TEHRAN (ANA)- Death cap mushrooms get their name for the reason of a poisonous fungi can kill if ingested in even small amounts but researchers at Washington University may have found an antidote for one of the mushroom’s most deadly toxins.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A team of engineers at Washington University has discovered a technique for producing synthetic spider silk with high yield, while maintaining its strength and toughness, using mussel foot proteins.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A novel study by scientists at the University of California finds that black-eyed peas attract beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria, potentially removing the necessity of fertiliser.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A protein found inside the immune system could be key to defeating flesh-eating bacteria, scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) have found.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A new study at Duke University finds that raised temperatures cause a pathogenic fungus known as Cryptococcus deneoformans to turn its adaptive responses into overdrive.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at an Iranian company have produced antibacterial water storage tanks by using nano-materials.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A group of researchers at an Iranian company used copper nanoparticles in producing nano wet wipes that are anti-fungal and anti-bacterial.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The digestive tract of fruit flies remodels itself to accommodate beneficial microbiome species and maintain long-term stability of the gut environment, according to new research led by Carnegie's William Ludington and Allan Spradling.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Introducing bacteria to a tumor microenvironment (TME) creates a state of acute inflammation that triggers the immune system's primary responder cells to attack the tumor, according to a study led by Australia's Garvan Institute of Medical Research.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The microbes responsible for some infections can rapidly mutate into variants that evade detection and treatment and now, a newly developed procedure could help researchers from the American Chemical Society catch up to these sneaky pathogens.