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Scientists have completed a three-dimensional map that reveals the location of every atom in an enzyme molecule critical to SARS-CoV-2 reproduction.

Frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean, a key carbon store, risk release into the atmosphere as permafrost thaws in our warming climate. This could contribute to ongoing greenhouse gas problems.

Over 80 percent of 200 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Spain have vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study.

Cancer remodels the architecture of our chromosomes so the disease can take hold and metastasize.

A new technique, developed at TU Wien (Vienna), together with the TU Munich, could now initiate a revolution in pathology: Tumor tissue is made transparent and illuminated with a special ultramicroscope.

Building the driving machinery of bacteria, the flagella, requires numerous proteins to be assembled. Adding sugar and the presence of a control point are two key steps identified by scientists.

There is a growing need to develop new treatments that effectively attack deadly strains of bacteria that have become resistant to other medicines. Already used with success in some parts of the world, phage therapy is gaining traction as a more widespread way to fight antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

Tests on more than 365,000 people in England have shown that the antibody response to the virus that causes COVID-19 wanes over time.

In immunocompromised patients, Enterococcus faecium can lead to potentially life-threatening infection. A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has pioneered an approach combining epidemiological and genomic information to chart the spread of bacteria within healthcare settings.

A recent study has found that sugary drinks and artificially sweetened beverages are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, which suggests artificially sweetened beverages may not be the healthy alternative they are often claimed to be.