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Published Engineers report low-cost human biomarker sensor designs - Engineers Report Low-Cost Human Biomarker Sensor Designs



Researchers have developed a low-cost, RNA-based technology to detect and measure biomarkers, which...
Published 'Jumping genes' help fungus kill salamanders - Jumping Genes: A New Threat to Salamanders


A fungus that infects salamanders contains multiple copies of the same 'jumping genes', scientists h ...
Published Wheat's ancient roots of viral resistance uncovered - Wheat's Ancient Roots of Viral Resistance Uncovered


The DNA sequence of a gene in wheat responsible for resisting a devastating virus has been discovere...
Published Exploring the underground connections between trees - Exploring the Underground Connections Between Trees



Fungal networks interconnecting trees in a forest is a key factor that determines the nature of fore...
Published Humans are leaving behind a 'frozen signature' of microbes on Mount Everest - Humans are Leaving Behind a 'Frozen Signature' of Microbes on Mount Everest


Thanks to technological advances in microbial DNA analysis, researchers have discovered that mountai...
Published To groom or not to groom: 'Triage' in the ant kingdom - To Groom or Not to Groom: 'Triage' in the Ant Kingdom



Social ants are masters of cooperative disease defense. They collectively take care of each other to...
Published How fungus farming ants keep their gardens healthy - How Fungus Farming Ants Keep Their Gardens Healthy



'Weed early and often' is the key to a productive garden. Interestingly, certain species of ants are...
Published Endangered deer's prion gene could protect it from chronic wasting disease - Endangered Deer's Prion Gene Could Protect It from Chronic Wasting Disease


China's Père David's deer was nearly gone in the late 1800s. Just 18 deer -- the very last of their...
Published Unraveling one of prion disease's deadly secrets - Unraveling One of Prion Disease's Deadly Secrets


A professor of biochemistry and molecular biology report an unanticipated role for prion nucleation...
Published Eyes of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patients show evidence of prions - Eyes of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Patients Show Evidence of Prions


By the time symptoms of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) are typically discovered, death is...
Published Transmission risk of familial human prion diseases to mice - Transmission Risk of Familial Human Prion Diseases to Mice


Familial human prion diseases are passed within families and are associated with 34 known prion prot...
Published Prion trials and tribulations: Finding the right tools and experimental models - Prion Trials and Tribulations: Finding the Right Tools and Experimental Models


Prions are fascinating, enigmatic, and might teach us not only about rare prion diseases like Creutz...
Published Targeted culling of deer controls disease with little effect on hunting - Targeted Culling of Deer Controls Disease with Little Effect on Hunting


Chronic wasting disease, the deer-equivalent of mad cow disease, has crept across the US landscape f...
Published New models advance the study of deadly human prion diseases - New Models Advance the Study of Deadly Human Prion Diseases


By directly altering the gene coding for the prion protein (PrP), researchers have created mouse mod...
Published Air pollution is not just a human problem -- it's also changing the gut of British bumblebees - Air Pollution is Affecting the Gut of British Bumblebees



Human activity is contributing to pollution that is affecting our health. According to WHO estimates...
Published New test detects toxic prions in blood - New Test Detects Toxic Prions in Blood: A Breakthrough in Prion Disease Diagnosis


The first cases of mad cow disease in humans occurred in the late 1990s and are thought to be the co...