New study reveals how human astroviruses bind to humans cells and paves the way for new therapies and vaccines Human astroviruses are a leading viral cause of the stomach bug—think vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. It often impacts young children and older adults, leading to vicious cycles of sickness and malnutrition, particularly for those in low and middle income countries. It’s very commonly found in wastewater studies, meaning it’s frequently circulating in communities. As of now, there are no vaccines for…
Mammalian fatty acid synthase is one of the most complex molecular synthetic machines in human cells. It is also a promising target for the development of…
Publishing their findings in BioMed Central’s open access journal Proteome Science, the scientists hope that their discovery might lead to the development of a…
Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) and the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have…
Lead by Dean Nizetic, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Biology at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, the team utilised embryonic stem…
Results from a comparative analysis of the human, chimpanzee, rhesus macaque and other genomes reported in the journal Science suggest our evolution may have…
The toxins are manufactured by communities of the hospital superbug Pseudomonas aeruginosa called biofilms, which are up to a thousand times more resistant to…
Bacteria sometimes form structures called biofilms that protect them against antibiotics and the body's natural defences. Now scientists have discovered that…
The research, which appears in the September issue of Current Biology, is expected to cause some controversy within the paleontological community.”Scientists…
“This was a big thrust for the public project,” said Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center, a member of…
Now, in a study of cell metabolism, a Northwestern University research team has found new evidence that evolution has produced cell metabolisms that are…
Few materials have exercised as much of a hold on the human imagination, or on human history, as has gold.But for all of its popular uses – money, medals,…
Now, Iowa State University researchers have contributed to the release of the annotated genome of one of the most destructive nematodes: Meloidogyne incognita…
Species of bat with the ability to echolocate do not all group together in the evolutionary tree of life – some are more related to their non-echolocating…
According to the collected data, in this period of time macronutrient consumption levels are not appropriate if compared with the reference recommendations….
Australian researchers and a pathology company have joined forces to develop a world-first computerised system which may reveal a way to predict premature…
“Patients with focal epilepsy have recurrent seizures that result from a specific area of their brain, usually due to a structural brain abnormality,” said…
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