- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 6th, 2014
Gene-Editing Method Increases Resilience to HIV
These are the first clinical trials of this type to show success
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 16th, 2014
Innovative Enzyme to Turn Methane Into Fuel
US researchers are working towards developing a viable formula
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 23rd, 2013
Enzymes Can Help Turn Insect, Crustacean Shells Into Biofuel
York scientists pin down family of enzymes that can break down hard-to-digest biomass
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 5th, 2013
Tents-Chewing Fungus Could Make It Easier to Turn Plants Into Fuel
The fungus is expected to also lower the cost of producing biofuels
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 17th, 2013
“Upgraded” Broccoli Is Healthier, Better at Fighting Cancer
Researchers use plant hormone to make broccoli healthier than it already is
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 20th, 2012
Newly Found Enzyme Disintegrates Alzheimer's Plaques
These plaques are made up of beta-amyloid proteins
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 7th, 2012
Enzyme Critical to Stopping Alzheimer's Found
A new therapy has recently been demonstrated on lab mice
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 27th, 2012
How to Shut Down the Production of Tumor Building Blocks
American researchers identify a new target for future therapies
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 23rd, 2012
Targeting New Enzyme Could Treat Obesity
The finding is heralded as one of the most important in enzymology
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 23rd, 2012
New Method to Fight Off Viral Infections Created
Scientists figure out how RNA viruses multiply using host cells
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 14th, 2012
How Schizophrenia Drugs Become Ineffective
Scientists finally gain new insight into how resistance develops
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 16th, 2012
Possible Biomarkers for Autism Discovered
Having access to such a diagnostics tool is extremely important
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 14th, 2012
New Method of Reducing Cancer-Causing Inflammation
The technique could come in handy especially for colon cancer patients
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 29th, 2012
How the Flu Virus Became Resistant to Drugs
Relenza and Tamiflu are both powerless against the new strain
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 5th, 2012
Soil Bacteria Use Own Rules for Chemistry
Scientists make surprising findings about how these microorganisms feed
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 1st, 2012
Alzheimer's Symptoms Reversed in Mice
Scientists discover enzyme that blocks the formation of new memories
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 31st, 2012
How DNA Is Damaged by Enzyme Errors
New investigation reveals critically-important cellular mechanisms