Acute COVID-19 infection disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad gut microbes
In an intensive look at the effects of the virus causing COVID-19 on patients' microbiome – the collection of microorganisms…
How micro(nano)plastics interact with human gut microbiota
In a recent study published in the Microbial Biotechnology journal, researchers explored the health effects of micro(nano)plastics and their degraded…
Fossils of a tiny sea creature solve century-old debate over brain evolution in arthropods
Fossils of a tiny sea creature that died more than half a billion years ago may compel a science textbook…
New CRISPR-based tool can snip out faulty genes and replace them with new ones
Building on the CRISPR gene-editing system, MIT researchers have designed a new tool that can snip out faulty genes and…
Wireless smart bandage promotes faster closure of wounds, enhances skin recovery
Some wounds just won't heal. Infections, diseases like diabetes, and suppressed immune systems often stack up to slow healing.
Researchers discover how phage resistance helps drive the emergence of dominant Salmonella strains
Researchers from the Quadram Institute and the University of East Anglia have uncovered how resistance has helped drive the emergence…
AI helps design synthetic DNA that controls cells’ protein production
With the help of an AI, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in designing synthetic DNA that…
Duke researchers find human DNA sequence divergence after split from common ancestor of chimpanzees
A team of Duke researchers has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain development, digestion and…
Plant-based monoclonal antibody increases potency of antibody cocktail against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
A novel mAb against the SARS-CoV-2 RBD through a hybridoma technique, followed by chimerization and expression in plants.
Discovery could lead to new mantle cell lymphoma drugs
A form of blood cancer known as mantle cell lymphoma is critically dependent on a protein that coordinates gene expression,…