AZoLifeSciences - The A to Z of Life Sciences

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have identified how certain dangerous bacteria are spread.

Your favorite pair of tennies, kicks, or trainers may soon become a little more sustainable. In a study publishing September 11 in the Cell Press journal Chem Catalysis, researchers have developed a new kind of enzyme based on a bacterium found in compost that can degrade the polyurethane material in shoe foams.

Tooth enamel looks simple from the outside and consists of a hard, smooth surface built to withstand years of wear.

For over 60 years, scientists have debated a basic structural question about cone photoreceptors, the cells that let vertebrates see color: are their light-sensing disk membranes closed off inside the cell, or are they open to the extracellular space?

The brain is a black box of densely packed neurons, blood vessels and immune cells, all locked away in a sealed skull. Washington University in St. Louis’ Song Hu has dedicated his career to unlocking that puzzle box by developing new ways to “see” inside, and his team’s newest innovation could give researchers a new view of how brain cells and blood vessels work together and wh...