[ad_1] IMAGE: SMART AMR researchers Boon Chong Goh (left) and Linh Chi Dam (right) evaluate bacterial cells after treatment with lysine visualization More Credit: Wei Lin Lee, SMART AMR New method to customize lysines to specifically target unwanted bacteria while leaving others unharmed Lysines are enzymes that help open bacteria …
Read More »The team uses copper to visualize Alzheimer’s aggregates in the brain
[ad_1] IMAGE: Researcher Hong-Jun Cho is the first author of the study. View More Credit: Photo courtesy of Hong-Jun Cho CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – A proof-of-concept study conducted in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease offers new evidence that copper isotopes can be used to detect beta-amyloid protein deposits that form …
Read More »New effective and safe antifungal isolated from the microbiome of sea splashes
[ad_1] MADISON – Scouting the ocean for antimicrobials, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a new antifungal compound that effectively targets multi-drug resistant strains of deadly fungi without toxic side effects in mice. The new molecule was discovered in the microbiome of a sea sketch from the Florida …
Read More »Laser-powered nanomotors follow their own course
[ad_1] Tokyo, Japan – Researchers at the University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Sciences (UTokyo-IIS) have designed novel linear nanomotors that can be moved in controlled directions using light. This work paves the way for new microfluidics, including lab-on-a-chip systems with optically driven pumps and valves. The world of nano-scale …
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