Marine bacteria in the icy waters of the Canadian Arctic are capable of biodegrading oil and also diesel fuel, according to a brand-new study released in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.Genomic sequencing exposed the unexpected potential for hydrocarbon bioremediation in lineages of bacteria including Paraperlucidibaca, Cycloclasticus, and...
micBeneficial Gut Bacteria. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, NIHFasting before and during exposure to Salmonella enterica microorganisms protects mice from developing a full-on infection, partially as a result of changes in the pets' digestive tract microbiomes, according to a new study published in PLOS Pathogens by Bruce Vallance as well...
The COVID-19 pandemic has clarified the relevance of comprehending precisely just how diseases spread throughout transport networks. Nonetheless, rigorously figuring out the connection between disease risk and changing networks, which either humans or the environment may alter, is challenging due to the intricacy of these systems.In a paper published on 10 June 2021, in...
Lead author, Karl Barber with a PICASSO microarray. Credit: Karl Barber, Schmidt Science FellowsResearchers have repurposed the genetic modification innovation CRISPR to identify antibodies in a patient's blood samplings. This can influence a new class of medical diagnostics along with a host of various other applications.This technology entails customizable collections of proteins affixed to...
Research by Gustavo Caetano-Anollés and Fayez Aziz, University of Illinois, reveals a “big bang” during evolution of protein subunits known as domains. The team looked for protein relationships and domain recruitment into proteins over 3.8 billion years across all taxonomic units. Their results could have implications for vaccine development and disease management. Credit: Fred...
Perfect Bush-crow and Swallow habitat in Ethiopia. Credit: Andrew BladonThe White-tailed Swallow, Hirundo megaensis, and Ethiopian Bush-crow, Zavattariornis Stresemann, live in 'climatic lifeboats' with their small ranges restricted on all sides by temperature level as well as rains patterns. Also, under moderate climate warming, simulations predict a severe loss of ideal environment for these...
A mother Rothschild’s giraffe tending to her baby. The photo was taken in Soysambu Conservancy, in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. Giraffes are attentive mothers to their offspring, and all female adults in a group are invested in each others’ offspring. Credit: Zoe MullerBefore, giraffes were thought to have little to no social...
The neuromorphic chip reliably and precisely detects high-frequency oscillations in previously recorded intracranial EEG. Credit: UZH, ETHZ, USZScientists from Zurich have created a portable, energy-efficient gadget made from synthetic neurons that can decode brainwaves. The chip uses information recorded from the brainwaves of epilepsy patients to determine which regions of the brain cause epileptic...
Thyroid nodules are a usual pathology with 19-76% when screened with ultrasound, more regularly in women. Present medical techniques used to examine this cancer include executing an ultrasound, a Doppler ultrasound, and a biopsy afterward. However, sadly, these techniques provide both low specificity and also low sensitivity. This low effectiveness in accurately diagnosing thyroid...
In a new College of California, Irvine-led research study, researchers discovered that a specific healthy protein prevented governing T cells (Tregs) from successfully doing their work in controlling the damaging results of inflammation in a version of multiple sclerosis (MS), a terrible autoimmune disease of the nervous system.Published in July 2021, in Scientific research...
