Category: 5. Biology

When a mother is pregnant, it’s normal—dare we say expected—for her…

For years, clinicians and scientists have known that many frontline antibiotics are becoming less reliable. Bacteria constantly evolve, and many have found ways to evade the effects of antimicrobial drugs….

Giant sloths used to roam all over North America. Over 10 times bigger than

The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) may have an “on-off switch” that lets them pause and restart growth, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford. The research helps explain why TB is…

Waters Corporation today announced that it has acquired Halo Labs^™, an innovator of specialized imaging technologies to detect, identify, and count interfering materials (particles) in therapeutic products, such as cell, protein,…

Adults aged 65 and older are the fastest-growing demographic for cannabis use in the US. Consequential diagnoses of cannabis use disorder (CUD) are also rising quickly among those living with HIV, who may…

Inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) are a group of genetic disorders that lead to progressive vision loss as the light-sensing cells of the eye-the photoreceptors-die due to mutations in genes needed for their function and…

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through lice rather than ticks, and how it…

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps the species survive. Some pieces of DNA are more like parasites, along for the ride and their own…

A University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher received a $2.4 million National Cancer Institute grant to develop a noninvasive, confocal microscope to examine nerve endings of cancer patients with…