Science

Fig 1. Most bacterial cells are covered in tiny, hair-like structures called pili. Their diameter is smaller than 1/10,000th of a human hair.          Porphyromonas...

Scientists have developed a precise, nanotechnology-based treatment to alleviate the pain and fertility problems associated with endometriosis, a common gynaecological condition in women of...

Fig 1 . 'Brown tide virus' is a member of a class called the giant viruses. Researchers have discovered genes for key cellular metabolic...

Fig 1. While acetic acid creating bacteria and methanogens are dependent on the transfer of hydrogen in anoxic biotopes, Acetobacterium woodii recycles hydrogen within...

Scientists at Flinders University have, for the first time, identified a specific type of sensory nerve ending in the gut and how these may...

Fig 1. Organometallic frameworks are like sponges. They can hold very large amounts of drug, and then precisely 'squeeze' it out at the required...

While there's no evidence so far that pets, livestock, or their owners can infect each other with COVID-19, there is also very little research...

Fig 1. A crowdsourcing project drawing on individual and corporate computing power worldwide has created a supercomputer to help accelerate coronavirus research.          Gamers, bitcoin "miners" and...

Fig 1. Egyptian blue: the researchers obtained the nanosheets from this powder.          Egyptian blue is one of the oldest manmade colour pigments. It adorns, for...

Fig 1. SARS-CoV-2 Credit: Centres for Disease Control and PreventionJames Diaz, MD, MHA, MPH & TM, Dr. PH, Professor and Head of Environmental Health...