University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein ...

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With an exciting breakthrough and an ERC Proof of Concept grant in the pocket, Full Professor Ilja Voets reports promising ...

How can engineers design bricks on Mars for future habitats despite the toxic Martian regolith, also called perchlorates?

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Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the groundbreaking work of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the Dutch scientist ...

A hydrogel made from crustacean shells lets common food bacteria generate electrical signals 15 times more efficiently, ...

New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types of ...

A previously unknown genus of tiny insect-like springtails has been discovered in China, revealing hidden biodiversity ...

Billions of sea stars — victims of a deadly wasting illness — have perished over the last decade, imperiling marine ...

Protein folding helpers such as TRiC and prefoldin (PFD) are crucial for the correct folding of many essential proteins. In a Nature study, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry ...