#Microbiome confers resistance to cholera

“#Microbiome confers resistance to cholera” Vibrio cholerae bacterium, which is responsible for causing cholera. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cholera can kill within hours if left untreated, and it sickens as many as 4 million people a year. In a new article in the journal Cell, researchers describe how gut bacteria helps people…

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#Nanotechnology applied to medicine: The first liquid retina prosthesis

“#Nanotechnology applied to medicine: The first liquid retina prosthesis” Photoactive nanoparticles (in red) cover a retinal neuron membrane (nucleus in blue). Credit: IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (M. Bramini) Research at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) has led to the revolutionary development of an artificial liquid retinal prosthesis to counteract the effects of…

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#Faster processing makes cutting-edge fluorescence microscopy more accessible

“#Faster processing makes cutting-edge fluorescence microscopy more accessible” 3D image of a mouse intestine with different antibodies in green, red, yellow, and purple. Credit: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Scientists have developed new image processing techniques for microscopes that can reduce post-processing time up to several thousand-fold. The researchers are from the National…

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#Computing collaboration reveals global ripple effect of shifting monsoons

“#Computing collaboration reveals global ripple effect of shifting monsoons” Members of the international team simulated changes to the start times of monsoon seasons across the globe, with warm colors representing onset delays. Credit: Moetasim Ashfaq and Adam Malin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory…

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