Microbiology

Protein linked to tumor survival and spreadCredit: University of Houston In the world of cancer biology, not all biomarkers are created equal. These molecules that alert doctors that an abnormal process may be underway can appear as an…

New strategy for encapsulating nutrients makes it easier to fortify foods with iron and vitamin A About 2 billion people around the world suffer from deficiencies of key micronutrients such as iron and vitamin A. Two million children die…

What survives, thrives and dominates over a thousand generations? The answer might be even more complex than previously thought Aa team of scientists, led by Harvard researchers, has used a new method of DNA "re-barcoding" to track rapid…

The discovery of a forgotten metabolic pathway adds a new dimension to the global carbon cycleCredit: Max Planck Institute for terrestrial Microbiology Charles Darwin suspected something in the "clear blue water" of the ocean…

North Carolina State University researchers have developed what is, to date, the most efficient means of converting sewage sludge and restaurant grease into methane. After treating sewage, wastewater treatment plants are left with solid…

Credit: The Hyser lab Some gastrointestinal viruses need calcium. They need calcium ions to carry out several essential aspects of viral life, such as entry into host cells, genome replication and building new viruses to invade other…

Heidelberg, 13 November 2019 - EMBO congratulates twenty-seven life scientists on their selection as new EMBO Young Investigators. They join a network of 129 current and 340 former Young Investigators, and will begin their four-year…

Antibiotic resistance has become a global health problem due to decades of misuse of these drugs in both, human and veterinary medicine. Nowadays the prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in humans, domestic animals and livestock…

The secrets of how individual bacterial cells respond when they meet another species have been revealed, providing insights for treating cystic fibrosisCredit: Limoli et al. (CC BY 4.0) Scientists have revealed how common…

Credit: La Trobe University La Trobe University researchers have revealed for the first time how white blood cells control the final moments of their death, helping their own removal from the human body. Scientists from the La…