Gut Bacteria Can Cause Blindness
Scientists from the US National Eye Institute (NEI) have found that gut bacteria can trigger autoimmune uveitis, a disease that causes eye inflammation and eventually can lead...
Biomedicine
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Thousands of Single Cell Transcriptomes Analyzed in Parallel
For a long time, gene expression was measured in samples of thousands of cells. The results were an average of the whole cell population. But...
Basic Research
A Breath Test Has Potential to Detect Liver Disease
Scientists from the University of Birmingham have discovered that three breath volatiles have excellent capabilities to diagnose liver disease. Methanol, 2-pentanone and limonene levels are...
Biomedicine
Protein 3D Structure Reveals New Information About Neurotransmitters Release
Scientists from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University and Stanford School of Medicine have solved the 3D structure of the SNARE-synaptotagmin-1 complex that controls...
Basic Research
Ribosomes can translate the untranslated region
Scientists from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered that ribosomes can translate mRNA in the Three prime untranslated region (3’UTR). Depletion of...
Basic Research
Genetically Modified Yeast Accelerates Drug Production
Scientists from Stanford have modified the genome of the yeast Saccharomyzes cerevisiae to produce the painkiller hydrocodone. The process is cheaper and faster than obtaining...
Bioengineering
DNA Helps Generate Clean Energy in a Small Generator
A nanogenerator made with DNA transforms small movements in energy. The device, developed by researchers from Jadavpur University in Kolkata and Brandenburgische Technische...
Bioengineering
Microscopic Magnets and MRI to Detect Metastases
Scientists from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) have presented a new technique to detect early signs of breast cancer metastases. The authors have developed a magnet-coupled peptide...
Bioengineering