Kefir is one of the world’s oldest fermented food products and considered to be a ‘superfood’ with many purported health benefits New research shows how cooperation among bacterial species allows kefir to thrive as a community The dominant species of Lactobacillus bacteria found in kefir grains cannot survive on their own in milk. Only when […]
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Study reveals the SARS-CoV-2 replication cycle in 3D in human lung cells Understanding how SARS-CoV-2 hijacks host cell machineries will help in developing therapeutic strategies, including drugs Researchers relied on the imaging facilities at EMBL Heidelberg and state-of-the art imaging techniques Results published in Cell Host & Microbe As the global coronavirus pandemic continues, scientists are […]
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Your genetic code determines that you will grow two arms and two legs. The same fate is true for all mammals. Similarly, the number of fins a fish has and the number of legs and wings an insect has are embedded in their genetic code. Sea anemones, however, defy this rule and have a variable […]
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