Polony Sequencing: Principle, Steps, Uses, Diagram microbiologystudy
Polony sequencing is an open-source DNA sequencing technology that involves clonal amplification of DNA fragments into polymerase colonies called polonies. […]
Genetic toolkit uses mouse models to modify and investigate gene function microbiologystudy
iFlpMosaics enable the induction of multispectral genetic mosaics in mice and the study of gene function in single cells with
How helicopter parenting protects baby reef fish
Researchers have discovered a rare example of ‘great fish parenting’ with a common coral reef species found to actively protect
Ugh, my stomach: Identifying amino acids that prevent sporulation in food poisoning microbiologystudy
Food poisoning is a common, yet unpleasant, illness caused by eating contaminated items. It is sometimes caused by Clostridium perfringens,
Deep-sea hydrothermal vent bacteria hold key to understanding nitrous oxide reduction
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the third most potent greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and methane. It can also be oxidized
A new class of antivirals could help prevent future pandemics microbiologystudy
The arrival of Paxlovid in December 2021 marked another turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic — an effective antiviral that
How ‘Conan the Bacterium’ withstands extreme radiation microbiologystudy
Dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” for its extraordinary ability to tolerate the harshest of conditions, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses
Unique insights into lives of people who lived over 5,600 years ago near Kosenivka, Ukraine
A research group led by Johannes Müller at the Institute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology, at Kiel University, Germany, have
Scientists collect ‘microbial fingerprints’ found in household plumbing microbiologystudy
The plumbing systems in households can teem with generally harmless microbial life, but scientists have not had an opportunity to