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Found clues of antibacterial hybrid resistance
Biology

Found clues of antibacterial hybrid resistance

US scientists have discovered the defense mechanism of bacteria. This mechanism allows bacteria to protect themselves against the threat of antibacterial substances.

December 17, 2018
Bats can help people live
Biology

Bats can help people live

Bats' proteins are resistant to aging, so they live much longer than those of the same size. This finding may lead to the introduction of life-long drugs.

December 17, 2018
Mechanism of resistance to many bacterial drugs
Biology

Mechanism of resistance to many bacterial drugs

In an article published in Science, it first decoded the molecular mechanism by which bacteria resist many antibiotics, or even allow bacteria to adapt to a new environm…

December 17, 2018
Detecting mechanisms to prolong human life
Biology

Detecting mechanisms to prolong human life

Italian scientists have found a mechanism that can help people live longer, which is neutralizing a blood molecule that regulates blood pressure codenamed AT1A.

December 17, 2018
Hope for the treatment of kidney cancer
Biology

Hope for the treatment of kidney cancer

Kidney cancer usually has no symptoms until it has spread to other organs. This type of cancer is most difficult to treat. New chemical treatments promise to prolong sur…

December 17, 2018
Theory of new 'engine'
Biology

Theory of new 'engine'

For decades biologists have known that cells use very small molecular motors to move chromosomes, mitochondria, and other organelles in the cell.

December 17, 2018
Bacteria destroy themselves to ... survive
Biology

Bacteria destroy themselves to ... survive

Like firefighters fighting the fire, researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have discovered a way to deceive bacterial…

December 17, 2018
Why is it different from yeast cells?
Biology

Why is it different from yeast cells?

The relationship between mother and child can be very difficult to understand. Why can mother and daughter be so different? Northwestern research shows how this can happ…

December 17, 2018
Bacteria - Future fuel source?
Biology

Bacteria - Future fuel source?

With a new computer system, Sheffeild University scientists have developed the metabolic mechanism of Nostoc bacteria. Accordingly, Nostoc fixes nitrogen, and releases h…

December 17, 2018
How do bacteria get iron from humans?
Biology

How do bacteria get iron from humans?

Like humans, bacteria need iron to survive and they must also take iron from their environment. While humans take iron primarily through food, bacteria evolve complex an…

December 17, 2018
The difference between fruit flies and humans
Biology

The difference between fruit flies and humans

According to scientists who have discovered a new way to estimate the total number of interactions between proteins in any mechanism, fruit flies are different from huma…

December 17, 2018
Decoding the process of bacterial division
Biology

Decoding the process of bacterial division

Duke University researchers have recently made great strides in understanding the mechanism of bacterial division. This success can bring new antibiotic treatments to pr…

December 17, 2018