Swallow the good, spit out the bad. A new study from the Monell Center highlights the vital role taste plays as the body's gatekeeper. The research shows that…
“The demonstration of rationally designed and assembled nanocrystal bilayers with multiple built-in metal–metal oxide interfaces for tandem catalysis…
RELEVANCE: These findings may redefine how researchers view cancer stem cells – the cells capable of seeding new tumors at primary and distant sites in the…
Creating artificial structures from DNA is the objective of DNA nanotechnology. This new discipline, which combines biology, physics, chemistry and material…
“We got a beautiful view of water bound to the ice-binding site on the protein,” says Peter Davies, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and a world…
Given how effectively the immune system can eliminate foreign threats such bacteria and viruses, hopes are high for the development of strategies that might…
The Wellcome Trust-funded study confirms that the species has not yet adapted to humans and that monkeys are the main source of infection.Malaria is a…
A team of researchers, led by scientists from Rockefeller University, for the first time has carried out a comprehensive, systematic evaluation of the…
The researchers found that the virus, which is associated with up to half of all HRV infections in children, has reproductive properties that differ from those…
According to Claude dePamphilis, a professor of biology at Penn State University and the lead author of the study, which includes scientists at six…
For years, scientists have thought of DNA as a passive blueprint capable only of producing specific proteins through RNA transcription. Now, research led by…
It is estimated that up to 30% of fresh produce can be lost due to microbial spoilage. Dr Singleton from Newcastle University explains that low levels of…
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a previously unknown mechanism whereby tumor cells invade normal tissues, spreading cancer…
The work could have implications for the management of influenza pandemics and could help reduce incidence of pneumococcal infections in very young children,…
Instead, it's the spread of a tiny subpopulation of cells from the primary tumor to other parts of the body—the process known as metastasis—that all too often…
In just six years, bacteria in the genus Rickettsia spread through a population of the sweet potato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci), an invasive pest of global…
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