October 31, 2023
Duke Test Labs Explore Our Friendly (and Unfriendly) Neighborhood Microbes
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Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
DNA Barcoding can now be used to identify what plants a person has eaten, and in what relative amounts. The technique should improve clinical trials and nutrition studies. (Image: Lawrence David)
This photomicrograph depicts Cryptococcus neoformans, a fungal pathogen that has been causing an increasing number of life-threatening infections. People with AIDS, and those using immunosuppressive drugs are most vulnerable. (US Centers for Disease Control)
Neanderthal olfactory receptors were reconstituted in a lab, using ancient DNA samples.
Credit - Bacon Cph; makeup: Morton Jacobsen -PLOS Biology
Credit - Bacon Cph; makeup: Morton Jacobsen -PLOS Biology
November 15, 2022
Study Identifies How Stealthy HIV Evades Drugs and Immunity
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June 16, 2022
Newly Identified Aspect of Cell Death May Change the Future of Fighting Diseases
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