New Antibody Targets Bacterial Sugar to Combat Drug‐Resistant Infections

New Antibody Targets Bacterial Sugar to Combat Drug‐Resistant Infections

By designing antibodies that recognize pseudaminic acid, the scientists were able to clear lethal infections in mice—offering a potential new strategy for tackling multidrug‐resistant pathogens.The post New Antibody Targets Bacterial Sugar to Combat Drug‐Resistant Infections appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News.

MrBeast Just Gave Lab-Grown Chicken His Stamp of Approval to 84 Million People

MrBeast Just Gave Lab-Grown Chicken His Stamp of Approval to 84 Million People

MrBeast gave lab-grown chicken major airtime in a new video. Here’s why he explored the technology and what he thought after tasting it.

'Textbooks will need to be updated': Jupiter is smaller and flatter than we thought, Juno spacecraft reveals

'Textbooks will need to be updated': Jupiter is smaller and flatter than we thought, Juno spacecraft reveals

Jupiter is smaller and flatter than scientists previously thought, new measurements of the gas giant reveal.

Pink noise may be bad for sleep quality, new research finds

Pink noise may be bad for sleep quality, new research finds

Pink noise, a staticky sound that’s supposed to help people fall asleep, may actually worsen your rest, a new study found.

How Nuclear Science Week helped Oak Ridge companies and future workers

How Nuclear Science Week helped Oak Ridge companies and future workers

Carolyn Krause tells how National Nuclear Science Week was hosted in Oak Ridge last autumn and prepares you for the "Dirt Tour" of nuclear businesses

STAT+: Trump administration officials blocked FDA effort to fast-track review of psychedelic treatment

STAT+: Trump administration officials blocked FDA effort to fast-track review of psychedelic treatment

Trump administration officials vetoed the FDA's plan to fast-track the review of a psychedelic treatment for severe depression, STAT has learned.

Junior scientists face a quandary when starting their own labs: How far to stray from the hive

Junior scientists face a quandary when starting their own labs: How far to stray from the hive

A new study argues that overlap between advisers and advisees on research topics helps rather than hinders young life scientists.

Pinterest Fires Engineers Over Layoff Tracking Tool

Pinterest Fires Engineers Over Layoff Tracking Tool

Pinterest employees who tried to map out who was losing their jobs ended up losing theirs. CEO Bill Ready told staff at an all-hands meeting Friday that several engineers were fired after they built an internal tool to tally the company's layoffs, CNBC reports. He drew a line between "healthy...

On the Future of Species by Adrian Woolfson review – are we on the verge of creating synthetic life?

On the Future of Species by Adrian Woolfson review – are we on the verge of creating synthetic life?

A genomic entrepreneur’s guide to the coming revolution in biology raises troubling questions about ethics and safetyThe prophet Ezekiel once claimed to have seen four beasts emerge from a burning cloud, “sparkling like the colour of burnished brass”. Each had wings and four faces: that of a man, a lion, an ox and an eagle. Similarly, a creature called Buraq, something between a mule and a donkey with wings and a human face, was said to have carried the prophet Muhammad on his journeys; while the ancient Greeks gave us the centaur, the mythical human-horse hybrid recently rebooted by JK Rowling in the Harry Potter books.“The impulse to blend the anatomical traits of other species with those of humans appears to be hardwired into our imagination,” notes Adrian Woolfson in his intriguing and disturbing analysis of a biological revolution he believes is about to sweep the planet. Very soon, we will not only dream up imaginary animals – we will turn them into biological reality. Continue reading...

Bill Gates Rejects New Epstein Email Claims

Bill Gates Rejects New Epstein Email Claims

Bill Gates says a new batch of Jeffrey Epstein documents may mention him—but not accurately. In an interview with Australia's 9News , the Microsoft co-founder rejected draft emails Epstein apparently wrote to himself that suggest Gates used Epstein to arrange encounters with women and later contracted an STI that required...