Microbiology News
May 2, 2024
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Apr. 30, 2024 Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in understanding how genetic drivers influence the evolution of a specific photosynthesis mechanism in Tillandsia (air plants). This sheds light on the ...
May 1, 2024 Researchers uncover why some homes in rural Madagascar where bubonic plague is endemic are infested with fleas. Based on their findings, they recommend ways to reduce the flea populations and their ...
May 1, 2024 Viruses known as 'jumbo' phages are seen as a potential tool against deadly bacterial infections. But scientists must first decipher the extraordinary makeup of these mysterious viruses. Researchers have now uncovered a key piece of jumbo phage ...
May 1, 2024 Scientists have discovered that calcium plays a significant role in enhancing the resistance of potato plants to bacterial ...
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May 1, 2024 A parasite that not only feeds of its host, but also makes the host change its own metabolism and thus biology. Microbiologists have shown this for the very first time in a specific group of ...
May 1, 2024 A study has identified a therapy that can penetrate the slime that such infections use to protect themselves from antibiotics. Scientists showed that an antimicrobial peptide from cows has potential ...
May 1, 2024 Conventional plant regeneration approaches by cell culture require the external application of plant growth regulators, including hormones. However, ...
Apr. 22, 2024 Researchers are using artificial intelligence to uncover the link between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer's disease. Previous studies showed that Alzheimer's disease patients have changes in their ...
Apr. 30, 2024 3D microscopes are used in applications from the life sciences to semiconductor manufacturing. Now engineers are developing patented and ...
Apr. 29, 2024 The research explores how CRISPR can be used to edit ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Scientists describe a new mechanism impacting the phage-bacterial arms race, a nanosized epibiotic parasite, TM7x, which helps its host bacterium (a ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Many bacteria produce substances to gain an advantage over competitors in their highly competitive natural environment. Researchers have discovered a new so-called lantibiotic, namely epilancin A37. ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Different types of barley recruit distinct communities of soil microbes to grow around their roots by releasing a custom mix of sugars and other ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Research study reports intriguing findings made through innovative artificial intelligence analysis about yeasts -- small fungi that are key contributors to biotechnology, food production, and human ...
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Apr. 26, 2024 Researchers report on the molecular assembly of one of the most common anti-phage systems -- from the family of proteins called Gabija -- that is estimated to be used by at least 8.5%, and up to 18%, ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Report details first-ever finding of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in North American ...
Apr. 25, 2024 The results suggest that internal -- not external -- factors are the primary drivers of variation in the types of carbon yeasts can eat, and the researchers found no evidence that metabolic ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Our bodies are made up of trillions of different cells, each fulfilling their own unique function to keep us alive. How do cells move around inside these extremely complicated systems? How do they ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Researchers have developed a web-based platform that offers an unprecedented view of the human body at the cellular level. The aim is to create an invaluable resource for researchers worldwide to ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Chemokines are signalling proteins that orchestrate the interaction of immune cells against pathogens and tumors. To understand this complex network, various techniques have been developed to ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Cleveland Clinic researchers developed an artficial intelligence (AI) model that can determine the best combination and timeline to use when prescribing drugs to treat a bacterial infection, based ...
Apr. 24, 2024 A groundbreaking study combined novel experimental data within an innovative modeling framework to examine how temperature might affect transmission risk of malaria in different environments in ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Cells constantly navigate a dynamic environment, facing ever-changing conditions and challenges. But how do cells swiftly adapt to these environmental fluctuations? A new study is answering that ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Researchers have created a new vaccine candidate to treat staph and MRSA ...
Apr. 24, 2024 The single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri ranks among the deadliest human parasites. Researchers have now discovered viruses that infect this harmful microbe. Named Naegleriavirus, these belong to ...
Apr. 24, 2024 A new study sheds light on how parasites, often overlooked, can dramatically affect the balance between predator and prey populations. Researchers developed a groundbreaking mathematical framework ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Researchers explain the genomic and developmental basis of the patagium, the thin skin membrane that allows some mammalian species to soar through the ...
Apr. 23, 2024 A rapidly spreading virus threatens the health of the cacao tree and the dried seeds from which chocolate is made, jeopardizing the global supply of the world's most popular treat. Researchers ...
Apr. 23, 2024 Researchers describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -- essential building blocks of life -- to create cells that look and act like cells from the body. This accomplishment, a ...
Apr. 23, 2024 A research team has synthesized a lysin that during in vitro experiments targets bacteria responsible for producing odors in human ...
Apr. 22, 2024 New study finds microbes may influence the taste of mustard ...
Apr. 22, 2024 Researchers have developed a method to use an image generation AI model to create realistic images of single cells, which are then used as 'synthetic data' to train an AI model to better ...
Scientists Discover the Cellular Functions of a Family of Proteins Integral to Inflammatory Diseases
Apr. 22, 2024 In a scientific breakthrough, researchers have revealed the biological mechanisms by which a family of proteins known as histone deacetylases (HDACs) activate immune system cells linked to ...
Apr. 22, 2024 Researchers used structured light and switchable fluorescent molecules to reduce the background light from the out-of-plane regions of microscope samples. This method allowed for the acquisition of ...
