Increased Demand for PCR Technology: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a fundamental technique in life sciences research, ...

The ability of bacteria to control the biophysical properties of their membrane phospholipids allows them to thrive in a wide range of physical environments. Fatty acid biosynthesis is an energy ...

Canada-based Spectral has so far enrolled 135 patients out of the 150 patient target. Image credit: Shutterstock/Alberto Andrei Rosu. Spectral Medical will have to wait to submit an application to the ...

A deadly bacteria could be lurking in your backyard without you knowing it. Kseniya Petkevich - stock.adobe.com There could be a silent killer lurking in your backyard. Experts are sounding the ...

An approach from biotechnology firm Phase Genomics in Seattle, Washington, is also allowing scientists to catch phage DNA in the act of infecting bacteria cells. The firm uses chemical ...

“They mount a fierce attack, penetrate the outer membrane, then use the prey’s cellular materials to feed themselves and produce new cells,” she explained. (Left) A bacteria cell infected by a BALOs ...

Bacteria can be ... just like the surveillance cells that respond to pyrogens in people. Champion calls the monocyte activation test “far preferable” to endotoxin testing.

They then isolate and lyse blood cells, producing a reagent called ... “standards for developing synthetic alternatives for bacterial endotoxin testing,” spending at least $470,000 between ...