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Big data makes big promises when it comes to providing insights into human behavior and health. The problem is how to harness the information it provides in an efficient manner. An international team of researchers has proposed a microbiome search-based method, via Microbiome Search Engine (MSE; http://mse.ac.cn), to analyze the wealth of available health data to detect and diagnose human diseases. They published their method on March 17, 2020 in mSystems, a peer-reviewed open access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Big data makes big promises when it comes to providing insights into human behavior and health. The problem is how to harness the information it provides in an efficient manner. An international team of researchers has proposed a microbiome search...
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03 2020
Recently, a research team led by Prof. XIAN Mo and Prof. ZHAO Guang from Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) discovered a novel bacterial acid tolerance system, which confers the growth capability at pH 4.2 to E. coli. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15350-5. Growth ability at acidic conditions is important to bacteria. Enteric bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella can colonize and cause disease in the host’s intestinal tract, but they have to combat acidic environments during the whole pro...
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03 2020
Perovskite solar cells have developed quickly in the past decade. But like silicon solar cells, the efficiency of perovskite solar cells is highly dependent upon the quality of the perovskite layer, which is related to its crystallinity.
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03 2020
The research team led by Prof. LIANG Han-Pu from Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has synthesized isolated single Fe atoms anchored on N doped carbon (Fe-ISA/NC) using renewable Auricularia auricular-judae (AAJ) as the precursor without the use of any external Fe sources (Figure 1). The development and commercialization of fuel cells relies heavily on Pt-based catalysts which are efficient for the sluggish four-electron oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the high cost, scarcity and poor methanol tolerance of Pt pose a ...
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03 2020
DNA only persists through replication—naturally or synthetically. While humans need genetic material to be reproduced in order to replace old or damaged cells, the ability to replicate DNA in a laboratory setting can give researchers insight into the mechanisms of disease or even the platform to begin developing treatments. Now, a team of researchers based in China has developed a more efficient and cost-effective way to replicate DNA than traditionally used methods. They DNA only persists through replication—naturally or synthetically. While humans need the genetic material to be reproduced in order to replace old or damaged cells, the ability to replicate DNA in a laboratory setting can provide researchers insig...
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03 2020
Fuel, animal feed, other major carbon-rich products could have a sustainable replacement with the help of a new approach to processing a plant biomass material produced naturally by plants during photosynthesis. Called lignocellulose, it comprises half of dry plant matter. Researchers published a review of the work and current status on 24th Feb in Biotechnology Advances. Fuel, animal feed, other major carbon-rich products could have a sustainable replacement with the help of a new approach to processing a plant biomass material produced naturally by plants during photosynthesis. Called lignocellulose, it comprises...
