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…
To see how bird family members interact with each other in stressful situations, researchers from Vetmeduni Vienna and the University of Gdansk, Poland,…
A foray into plant biology led one researcher to discover that a natural molecule can repair axons, the thread-like projections that carry electrical signals…
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects around 160 million people. Although there are new therapies, HCV infection is one of the most common causes of liver…
According to a nutrition study led by the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), a partner of the German Center for Diabetes Research, the so-called…
For the first time, the scientists showed that membrane proteins trapped in synthetic patches of cell membrane called “nanodiscs” can be transferred into the…
Nagoya, Japan – Like DNA, ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a type of polymeric biomolecule essential for life, playing important roles in gene processing. Short…
An international research team has discovered a biochemical pathway that is responsible for the development of moss cuticles. These waxy coverings of epidermal…
Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Purdue University have completed…
Insects have a spatial orientation memory that helps them remember the location of their destination if they are briefly deflected from their route….
A plant or an animal cell uses numerous processes to sort and assemble tiny building blocks into larger molecules, to rebuild molecules or to dissolve them….
Cruising range is one of the greatest challenges for the rapid implementation of electromobility in Europe. Ten partners from industry and research…
For the first time ever, researchers at TU Graz and the Medical University of Graz have managed to functionally characterise the three-dimensional interaction…
In the world of fungi, Aspergillus is an industrial superstar. Aspergillus niger, for example, has been used for decades to produce citric acid–a compound…
In the current issue of the “Science” magazine, chemists at Münster University present a new approach which for the first time enables three – and not, as…
A recently started new project intends to monitor the variety and the risks of extinction of insects living at the margins of the Andean glaciers. The…
Using 3D electron microscopy, structural biologists from the University of Zurich succeeded in elucidating the architecture of the lamina of the cell nucleus…
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