Scientists have discovered a sophisticated mechanism by which Salmonella bacteria hijack a mitochondrial metabolite transporter to survive inside host cells. Their findings, published in Nature Communications, reveal how the pathogen reduces oxidative stress to evade the host defense…
Chestnut Hill, Mass – Obtaining clearer functional MRI data about the brain and its disorders is possible using artificial intelligence, according to Boston College researchers who reported recently in Nature Methods that they developed an AI-assisted method…
Rice, Baylor College of Medicine make necessary step on road to 3-D bioprinting [caption id="attachment_12661" align="alignnone" width="891"] esearchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have shown they can initiate a process called tubulogenesis…
A new molecule that reads mitochondrial DNA could pave the way to treat some genetic nerve and muscle diseases. [caption id="attachment_12656" align="alignright" width="263"] Schematic illustration of a mitochondria-specific DNA-based synthetic ligand, called MITO-PIPs that selectively…
[caption id="attachment_12652" align="alignright" width="300"] Underwater rescue[/caption] During a simulated space mission underwater last week, ESA tested an ingenious concept to bring astronauts safely back to base if they are incapacitated during lunar exploration. Four ‘aquanauts’,…
[caption id="attachment_12647" align="alignnone" width="775"] Morgridge Institute regenerative biology researchers Jue Zhang and Matt Brown examine a part for a new bioreactor designed to help grow arterial tissue. MORGRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH[/caption] Stem cell biologists have…