All Innovation News articles – Page 6
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New software makes rapid inroads to find viral weapons for germ warfare
A new bioinformatics software program is paving the way for a rapid expansion of research into bacteriophages, the viruses or phages that play key roles in controlling bacteria.
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New pasteurization method wipes out pathogens on buckwheat sprouting seeds, study shows
A new pasteurization technique uses plasma, vacuum packaging and hot water to inactivate food pathogens on buckwheat seeds, cutting the risk of food poisoning outbreaks without preventing the seeds from sprouting. The technique, which reduces the total time for seed pasteurization,was developed by scientists at Kyonggi University ...
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Researchers develop a novel dry-powder inhaled vaccine platform
Researchers have developed a single-dose, dry-powder, inhalable vaccine platform using nano-micro composite multilevel structures, which is effective in blocking respiratory viral infection and transmission in animal models.
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Researchers develop potential vaccine against antibiotic-resistant enterococci
Researchers have discovered how to create an enterococcal vaccine that is relatively easy to produce and takes advantage of membrane vesicles.
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Made-to-order diagnostic tests may be on the horizon
Researchers have made a breakthrough in diagnostic technology, inventing a ‘lab on a chip’ that can be 3D-printed in just 30 minutes. The chip has the potential to make on-the-spot testing widely accessible.
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Veins of bacteria could form a self-healing system for concrete infrastructure
Researchers are turning reinforcing fibers into a living tissue system that rushes concrete-healing bacteria to the site of cracks to repair the damage.
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UK funds £15.6 million boost for low-emission food production systems
Innovate UK and BBSRC are set to invest £15.6 million as part of the novel low-emission food production systems competition, backing 32 innovative projects that produce foods in a more environmentally friendly way.
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Light switch in bactericidal nanomaterial can target both types of bacteria
A team of researchers have developed a bactericidal nanomaterial equipped with a photochemical “light switch” that can be directed either against Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria.
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New model allows for learning and prediction of microbial interactions
Researchers describe a new framework they have created to predict how species within microbiomes interact with each other to create unique compositions.
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Scientists develop needle-free patch vaccine to protect against Zika virus
A simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch has been developed to protect people from the potentially deadly mosquito-borne Zika virus.
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Biomineralized bacterium acts as in-situ vaccine producer
A new type of bacteria-based autologous cancer vaccine uses calcium carbonate (CaCO3) biomineralized Salmonella (Sal) as an in-situ cancer vaccine producer and systematical ITM regulator.
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Organ agar offers big benefits for the study of bacteria
Animal models are a necessary research tool for understanding how diseases develop and how therapies work in biological systems and can be credited for breakthroughs ranging from effective antibiotics to the COVID vaccines. Source: CDC Clonies of Gram-negative Proteus mirabilis bacteria, grown on a xylose-lysine-deoxycholate (XLD) agar plate. ...
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Fermentation breakthrough delivers sustainable food coloring that’s better than beetroot
Researchers have developed an innovative fermentation process that produces natural betalain-type food colours, offering a more sustainable and efficient alternative to traditional extraction methods.
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Silk fibroin and genipin boost strength of sand moulds created with help of microbes
Scientists in China have found a way to strengthen sand moulds engineered with the help of microbes, delivering a way to make low-carbon cement-based composites and reducing the environmental impact of traditional construction materials.
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Slippery toilet bowl treatment causes bacteria to slide off
Researchers have developed a simple, transparent coating that makes surfaces, like porcelain, more water-repellent. They show how this surface treatment effectively prevents bacteria from sticking to the inside of a toilet bowl.
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Researchers develop material that reduces bacterial infection and speeds up bone healing
Researchers have developed a new surgical implant that has the potential to transform the treatment of complex bone infections.
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New method identifies bacteria more easily
Scientists have developed a simple tool that can identify all of the genetic material in bacteria.
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Vaccine created to prevent dangerous tropical disease receives FDA approval
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the world’s first vaccine against the chikungunya virus – Ixchiq.
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Step forward in understanding how to tackle chronic infections in cystic fibrosis patients
Scientists have engineered a living material resembling human phlegm, which will help them to better understand how a certain kind of infection develops on the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis.
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Infection-resistant 3D-printed metals developed for implants
A novel surgical implant is able to kill 87% of the bacteria that cause staph infections in laboratory tests, while remaining strong and compatible with surrounding tissue like current implants.