Zephyrnet Logo

Tag: National Institutes of Health

Bacterial enzyme could become a new target for antibiotics

MIT and Harvard University chemists have discovered the structure of an unusual bacterial enzyme that can break down an amino...

Mirrored chip could enable handheld dark-field microscopes

Do a Google search for dark-field images, and you’ll discover a beautifully detailed world of microscopic organisms set in bright...

Chemists unveil the structure of an influenza B protein

A team of MIT chemists has discovered the structure of a key influenza protein, a finding that could help researchers...

Researchers hope to make needle pricks for diabetics a thing of the past

Patients with diabetes have to test their blood sugar levels several times a day to make sure they are not...

Putting a finger on the switch of a chronic parasite infection

Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a parasite that chronically infects up to a quarter of the world’s population, causing toxoplasmosis,...

Screen could offer better safety tests for new chemicals

It’s estimated that there are approximately 80,000 industrial chemicals currently in use, in products such as clothing, cleaning solutions, carpets,...

Taking a moonshot at a rare childhood cancer

MIT Professor Angela Koehler is part of a team that has been awarded a federal grant to study one of...

Biologists build proteins that avoid crosstalk with existing molecules

Inside a living cell, many important messages are communicated via interactions between proteins. For these signals to be accurately relayed,...

Study reveals how mucus tames microbes

More than 200 square meters of our bodies — including the digestive tract, lungs, and urinary tract — are lined...

Latest Intelligence

spot_img
spot_img