A deadly parasite stays hidden by shredding its own genetic instructions—now scientists finally know how. To survive inside the human bloodstream, the African trypanosome parasite disguises itself with a protective “cloak” made of proteins called variant surface glycoproteins (VSG). New research published in Nature Microbiology has identified a key protein that helps the parasite carefully […]
Researchers Uncover Hidden Genetic World Beneath Antarctic Seas
A sweeping genetic survey of Antarctic waters reveals a hidden microbial world with untold influence on Earth’s climate. The ocean surrounding Antarctica may look remote and empty, but it quietly helps regulate the planet’s climate. This region, known as the Southern Ocean, absorbs enormous amounts of heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Much of […]
Researchers Uncover Hidden Genetic World Beneath Antarctic Seas
A sweeping genetic survey of Antarctic waters reveals a hidden microbial world with untold influence on Earth’s climate. The ocean surrounding Antarctica may look remote and empty, but it quietly helps regulate the planet’s climate. This region, known as the Southern Ocean, absorbs enormous amounts of heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Much of […]
Researchers Uncover Hidden Genetic World Beneath Antarctic Seas
A sweeping genetic survey of Antarctic waters reveals a hidden microbial world with untold influence on Earth’s climate. The ocean surrounding Antarctica may look remote and empty, but it quietly helps regulate the planet’s climate. This region, known as the Southern Ocean, absorbs enormous amounts of heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Much of […]
Researchers Uncover Hidden Genetic World Beneath Antarctic Seas
A sweeping genetic survey of Antarctic waters reveals a hidden microbial world with untold influence on Earth’s climate. The ocean surrounding Antarctica may look remote and empty, but it quietly helps regulate the planet’s climate. This region, known as the Southern Ocean, absorbs enormous amounts of heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Much of […]
Researchers Uncover Hidden Genetic World Beneath Antarctic Seas
A sweeping genetic survey of Antarctic waters reveals a hidden microbial world with untold influence on Earth’s climate. The ocean surrounding Antarctica may look remote and empty, but it quietly helps regulate the planet’s climate. This region, known as the Southern Ocean, absorbs enormous amounts of heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Much of […]
Scientists Capture Elusive Sodium Pump in Action, Solving a Long-Standing Biological Mystery
A long-standing mystery in bacterial bioenergetics is beginning to unravel as researchers capture fleeting structural states of a sodium-pumping enzyme in action. The enzyme Na⁺-NQR acts as a sodium pump that fuels respiration in many marine and disease-causing bacteria. It relies on redox reactions, which involve the transfer of electrons between molecules, to move sodium […]
Scientists Say Washing Dishes With a Sponge Has a Concerning Side Effect
Kitchen sponges shed microplastics, but water use drives most environmental harm. Real-world and lab data show reducing water consumption has the greatest impact. Kitchen sponges may look harmless, but each scrub can release tiny plastic fragments that slip unnoticed down the drain. These microplastics, now found everywhere from oceans to drinking water, have many sources, […]
Scientists Break 50-Year-Old Bottleneck To Supercharge Cancer Drug Production
A long-standing challenge in cancer drug manufacturing may be shifting. An international team of scientists has reported a major advance in how doxorubicin, a widely used chemotherapy drug, can be produced. Their work pinpoints and overcomes key molecular “bottlenecks” that have restricted natural production of the drug for more than 50 years. First approved in […]
Scientists Break 50-Year-Old Bottleneck To Supercharge Cancer Drug Production
A long-standing challenge in cancer drug manufacturing may be shifting. An international team of scientists has reported a major advance in how doxorubicin, a widely used chemotherapy drug, can be produced. Their work pinpoints and overcomes key molecular “bottlenecks” that have restricted natural production of the drug for more than 50 years. First approved in […]