Sources and Preparation of bacterial and viral isolates
The bacterium P. fluorescens 1442 (P) was obtained from the bacterial collection at the Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan (Mollasani, Iran), and the…
Category: 5. Biology
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Pediatric gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis: descriptive bicenteric retrospective study
Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) is a rare but increasingly recognized fungal infection, particularly among pediatric patients in tropical and subtropical regions. The first documented pediatric case was reported in 1964 in a 6-year-old…
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Design of a multi-epitope vaccine against drug-resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis and mycobacterium bovis using reverse vaccinology
Study design
An in silico approach depicted in Figure S2 and utilizes bioinformatics computational methods, specifically reverse vaccinology and molecular docking techniques, was used in this study. Figure 1 represents the methodology’s…
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Cumulative incidence and survival outcomes of brain metastases in sarcoma: a large single center retrospective analysis
A total of 5110 patients were enrolled to the study, among whom 117 presented with BrM either at initial presentation or during their follow-up. The baseline characteristics of the entire cohort are presented in Table 1. Median age at diagnosis…
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Optimized cesarean techniques, IVF use, and foster strain selection enhance germ-free mouse production efficiency
Subject
Two original germ-free strains BALB/cAnSlac (BC) and Kunming (KM) were bred in Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tenth People’s Hospital of TongJi University in Shanghai, China. The SPF NOD/SCID Il2rg–/– (NSG) strain was purchased…
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Somites are a source of nephron progenitors in zebrafish
snGESTALT analysis suggests a developmental relationship between muscle and kidney
Consistent with the prior observation in Sandkhol Carp, we found that zebrafish NPCs, which are fluorescently labelled in the Tg(lhx1a:EGFP) transgenic line7,16,…
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Scientists Solve Decades-Old Photosynthesis Mystery
Scientists have uncovered why a critical part of photosynthesis only uses one of two seemingly identical pathways, revealing hidden energy barriers and structural nuances that could help engineer more efficient artificial systems. Scientists from…
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Amazon River Yields Surprise As Drones Spot 41,000 Rare Turtles
Scientists have developed a drone-based counting method that corrected major errors in traditional wildlife surveys. Researchers from the University of Florida have created a more precise method for counting wildlife using drones. This…
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How a Human Protein Helps Turn a Fungus Into a Pathogen
Our bodies host a variety of microorganisms, and the microbial communities in and on our bodies have to maintain the right balances among their members, or problems can arise. This includes the overgrowth of…
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This desert beetle runs to cool off
In the hot dunes of Southern Africa’s Namib Desert, the black beetle Onymacris plana runs fast for its tiny size. Turns out, the speed not only helps the beetles find food but also, perhaps, cool down. The beetles’ temperature drops…
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