How wild worms reveal the impact of genetic modifiers on proteotoxic diseases
Wild C.elegans strains provide insights into genetic factors that modify disease susceptibility in the context of protein aggregation and toxicity
Regulating Rubisco: insights into the molecular basis of photosynthesis
Plants harvest light either through the C4 or C3 photosynthetic pathway; the protein RLSB may explain their differences in efficiency
New lagovirus identified as cause of rabbit haemorrhagic disease
Lagovirus RHDV2 revealed as a cause of potentially lethal rabbit haemorrhagic disease, exhibiting differences to previously identified RHDV
For plants, a soft touch can induce strong disease resistance
Leaf-wounding in cress promotes defence against mould. Researchers now ask how sensitive this mechanically induced defence mechanism is
Stem cell therapy for diabetic nephropathy?
Researchers investigate the effect of mesenchymal stem cells on preventing podocytic apoptosis and injury that is involved in diabetic renal damage
Metformin as a means to reduce mortality in critical illness
In patients with type 2 diabetes, use of metformin before admission to an intensive care unit is associated with reduced 30-day mortality
Bacterial social networks: computational models probe bacterial social signalling systems
Computational modelling of the quorum sensing systems of Pseudomonas aeruginosa provide insights into the anti-bacterial drug targets
Stem cell therapy for stroke: can neural precursors aid recovery?
Researchers characterise the therapeutic potential of human embryonic stem cells in a mouse model of ischaemic stroke
Clearing the traps: how decreased degradation of NETs affects Lupus
Researchers reveal how defective degradation of neutrophil extracellular traps in SLE patients impacts disease phenotype
The importance of history in antibiotic resistant bacteria
Researchers look at how antibiotic resistant bacteria evolve when antibiotics are removed from their environment – does resistance persist?
