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Arboviruses, mosquitoes and potential hosts tracked in real time in São Paulo city

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Arboviruses, mosquitoes and potential hosts tracked in real time in São Paulo city

The technology used to sequence SARS-CoV-2 at record speed early in the COVID-19 pandemic has been successfully tested as a technique to monitor arboviruses and diseases transmitted mainly by mosquitoes.

Biotechnology

7 hours ago

Electronic tongue can detect white wine spoilage before humans can

While the electronic tongue bears little physical resemblance to its namesake, the strand-like sensory probes of the "e-tongue" still outperformed human senses when detecting contaminated wine in a recent study.

Biotechnology

9 hours ago

Neuronal gateway to essential molecules in learning and memory discovered on atomic scale

Learning from an experience, remembering an anecdote or changing an attitude are examples that reveal how all our behavior is the result of the exchange of chemical compounds—neurotransmitters—between neurons. Unraveling ...

Biotechnology

11 hours ago

Making crops colorful for easier weeding by robots

To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differently shaped leaves so that they can be more easily distinguished from their wild and weedy counterparts. This could involve ...

Biotechnology

12 hours ago

Disease-resistant strains of carp provide advancements in aquaculture, enhance gefilte fish quality

A new study led by Prof. Lior David from the Faculty of Agriculture at the Hebrew University investigated the infectivity of disease-resistant and susceptible fish by examining their roles as shedders (infecting) and cohabitants ...

Biotechnology

12 hours ago

Computer model suggests frozen cells could be used to save northern white rhino from extinction

A team of geneticists and computer scientists from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Cornell University and the University of California, Santa Cruz, has created a computer model that shows it should be possible to save ...

Plants & Animals

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A nematode gel to protect crops in Africa and Asia

The fall armyworm is a destructive corn pest that recently arrived in Africa and Asia from the Americas and began causing major yield losses and increased use of insecticides, which pose environmental and human health risks.

Biotechnology

13 hours ago

Plant sensors could act as an early warning system for farmers

Using a pair of sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers from MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have discovered signals that reveal when plans are experiencing stresses such as ...

Biotechnology

13 hours ago

Physical field technologies to improve extraction and quality of extracted juices

Consumers are increasingly health-conscious and seek products with minimal additives and preservatives. The modern consumer understands the link between consuming bioactive compounds from fruits and vegetables and the associated ...

Cell & Microbiology

Apr 16, 2024

Study shows insect diet is reflected by the wear and tear on their jaws

Show me your jaw and I'll tell you what you eat: This could be the motto of a study conducted at Kiel University (CAU) and the University of Tokyo. The researchers investigated whether the wear and tear on insect mouthparts ...

Ecology

Apr 16, 2024

New tagging method provides bioadhesive interface for marine sensors on diverse, soft and fragile species

Tagging marine animals with sensors to track and study their movements can provide researchers with important environmental and behavioral information, including energy usage, habitat changes, and migration patterns. But ...

Ecology

Apr 16, 2024

The role of GEDI LiDAR technology in unlocking the secrets of tree height composition

A team of researchers has unveiled a novel approach to accurately characterizing tree height composition in forests using the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology. ...

Ecology

Apr 15, 2024

Millions of gamers advance biomedical research by helping to reconstruct microbial evolutionary histories

Leveraging gamers and video game technology can dramatically boost scientific research, according to a new study published today in Nature Biotechnology.

Cell & Microbiology

Apr 15, 2024

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AI is giving boost to crop improvement research

What is the role of artificial intelligence for crop improvement? Questions about artificial intelligence are becoming more pressing in every discipline. For crop improvement, AI provides a new lens to bridge science and ...

Biotechnology

Apr 12, 2024

3D microelectrode chip helps soil nutrient analysis

Researchers have developed a novel microfluidic chip with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C4D) integrated 3D microelectrodes to rapidly and quantitatively determine abundant nutrient ions in soil.

Biotechnology

Apr 12, 2024

New CRISPR tool orchestrates antiviral defense within cells

The rise of RNA viruses like SARS-CoV-2 highlights the need for new ways to fight them. RNA-targeting tools like CRISPR/Cas13 are powerful but inefficient in the cytoplasm of cells, where many RNA viruses replicate.

Biotechnology

Apr 12, 2024

Microbial food as a food production strategy of the future

The global food crisis is increasing due to rapid population growth and declining food productivity from climate change. Moreover, today's food production and supply system emits a huge amount of carbon dioxide, reaching ...

Cell & Microbiology

Apr 12, 2024

Researchers develop method to extract useful proteins from beer-brewing leftovers

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have created a method that extracts more than 80% of the available protein in grain leftovers from brewing beer, commonly known as brewers' spent ...

Biotechnology

Apr 11, 2024

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