University of Washington and Microsoft researchers have introduced a new class of reporter proteins that can be directly read by a commercially available nanopore sensing device. Raw nanopore signals stream from the MinION device, which contains an array of hundreds of nanopore sensors. Each color represents data from an individual nanopore. The team uses...
MIT researchers observe ripples across a newly fertilized egg that are similar to other systems, from ocean and atmospheric circulations to quantum fluids. Credit: MITWhen an egg cell of virtually any kind of sexually reproducing species is fertilized, it triggers a chain of waves that ripple across the egg's surface area. These waves are...
To work with light to activate processes within genetically modified fission yeast cells is amongst the research conducted by the experimental biologists in the Martin Laboratory at the University of Lausanne, led by Professor Sophie Martin. Team members were conducting such experiments when they saw that a specific protein would become displaced from the...
Observing how cells adhere to surfaces and their motility is vitally essential in studying tissue maintenance, injury healing, and even understanding exactly how cancer progresses. A brand-new paper published in The European Physical Journal Plus by Raj Kumar Sadhu, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, steps towards a deeper understanding of these processes."Cell adhesion...
One case of a particle’s movement. It begins as the red point, resting on the surface of the hand (black wavy line). It follows the blue path, escaping the hand and then moving freely through the hand-washing fluid. CREDIT: Paul HammondDespite hand-washing being confirmed effective in combating the spread of illness and infection, its...
Scientists from IDC Herzliya and Bar-Ilan University established a unique software device to evaluate possible CRISPR-induced errors.CRISPR modern technology enables researchers to edit genomes by modifying DNA series and hence changing gene features. Its many possible applications include fixing genetic defects, dealing with and preventing the spread of conditions, and bettering plants.Genome editing tools,...
Hair evaluation is becoming more common in forensic analysis, specifically in situations where investigators want to know if drugs helped a crime, if there was in-utero exposition, or if a person, for example, an athlete or employee, requires to be evaluated for long-term drug use. However, with current tests is difficult to pinpoint actual...
Map of Canberra, showing the location of reference samples. Location of test (blinded) samples in blue. Credit: Patrice De CaritatResearchers took the first steps in developing a brand-new method of identifying the movements of lawbreakers using chemical analysis of dirt and dust discovered on equipment, clothing, and cars. The tracking system enables police or...
Exactly how can the clothing of a close-range shooter stay without bloodstains?In 2009, music producer Phil Spector was found guilty of the murder of actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. The starlet was shot in the face from a very short range. He was dressed in white clothes, but no bloodstains were found on his...
Bacterial “miners” shown in relief working to process soil nutrients, some more efficiently than others. Bradyrhizobium, one of the three top nutrient processors identified in the study, is shown here consolidating its control of carbon from a glucose addition, processing the nutrients with industrial efficiency (in the form of a bucket wheel excavator). Credit:...
