by Nancy | 10 Jul 2015 | Microbes, Molecular Biology
Switching gene expression on and off altered Bacteroides thetaiotamicron’s response (after reintroduction into mice) through adaptation of the diet. Full text @ http://www.cell.com/cell-systems/pdfExtended/S2405-4712%2815%2900006-X
by Nancy | 20 Jun 2015 | Molecular Biology, science
Admitted, this one is a bit of an odd one out between all the microbial stuff, but it is a subject near to my heart, as I used to work with MK5 (essentially, an enzyme that transfers phosphate groups to its substrate). During our work with the protein we suspected...
by Nancy | 15 Jun 2015 | Molecular Biology, science
A new discovery that will change textbooks forever: Previously it was thought that these vessels were absent in the brain, as they hadn’t been found. However, now scientists have discovered through the use of live imaging that there exist lymphatic vessels...