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World's First Contactless Underwater Ultrasound Scanner Aids Conservation Efforts
NewsA team of researchers has successfully scanned a pregnant wild reef manta ray underwater to obtain clear ultrasound images of her foetus, using the world’s first contactless underwater ultrasound scanner.
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Mapping Influenza's Armory in Real-time
NewsHigh-speed microscopy has been used to investigate the native structure and conformational dynamics of hemagglutinin in influenza A.
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Revealing Dangerous Pathogen's Door Key
NewsResearchers have revealed the 3D molecular architecture of the Type IV secretion system (T4SS), used by many dangerous bacteria to infect human cells, from Legionella pneumophila with unprecedented details.
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Fishing for Signals
News May 13, 2019Researchers have developed a new method for analyzing the signaling molecules of staphylococci. Greater knowledge of how staphylococci communicate with each other may make it possible to prevent them from causing infections, regardless of whether or not they are resistant.
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Needleless Viral Vaccines Get Helping Hand From Physicists
News May 13, 2019Physicists have delivered virologists a "recipe" for improving vaccine drops using methods from the world of nanophysics.
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Efficient Way to Mimic Natural Immune Response Complexes
News May 13, 2019A novel method to engineer large multi-antibody-like nanostructures using DNA nanotechnology could enhance properties of traditional therapies.
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Nanotubes Pave the Way for Huntington Protein
News May 13, 2019A toxic protein linked to Huntington's disease can move from neuron to neuron through a nanotube tunnel whose construction is initiated by a protein called Rhes, say scientists.
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How Do You Know If Probiotics Are Any Good?
News May 13, 2019An expert panel has called for increased transparency so consumers can identify quality probiotics.
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Brain Tumor Imaging Method Uses Scorpion Venom Protein
News May 10, 2019A novel imaging technique that uses a synthesized form of scorpion venom to light up brain tumors has shown promise in a clinical trial. The imaging system enables neurosurgeons to better see malignant growths that often are difficult to fully eliminate.
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How Superbugs Play Hide and Seek With Their Host
News May 10, 2019New research has discovered how a hospital superbug evades the immune system to cause infection – paving the way for new treatments.
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Designing “Smart” Drugs to Prevent Malaria Treatment Resistance
News May 10, 2019Researchers at the Crick and Imperial College London have generated malaria parasites resistant to a promising new class of candidate antimalarial drugs. By analyzing the structural changes behind the resistance, they identified novel compounds that were immune to this mechanism of resistance.
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For Plant Cell Differentiation, It’s All About Location
News May 10, 2019Research shows that although they undergo orderly division during growth, the fate of plant cells is often determined by their location in the growing plant rather than how they started out.
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Link Between Pollutants and Aging Not so Clear Cut
News May 10, 2019Although pollutant exposure can affect two hallmarks of aging in people (mitochondrial DNA content and telomere length), the results are not so clear-cut.
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