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New fluorescence method reveals signatures of individual microbes

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Batteries, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Electricity, Genetics, Graphene, Microbiology

Researchers have developed a new method that reveals the unique fluorescence patterns produced by individual cells in mixtures of bacteria, yeast and fungi. They combined confocal microscopy with micro-spectroscopy to determine the fluorescence signatures from different types of microbes. They trained machine learning systems to analyze the images and identify different individual cells and cell-types automatically, even those with very similar shapes and sizes.

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Were hot, humid summers the key to life's origins?

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry, Biology, Cell Biology, Charles Darwin, Drought, Environmental Issues, Evolution, Nature of Water, Organic Chemistry, Origin of Life, Pollution, Water

Chemists have found that deliquescent minerals, which dissolve in water they absorb from humid air, can assist the construction of proteins from simpler building blocks during cycles timed to mimic day and night on the early Earth.

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Identifying a gene for canine night blindness

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Biology, Biotechnology, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Dogs, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Life Sciences, Veterinary Medicine

Researchers have identified the gene mutation responsible for a form of night blindness in dogs. Strategies to treat this condition, which affects a layer of neurons just below the primary photoreceptor cells, could also inform treatment of other diseases that rely on targeting this cell type.

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Implanted memories teach birds a song

October 3, 2019 0 Comments Animal Learning and Intelligence, Behavioral Science, Biology, Earth Science, Environmental Awareness, Exotic Species, mice

A new songbird study that shows memories can be implanted in the brain to teach vocalizations — without any lessons from the parent.

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Three-dimensional structure of the genome replication machine discovered

October 3, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry Research, Biology, Biotechnology, Forensics, Genes, Genetics, Human Biology, Personalized Medicine

Researchers have discovered how the enzyme DNA polymerase delta works to duplicate the genome that cells hand down from one generation to the next.

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How the Texas puma saved the Florida panther

October 3, 2019 0 Comments Biodiversity, Biology, Ecology, Ecosystems, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Life Sciences, Wildfires

Scientists have pieced together the first complete picture of the Florida panther genome — work that could serve to protect that endangered population and other endangered species going forward.

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Getting an 'eel' for the water: The physics of undulatory human swimming

October 3, 2019 0 Comments aviation, Biology, Drought, Insects (including Butterflies), Marine Biology, Nature of Water, Sports Science, Vehicles

A team of researchers captured the 3D motion of an athlete performing undulatory swimming. They find that the vortex wakes created led to jet flows that contribute to the propulsion. This research has implication for energy efficient eel-like sailing.

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Mutant cells team up to make an even deadlier blood cancer

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry Research, Biology, Biotechnology, Brain Tumor, Genes, Genetics, Leukemia, Lymphoma

Two very different mutations have been identified as unexpected partners in crime for causing the blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Expert analysis from CSHL helped reveal how this deadly duo is far more common in AML than thought.

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How AIDS pathogens multiply in the body

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Biology, Genetics, HIV and AIDS, Infectious Diseases, Medical Imaging, Molecular Biology, Virology, Viruses

Scientists have now succeeded in using high-resolution imaging to make visible to the millisecond how the HI virus spreads between living cells and which molecules it requires for this purpose. The researchers provide direct proof for the first time that the AIDS pathogen creates a certain lipid environment for replication.

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New exhibit plunges people in the world of microbes

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Arts and Culture, Bioethics, Biology, Microbes and More, Microbiology, Organic, STEM Education, World Development

Scientists developed an immersive exhibit where visitors can dance with living cells.