An international team of researchers has discovered saarvienin A, a new type of glycopeptide antibiotic. Their findings introduce a compound with strong activity against highly resistant bacterial ...

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Eukaryogenesis occurred suddenly, driven by the growing length of genes and the limitations on producing longer proteins. An ...

Philip Morris is expanding its medical cannabis strategy via Aurora and Avicanna. What it means for the future of Big Tobacco ...

At stake in the ongoing patent dispute over the gene-editing tool are rights to the most important new biotechnology of the ...

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The faint glow of a jellyfish revealed a molecule that would change science. Known as green fluorescent protein (GFP), it ...

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Researchers have discovered how to block cells dying, in a finding that could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. The team has identified a small ...

The cells targeted the cancer and eradicated it. Thirteen years later, Whitehead is still cancer-free. Since then, however, ...