Engineers create a chip-based tractor beam for biological particles microbiologystudy
MIT researchers have developed a miniature, chip-based “tractor beam,” like the one that captures the Millennium Falconin the film “Star […]
Study identifies potential novel drug to treat tuberculosis microbiologystudy
A new study published in the American Society for Microbiology journal Microbiology Spectrum demonstrates that a novel semi-synthetic compound can
Plants have a backup plan
Tending a garden is hard work. Imagine it from the plants’ perspective. Each relies on fine-tuned genetic processes to pass
Wastewater bacteria can breakdown plastic for food microbiologystudy
Researchers have long observed that a common family of environmental bacteria, Comamonadacae, grow on plastics littered throughout urban rivers and
Food Additives and Preservatives: Types, Functions, Examples microbiologystudy
A food additive is any substance that is added intentionally to foods to manipulate the appearance, taste, texture, and odor
Selaginella (Spikemoss): Morphology, Reproduction, Uses microbiologystudy
Systematic Position (Source: USDA Plants Database) Kingdom- Plantae Sub-Kingdom- Trachaeobionta Division- Lycopodiophyta (Lycophyta) Class- Lycopodiopsida Order- Selaginellales. Family- Selaginellaceae Genus-
Genetics
New genomic surveillance tools could help efforts to eliminate damaging parasitic infections microbiologystudy
Overview of experiments and analysis. (a) Brugia malayi experiments. Adult worms collected from an experimental host (gerbils) and microfilariae of
Genetics
Scientists decode key mutation in many cancers, pointing to expanded role of RNA in human gene expression microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Inside every cell, inside every nucleus, your continued existence depends on an incredibly complicated dance. Proteins
How a butterfly invasion minimizes genetic diversity
Until a few years ago, the butterfly known as the southern small white could barely be found north of the