by admin | Sep 7, 2018 | biology, health and medicine
Bacteria within our gut play an essential role in breaking down our food, but when they escape to a new environment some can turn nasty in order to survive. Professor Hannah Wexler’s lab at the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Health Care System (GLAVAHCS) has been...
by admin | Sep 7, 2018 | biology, health and medicine
Professor Michael Schrader and his team at the University of Exeter are working to decipher how specialised compartments within cells called peroxisomes are formed and function to perform vital roles in processing the lipids that coat nerve cells and in defending the...
by admin | Aug 31, 2018 | biology
Many plants contain phytochemicals – unique chemicals that can prevent diseases such as heart disease, cancer and obesity. Dr C. B. Rajashekar and his colleagues at Kansas State University are investigating ways to increase the concentration of these constituents in...
by admin | Aug 31, 2018 | biology, health and medicine, physical sciences
Metal Transport Unlocks Routes to New Antibiotics – Dr Albert Guskov, University of Groningen Metals have been improving our lives since the bronze age, but they also play a key role in keeping us healthy. We rely on numerous metals, such as cobalt, zinc and...
by admin | Aug 10, 2018 | biology
Professor Paul Dyson and Dr Miranda Whitten at Swansea University in the UK are developing insect pest control methods using endosymbiotic bacteria that target the insects ‘from within’ using RNA interference. Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0...
by admin | Jun 8, 2018 | biology, health and medicine
Immunology remains an important branch of medical and biological sciences, providing us with protection against infection and disease. Professor Brian Schaefer of the Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, has dedicated his research to elucidating the molecular...
