Swirl power: how gentle body movement will charge your mobile phone

Scientists have found a way to generate electricity from nylon, raising hopes that the clothes on our backs will become an important source of energy. Credit: Katharina Maisenbacher, Max Planck Institute

Global Food Biotechnology Market Recent Trends, Development, Growth and Forecast 2020-2027 – Zenit News

The global Food Biotechnology research report presents obligatory facts and statistics on trends & developments. It highlights technologies & capacities, materials & markets, and unpredictable structure of the global market. Moreover, major Food Biotechnology market players such...

New Anti-Phage Defense Strategy Found in Old Bacterial Structures

For over three decades, the function of unusual bacterial structures called retrons has remained unclear. Now, a team has solved the longstanding mystery: Retrons are immune system “guards” that ensure the survival of the...

How do low levels of oxygen damage the brain?

Interview conducted by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 6 2020 Thought LeadersProfessor Paul TesarKevin AllanTesar Laboratory In this interview, Professor Paul Tesar and Kevin Allan speak to News-Medical about how low oxygen levels damage the brain and...

Researchers solve longstanding mystery about peculiar hybrid structures found in bacteria

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 5 2020 Peculiar hybrid structures called retrons that are half RNA, half single-strand DNA are found in many species of bacteria. Since their discovery around 35 years ago, researchers have...

Super-resolution images of functioning and pathologically altered nerve cells

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 5 2020 Three experts for super-resolution microscopy jointly want to obtain better images of functioning and pathologically altered nerve cells. The European Research Council ERC is funding them with eleven...

Graz researchers identify biomarker for cardiovascular diseases

Credit: © Lunghammer – TU Graz The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) becomes active at low blood pressure and forms angiotensin II, a hormone that causes blood vessels to...

Can Encodia Become the Illumina of Proteomics?

With the astonishing progress in genomics and next-gen sequencing (NGS) over the past two decades, it is little wonder that researchers and entrepreneurs have looked to repeat their success in the complex three-dimensional world...

World Top 50 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology Company Reports 2020 with Quantitative Analyses of Financial...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 5, 2020-- The "Top 50 Reports for Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Top 50 Reports for the Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology Industry contains a comprehensive report for each...

Scientists find Ebola virus antibodies in people before 2018 DRC outbreak

Exposure to Ebola viruses may be more frequent and widespread than previously thought Credit: Tracey Goldstein/UC Davis Scientists found antibodies to Ebola virus in people up to a...