New findings indicate changes in soil biodiversity are driven by changes in plant cover and soil…
Modelled climate change impact on mosquito-borne virus transmission
Mosquito-borne viruses, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, already threaten over a billion people globally. A…
Designer organelles bring new functionalities into cells
For the first time, scientists have engineered the complex biological process of translation into a designer…
Mass amphibian extinctions globally caused by fungal disease
An international study has found a fungal disease has caused dramatic population declines in more than…
What’s in this plant? The best automated system for finding potential drugs
Researchers have developed a new computational mass-spectrometry system for identifying metabolomes -- entire sets of metabolites…
Bacteria partners with virus to cause chronic wounds
A common bacterial pathogen called Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces a virus that substantially increases the pathogen's ability…
‘Free lunch’ warps inner spatial map in rat brains and, by implication, human brains
Our brains' neural circuitry creates spatial maps as we navigate through new environments, allowing us to…
Copycat fungus deceives immune system and deactivates body’s response to infection
Fungus can imitate signals from our immune system and prevent our body from responding to infection,…
The Serengeti-Mara squeeze — One of the world’s most iconic ecosystems under pressure
Increased human activity around one of Africa's most iconic ecosystems is 'squeezing the wildlife in its…
Harnessing T-cell ‘stemness’ could enhance cancer immunotherapy
A new study sheds light on one way tumors may continue to grow despite the presence…