Editor's Choice: Bacteria Hitchhikers, Ancient Air, And New Muscle Model

Bacteria hitchhike on red blood cells, New model simulates effects of exercise on muscles, Argon found in air of ancient atmosphere and Revealing emergent elastic fields of chiral crystals. Read all in the April Editor's Choice and this month's Asia Research News 2022 magazine pick - Asia's race to outsmart antimicrobial resistance.

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Bacteria hitchhike on red blood cells

Mycobacteria are associated with red blood cells at lung infection sites, an interaction that has escaped scientific notice for 140 years since the discovery of the organism causing tuberculosis.

New TB target?

New model simulates effects of exercise on muscles

Researchers developed a simple lab-based system for growing human muscle cells capable of vigorously contracting.

Myotubes

Argon found in air of ancient atmosphere

Researchers discovered argon trapped in air-hydrate crystals in ice cores, which can be used to reconstruct past temperature changes and climate shifts.

A difficult observation

Revealing emergent elastic fields of chiral crystals

A new model helps probe the interaction of chiral molecular and colloidal crystals, providing insights for materials development.

Twisty

Asia Research News 2022 Magazine

Asia's race to outsmart antimicrobial resistance

From investigating predator bacteria and studying organisms at the molecular level, to understanding host responses and looking for effective new drugs, scientists in Asia are making big strides in antimicrobial resistance research.

Cover story

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