Fungus Fighter: Tackling Fungal Infections
Fungal infections are widespread and tricky to kill off, but could we disarm them instead? A look at Candida albicans and a bacterial antibiotic.
Tag: biology
Doctors Prefer to Explain Anxiety As an Evolutionary Response
Anxiety affects millions of people. But what is the most beneficial way to explain what causes anxiety?
Parasites versus Roman Soldiers: Fort Life Along Hadrian’s Wall
Parasites spread through contaminated food and water, affecting Roman soldiers in the first century and people today.
Are Organoids the Future?
Lab-grown organoids mimic features of human body parts, leading to accelerated medical research while presenting new ethical questions.
Gene-Editing Therapies: The Cure for Genetic Diseases?
How is science responding to genetic diseases? A novel technique in gene-editing therapies treats them with precision and efficiency.
Fermentation Workshops: A Public Gateway to Microbial Science
Scientists and chefs team up on a cooking class that explores what fermentation in kimchi, chow chow, and kombucha teach us about microbes.
A New Path for Drug Development
Scientists modified chemical compounds to target mitochondria within cells, potentially increasing medication efficacy in drug development.
Antibiotics and Aggresomes: How Bacteria Bounce Back
Aggresomes within bacteria cells help these cells overcome antibiotics. Scientists uncover how they work and propose how to counteract them.
New Evidence Links Hunger Neurons to Social Needs in Early Life
Hunger neurons tell children and teens when they are “hungry” for social time, not just for food, but by adulthood these neurons only apply to food.
A New Era for Treatment: Cancer Vaccines
A cancer vaccine using a special type of molecule is one of the newer research trajectories aimed at improving cancer treatment.