An Achilles" heel for wheat rust infection
Researchers have found a gene in wheat that acts to promote rust fungal infection......»»
New findings may reduce the risk of infection for patients with urinary catheters
Patients who have indwelling urinary catheters often suffer from urinary tract infections, which can be difficult to treat. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that the synthetic peptide CD4-PP has a good bactericidal effect aga.....»»
Breeding with "wild relatives" to produce disease and climate resistant wheat
New research has shown how introducing genetics from wild varieties of wheat can improve their resistance to disease and climate change, a discovery that could help protect the future of this vital food source......»»
BETting on COVID-19: Study probes role of BET proteins in coronavirus infection
A while ago, some researchers had suggested that blocking a set of proteins, known as bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) proteins, might be a way to fight COVID-19. However, in a surprising study, scientists at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Franci.....»»
Cryptocurrency flowing into “mixers” hits an all-time high. Wanna guess why?
Despite a significant Achilles' heel, mixers are seeing unprecedented demand. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The amount of cryptocurrency flowing into privacy-enhancing mixer services has reached an all-time high this year as.....»»
New research into a microrobot powered by urea for E. coli biofilm eradication
Urinary tract infections are one of the most common afflictions caused by bacteria. It affects about 150 million people per year worldwide. Such types of infection are mainly associated with the presence of Escherichia coli, which initiates the infec.....»»
Twitter is removing over a million spam accounts every day
Bots are Twitter's Achilles' heel, but the platform is confident it can keep them in check.....»»
Cell protection, immunomodulation and virus inhibition by an endogenous substance
The endogenous molecule itaconic acid has antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects, as researchers from TWINCORE have recently shown. In cooperation with scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig and the Helmholtz Ins.....»»
Chemokine receptor CX3CR1 structures uncover mechanism of cholesterol regulation in activation
Chemokine receptors regulate the migration of immune cells and are involved in inflammation, tumor construction and pathogen infection. Chemokines are divided into four subfamilies according to the number and distribution of conserved cysteines at th.....»»
Scientists uncover novel aspects of HIV infection by monitoring sugars at the surface of individual immune cells
HIV researchers have long been trying to identify the specific cells that the virus prefers to infect and hide in. They know that HIV favors a special type of immune cells called memory CD4 T cells. But these cells come in many flavors, and it has be.....»»
Nano-rust: Smart additive for autonomous temperature control
The right temperature matters—whether in technical processes, for the quality of food and medicines, or the lifetime of electronic components and batteries. For this purpose, temperature indicators record (un)desired temperature increases that can.....»»
The Secrets of Covid ‘Brain Fog’ Are Starting to Lift
Scientists are getting closer to understanding the neurology behind the memory problems and cognitive fuzziness that an infection can trigger......»»
Aspects of Asian elephants" social lives are not related to amount of intestinal parasites
An international team of scientists found that sociality is not linked to intestinal nematode infection in Asian elephants. The researchers looked at loneliness and characteristics of the elephants' social groups and found no differences in infection.....»»
Bacteria"s shapeshifting behaviour clue to new treatments for urinary tract infections
Urinary tract infections are both very common and potentially very dangerous. More than half of all Australian women will suffer from a UTI in their lifetime, and nearly one in three women will have an infection requiring treatment with antibiotics b.....»»
New research shows how disruption in wheat trade can affect food security
Global supply issues related to the pandemic and war in Ukraine have highlighted yet another global vulnerability: food availability......»»
Stack Overflow Survey Finds Developers Like Rust, Python, JavaScript and Remote Work
For Stack Overflow's annual survey, "Over 73,000 developers from 180 countries each spent roughly 15 minutes answering our questions," a blog post announces: The top five languages for professional developers haven't changed: JavaScript is still the.....»»
Discovery of new COVID infection mechanism offers clue to SARS-CoV-2 leap to humans
The original SARS-CoV-2 viral strain that emerged in early 2020 was able to latch on to sugars known as sialic acids, found on the surface of human cells, an ability that later strains did not retain......»»
Linus Torvalds Says Rust For The Kernel Could Possibly Be Merged For Linux 5.20
Speaking this week at the Linux Foundation's Open-Source Summit, Linus Torvalds talked up the possibilities of Rust within the Linux kernel and that it could be landing quite soon -- possibly even for the next kernel cycle. From a report: Linus Torva.....»»
Novel chromosome engineering materials provide resistance to Ug99 for wheat breeders
In a recent study published online in Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Dr. Han Fangpu's group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has reported the establishment of new wheat-rye addition lines.....»»
Challenges for semiconductor sector (4): Alternatives to head-on collision
Each country may have its own weaknesses or Achilles heels in industry development. For example, IC design is the weak spot of Japan and Korea. In the future, when it comes to designing various logic computing functions on memory chips, the lack of t.....»»
Team develops powerful new tool to aid in battle against cancer-causing bacteria in the stomach
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), the bacteria that can cause human gastritis, peptic ulcers and stomach cancer, infects about half of the world's population. It is essential to quickly identify the infection and select the right combination of sensit.....»»