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Raising the steaks: First 3D-bioprinted structured Wagyu beef-like meat unveiled
Osaka University researchers have recreated the complex texture and marbling of Wagyu steaks by using bioprinted cells. By manually structuring and slicing the ...
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2021
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Seeing the world’s smallest universal joints
Researchers at Osaka University used electron cryomicroscopy to produce the most accurate images to date of the bacterial flagellar hook. This work may help ...
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2019
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Small Metabolites Have Big Effects on the Intestinal Immune Response
Normal gut bacteria are instrumental in inducing an immune response in the presence of invading pathogens. However, exactly how commensal bacteria cause ...
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2019
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Study sheds light on bacterial propeller assembly
The bacterial flagellum is a motor whose assembly occurs in an ordered, stepwise fashion. However, the molecular details of this ordered assembly are poorly ...
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2018
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The chemistry lab inside cells
Osaka University scientists describe a novel protein that spurs the post-translational modifications of the amino acid tryptophan to create an enzyme cofactor. ...
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2021
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The Mincle receptor provides protective immunity against Group A Streptococcus
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes invasive infections that result in high mortality. Despite being susceptible to many antibiotics, GAS continues to cause ...
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2018
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When your microbiome and your genome aren’t a good combination
Research carried out by a team led by Osaka University has shown that various Prevotella species, along with several specific genes and biological pathways, ...
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2019
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Winning the Arms Race: Analysis Reveals Key Gene for Bacterial Infection
Researchers at Osaka University applied molecular evolutionary analysis to quantify the severity of negative selection pressures on genes encoding the ...
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2019
