Metagenomics Unlocks Unknowns of Diarrheal Disease Cases in Children
Researchers have found that conventional culture-based lab tests may misdiagnose as many as half of the microbial causes of diarrheal diseases in children.
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Compound in Malted Barley Makes Colon Cells Move
New high-throughput screen revealed hordenine’s activity.
Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology introduces first wave of junior researchers
At a center-wide meeting last month, faculty and trainees came together; all members discussed strategic plans for SCMB, and the junior researchers led discussions on the collaborative seed projects.
Lachance Gets $1.88 million Award
NIH supporting Petit Institute/School of Biological Sciences researcher’s research strategy
Warming Impedes a Coral Defense, but Hungry Fish Enhance It
Corals exude defenses against bacteria associated with bleaching, but warming disadvantages the defense. Conservation offers limited hope.
Native American Ancestors Found in the Genes of Many in the U.S.
A new population genetics study shows that Americans with early European or early African ancestry can also have Native American gene groups.
Congratulations 2019 Outstanding Bioinformatics Students
Congratulations to Joshua Lewis (Ph.D.), George Gruenhagen (M.S.), and Prerna Jain (M.S.) who were recognized as the 2019 Outstanding Students in Bioinformatics at Georgia Tech.
Georgia Tech, Institut Pasteur Receive $2.5 M NIH Grant to Study Phage Therapy
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2.5 million grant over five years to advance the clinical potential of bacteriophage to treat antibiotic-resistant infections.
Detecting Ovarian Cancer in Mice
Work by Facundo Fernandez lands on the cover of the Journal of Proteome Research.
Pre-Life Building Blocks Spontaneously Align in Evolutionary Experiment
Defying expectations, life building blocks spontaneously linked up in an experiment on how prebiotic chemistry took steps toward becoming the early life chemistry behind proteins.