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Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic by eating it, and can be conditioned to do it faster

Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean. Researchers at... Read more

Newest version of cell-mapping tool can spot boundaries even in cloudy conditions

Picking out individual cells in distorted microscopy images is now as easy as clicking a button.... Read more

Acidification kills H5N1 in waste milk, reducing risk of bird flu

Pasteurization is the only widely recognized method of killing H5N1, the virus that causes bird flu, in milk. However, pasteurization... Read more

Syphilis pathogen grown in lab without animals, aiding global research

The Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures has added the syphilis pathogen to its collection and makes... Read more

A new and faster way to extract animal behaviors from video

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behavior have introduced the method YOLO-Behaviour: a new computer vision framework to automatically... Read more

Can artificial intelligence save the Great Barrier Reef?

Australian researchers are designing a global real-time monitoring system to help save the world's coral reefs from further decline, primarily... Read more

Bacterial cellulose promotes plant tissue regeneration, study shows

A study has elucidated the mechanism by which bacterial cellulose mediates plant tissue regeneration. The work has been published today... Read more

The sexome's forensic potential: After intercourse, both partners leave traces of their own unique genital microbiome

Criminal investigations of heterosexual sexual assault often include a DNA analysis of the woman's genitals with the aim of identifying... Read more

Engineered animals show new way to fight mercury pollution

Australian scientists have found an effective new way to clean up methylmercury, one of the world's most dangerous pollutants, which... Read more

Synthetic compartments 'turbocharge' bacteria for faster protein production

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a new synthetic approach that turbocharges bacteria into producing more of a specific... Read more

Self-assembled proteomimetics: Synthetic antibodies that are easier and cheaper to produce

For decades, lab-made antibodies have been used to support patients fighting specific diseases. These treatments have become a cornerstone of... Read more

Looking between cells: Light microscopy probe provides unprecedented view of extracellular matrix

Before arriving at Janelia three years ago, Postdoctoral Scientist Antonio Fiore was designing and building optical instruments like microscopes and... Read more

First 'programming language' for active material enables precise control at cellular level

In 2019, Caltech researchers demonstrated a new method to use light to control active matter—a kind of material made up... Read more

Bioeconomy Initiative: Eight demands for the economy of the future

According to leading experts, the following topics must now feature at the very top of the political agenda: the transition... Read more

Paving the way for seaweed as a future protein source

A sustainable food system for a growing global population requires a more diversified and climate-neutral protein production. After five years... Read more