Scientists have come up with a new way to detect tiny amounts of sulfadiazine (SDZ) using a special nanopolypropylene surface. They created a molecularly imprinted polyacrylamide (PP@MIP) probe that works with a technique called Resonance Rayleigh Scattering (RRS). This probe helps to quickly and ac
Have you ever wondered how some bacteria can survive for ages without food? This is exactly what scientists found in Streptomyces minutiscleroticus. These little guys stay alive even when food is scarce. They keep making proteins, and surprisingly, they can even grow a bit, shown by their sensitivit
Did you know that some bacteria can use a powerful antioxidant called ergothioneine as their main source of nitrogen? Burkholderia sp. HME13 is one of them. This microbe has a clever set of enzymes that help it break down ergothioneine for its own use. One of these enzymes, ErtE, is particularly int
Ever wondered about the tiny bacteria living inside our favorite raw vegetables? Scientists recently peeked into radishes, lettuces, onions, and tomatoes to find out more about these microscopic inhabitants, specifically their resistance to antibiotics. They discovered 144 different types of these b
Ever thought about how exercise shapes your blood fats? As we age, these fats, called triglycerides, can build up and cause problems if we don't stay active. But here's a cool fact: regular exercise can make these fats shorter and more flexible, like stretching a rubber band. This means they might n
Have you ever heard the phrase "the best intentions can backfire"? This is exactly what happened in an epilepsy monitoring unit. Inserting a peripheral intravascular catheter is a common procedure, but it comes with unforeseen risks. Some patients developed a severe bloodstream infection, Staphyloco
Imagine you're looking for movies on a streaming service. You want comedies, but they shouldn't be romances, and they have to be British. This is a compositional query, a bit more complex than just finding comedies. Currently, machine learning uses dot-products to connect items like movies to attri
Imagine a world where our feelings and experiences were just as important as the laws of nature. That's the vision of Henri Bergson, a French philosopher who's often overlooked. Unlike many of his peers, Bergson didn't think science and subjective experience were at odds. He wanted to bridge that ga
It was a rough day for the New York Giants as they faced off against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. The Giants started off strong, with quarterback Drew Lock leading a run-heavy drive that ended with a scramble into the endzone. However, the joy was short-lived as the Cowboys responded with a f
Scientists have created something amazing - a cell line from the muscles of a male Cuvier's Beaked whale that washed up on the Italian coast. This is the first time such a cell line has been made in a lab. The team started by growing these cells and checking their growth rate, chromosomes, and prote
