Bacteria surround themselves with a cell wall to maintain cell rigidity and protect against environmental insults. Humans have taken advantage of antibiotics to target the bacterial cell wall, ...

The plant cell wall is a dynamic network of several biopolymers and structural proteins including cellulose, pectin, hemicellulose and lignin. Cellulose is one of the main load bearing components of ...

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The FDA has started a priority review of Insmed's brensocatib, which is pitching to become the first approved therapy for ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — Research has shown that a potential new targeted therapy for childhood brain cancer is effective in infiltrating and killing tumor cells in preclinical models tested in mice.

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — A research group has developed new advanced light-controlled tools that enable precise control of proteins in real time in living cells. This groundbreaking research opens doors ...

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Canada has more lakes than any other country in the world, with a huge diversity of lake sizes, depths, shapes, water ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The possibility of a brain microbiome has scientists engaged in a discussion about the possible role of bacteria in ...

Bone-marrow-derived multipotent progenitor stromal cells — or mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) — are the common predecessors of cells of the mesenchymal lineage, such as bone, cartilage and fat ...