A groundbreaking technique developed by Politecnico di Milano researchers is enabling scientists to control specific bacterial functions using light-sensitive materials. The Engineering Of bacteria to See light (EOS) project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC), has pioneered a system that allows bacteria to sense light and convert light energy into electrical signals across their membranes without the need for any genetic modification. This method is being explored as a promising solution to the growing global challenge of antibiotic resistance.

A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) has shared new research on the contamination at Holloman Lake in southern New Mexico. The team began studying PFAS contamination of wildlife at Holloman Lake in 2021.

Aneuploidy—the presence of an incorrect number of chromosomes—is common during the normal development of human embryos and is the main cause of spontaneous miscarriage.

A team of researchers at IRB Barcelona has developed a genetic tool to create customized aneuploidies and analyse their impact during development.

Published in Cell Genomics, the study demonstrates that aneuploid cells are actively eliminated by neighbouring cells through cell competition.

These mechanisms may be involved in the removal of aneuploid cells during early human development.