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Articles tagged with "Microbiology"

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Norwegian bacteria make super sunscreen

September 17, 2013
News
Bacteria living in Trondheim Fjord can provide humans with better protection against skin cancer and malignant melanomas than traditional sun cream, Norwegian researchers at SINTEF, together with company Promar AS,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Microbes can influence host evolution

September 12, 2013
News
Contrary to current understanding, a new study has provided direct evidence that an individual’s microbiome can contribute to the origin of new species by reducing the viability of hybrids produced...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Microbiology
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Turning a mobile into a low-cost microscope

April 10, 2013
News
A cheap glass lens, a strip of double sided sticky tape and a simple torch are all you need to turn your iPhone into a field microscope, according to a...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Glacier melting accelerated by dark microbial life

February 27, 2013
News
Scientists previously viewed glaciers as “lifeless lumps of ice” but an Aberystwyth University-led study has demonstrated how microbes that appear on their icy surface  may contribute to glacier melting.Glacier surfaces...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Microbiology
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Oceanic turbulence affects marine food web

December 10, 2012
News
Numerical simulations have shown for the first time that the movement of seawater can directly affect the ability of marine bacteria to absorb organic material, such as that produced by...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Oceanography
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Memories of a sleeping brain

November 5, 2012
News
Researchers have discovered that a region of the brain – involved in learning, memory and Alzheimer’s disease – behaves as if it’s remembering something even during sleep. The team from...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Neuroscience
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Molecule to reverse fragile X syndrome

October 15, 2012
News
A compound that shows promise in therapy for one of the diseases closely linked to fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that is the only known single-gene cause of autism,...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Mathematicians solve biologists’ problem

September 19, 2012
News
Mathematicians may have solved a long-standing biological puzzle that had confounded molecular biologists – how protein production is regulated by microRNAs. Until the 1990s, biologists believed the major role of...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Microbiology
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Packing a powerful punch

September 14, 2012
News
Brain scans of karate experts have revealed distinctive features in the structure of white matter which could be linked to their ability to punch powerfully from close range. Researchers from...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Microbiology
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Mini molecular targets for obesity

September 13, 2012
News
Researchers have discovered that  microRNAs affect how our cells burn fat and sugar – a finding that may have potential for obesity treatment.Scientists at Virginia Tech and the University of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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