. Martin Gruebele's group have “picturised” the spectacle of protein folding in water by THz…
For example, twenty gold atoms form a tetrahedron, a sort of pyramid. The nineteen-atom cluster is a truncated pyramid, which can be formed by cutting off one…
Scientists from The Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton and the University of California discovered that the underlying process in tumor formation is…
Endometriosis is a condition whereby patches of the inner lining of the womb appear in parts of the body other than the womb cavity. It can cause severe pain…
Antioxidants are substances that may protect our cells against the effects of free radicals. Antioxidant substances include beta-carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C…
The species — which is as thin as a spaghetti noodle and small enough to rest comfortably on a U.S. quarter –was discovered by Blair Hedges, an evolutionary…
The architecture of haematopoiesis – which is the process by which all blood cells originate – is essentially the same throughout the mammal world, report…
Infections following treatment in clinics, retirement homes, and long-term care facilities are a grave problem for patients, and resistant germs can be…
The findings provide more evidence that Asia, where interaction between people and monkeys is common and widespread, could be an important setting for future…
Like their human hosts, bacteria need iron to survive and they must obtain that iron from the environment. While humans obtain iron primarily through the food…
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