Living cells are difficult to grow in the laboratory, so researchers sometimes work with synthetic cells, but these have had research limitations because they lack real cell characteristics
A recent study showed that while humans require only 10 to 100 ‘bugs’ to cause endophthalmitis, and mice require 5,000 before infection, in zebrafish, even 250,000 bacteria won’t cause the eye infection
Very little is known about what kinds of microbes are in the Plastisphere—the biofilm that coats marine microplastics—and how they interact with one another and the plastic
Researchers that by identifying disparities in postdoc interviews, they can start a discussion among biologists that will lead to more standardized and equitable interviews for postdoctoral positions
In a recently-published review, researchers describe how ancestral origins impact the likelihood that people of African or Eurasian descent might develop immune-related diseases