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Improved methodology in environmental microbiology has allowed for the finding that five strains of single-celled green algae consume bacteria when they are "hungry," and only when those bacteria are alive.

George Vandemark and his team have worked to improve chickpea varieties and develop new ways to control disease in legumes. Their research was recently shared in Crop Science, a publication of the Crop Science Society of America.

Blocking cell receptors for glucagon, the counter-hormone to insulin, cured mouse models of diabetes by converting glucagon-producing cells into insulin producers instead.

For the first time, scientists have reprogrammed the bacterium Escherichia coli to produce chondroitin sulfate, a component of cartilage that is often used as a dietary supplement to treat osteoarthritis. Currently, the supplement is sourced from cow tracheas.

Researchers are helping take the guesswork out of cheese manufacturing by using science to better predict and control the ripening process.

Cancer stem cells can replicate indefinitely, fuelling long-term cancer growth and driving relapse. Researchers have overcome the problem of cancer stem cells being difficult to isolate and study by creating a method that can be used to distinguish cancer stem cells, mature cancer cells and otherwise healthy stem cells based on their genetics and gene expression.

Researchers have developed a novel targeted immunotherapy approach that employs new antibodies against genetically altered proteins to target cancers.

Gene editing technology will play a vital role in climate-proofing future crops to protect global food supplies, according to scientists at The University of Queensland.

When an injured muscle starts to heal, some of the stem cells develop into muscle cells. Researchers have uncovered the crucial role of the Notch ligand Delta-like1 protein, which, along with Hes1 and MyoD, forms a dynamic network within muscle stem cells, in order to renew lost stem cells.

The discovery of a new type of bone cell may uncover therapeutic targets for a range of skeletal diseases.