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Study Details a Common Bacterial Defense Against Viral Infection
- Florida Dolphin Found With Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- These Jacks-of-All-Trades Are Masters, Too: Yeast Study Helps Answer Age-Old Biology Question
- Synthetic Droplets Cause a Stir in the Primordial Soup
- Advanced Cell Atlas Opens New Doors in Biomedical Research
- How Immune Cells Communicate to Fight Viruses
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Artificial Intelligence Can Develop Treatments to Prevent 'superbugs'
- Can Climate Change Accelerate Transmission of Malaria? Pioneering Research Sheds Light on Impacts of Temperature
- Cells May Possess Hidden Communication System
- A Vaccine to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
- Giant Viruses Infect Deadly Parasite
- How Parasites Shape Complex Food Webs
- Scientists Unveil Genetics Behind Development of Gliding
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- World's Chocolate Supply Threatened by Devastating Virus
- Researchers Create Artificial Cells That Act Like Living Cells
- Odor-Causing Bacteria in Armpits Targeted Using Bacteriophage-Derived Lysin
Monday, April 22, 2024
- The Spiciness of Mustard May Depend on Soil Microbes
- AI Tool Creates 'synthetic' Images of Cells for Enhanced Microscopy Analysis
- Scientists Discover the Cellular Functions of a Family of Proteins Integral to Inflammatory Diseases
- Switching Off the Light to See Better
- Protein Network Dynamics During Cell Division
- The Enemy Within: How Pathogens Spread Unrecognized in the Body
Friday, April 19, 2024
- New Research Defines Specific Genomic Changes Associated With the Transmissibility of the Monkeypox Virus
- Light Show in Living Cells
- Key Protein Regulates Immune Response to Viruses in Mammal Cells
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Why Can Zebrafish Regenerate Damaged Heart Tissue, While Other Fish Species Cannot?
- Potential New Treatment Path for Lasting Lyme Disease Symptoms
- Marine Microbial Populations: Potential Sensors of the Global Change in the Ocean
- RNA's Hidden Potential: New Study Unveils Its Role in Early Life and Future Bioengineering
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Probiotic Feed Additive Boosts Growth, Health in Poultry in Place of Antibiotics
- New Class of Antimicrobials Discovered in Soil Bacteria
- Solving a Mini Mystery of Cell Division
- Plant Sensors Could Act as an Early Warning System for Farmers
- A Better View With New Mid-Infrared Nanoscopy
- How Soil Microbes Survive in Harsh Desert Environments
- E-Tongue Can Detect White Wine Spoilage Before Humans Can
- Copper Beads in Pig Feed Reshape Swine Gut Microbiome
- Researchers Uncover Human DNA Repair by Nuclear Metamorphosis
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Coral Reef Microbes Point to New Way to Assess Ecosystem Health
- Real-Time Detection of Infectious Disease Viruses by Searching for Molecular Fingerprinting
- Twisted Pollen Tubes Induce Infertility
- 'One Ring to Rule Them All': How Actin Filaments Are Assembled by Formins
Monday, April 15, 2024
- How Tardigrades Can Survive Intense Radiation
- How Blue-Green Algae Manipulate Microorganisms
- Unlocking the 'chain of Worms'
- Millions of Gamers Advance Biomedical Research
- Green-to-Red Transformation of Euglena Gracilis Using Bonito Stock and Intense Red Light
- Researchers Resolve Old Mystery of How Phages Disarm Pathogenic Bacteria
- Even the Simplest Marine Organisms Tend to Be Individualistic
- Carbon Beads Help Restore Healthy Gut Microbiome and Reduce Liver Disease Progression
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Microbial Food as a Strategy Food Production of the Future
- Innovative Antiviral Defense With New CRISPR Tool
- PFAS Exposure from High Seafood Diets May Be Underestimated
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- First Step to Untangle DNA: Supercoiled DNA Captures Gyrase Like a Lasso Ropes Cattle
- New Approach for Combating 'resting' Bacteria
- Tropical Coral-Infecting Parasites Discovered in Cold Marine Ecosystems
- Genetic Underpinnings of Environmental Stress Identified in Model Plant
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Size of Salty Snack Influences Eating Behavior That Determines Amount Consumed
- New Drug Prevents Flu-Related Inflammation and Lung Damage
- Cockayne Syndrome: New Insights Into Cellular DNA Repair Mechanism
- Cold-Affinity Algae Species Are Gradually Being Replaced by Warm-Affinity Ones Off the Coast of Biscay
- New Diagnostic Tool Achieves Accuracy of PCR Tests With Faster and Simpler Nanopore System
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- A Microbial Plastic Factory for High-Quality Green Plastic
- Machine Learning Method Reveals Chromosome Locations in Individual Cell Nucleus
- Do Some Mysterious Bones Belong to Gigantic Ichthyosaurs?
- Bacteria in Cancer Unmasked
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Different Means to the Same End: How a Worm Protects Its Chromosomes
- Scientists Grow 'mini Kidneys,' Revealing New Insights Into Metabolic Defects and Potential Therapy for Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Bringing Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens to Their Knees
- How Mosquito Larva Guts Could Help Create Highly Specific Insecticides
Friday, April 5, 2024
- Can Language Models Read the Genome? This One Decoded mRNA to Make Better Vaccines
- eDNA Methods Give a Real-Time Look at Coral Reef Health
- Rapid, Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Bacteria Achieved With Handheld Sensor
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- What Four Decades of Canned Salmon Reveal About Marine Food Webs
- Heat Flows the Secret to Order in Prebiotic Molecular Kitchen
- Microbial Signature of Colorectal Cancer-Associated Mutations Identified in New Study
- New Method Reveals Hidden Activity of Life Below Ground
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- New Tools Reveal How Genes Work and Cells Organize
- Evolution in Action? New Study Finds Possibility of Nitrogen-Fixing Organelles
- Giant Phage Holds Promise as Treatment for Lung Infections
- Discovery Could End Global Amphibian Pandemic
- Plastic-Free Vegan Leather That Dyes Itself Grown from Bacteria
- New Discovery Unravels Malaria Invasion Mechanism
- Scientists Further Our Understanding of How a Foodborne Bacterium Can Survive in Food Preparation Environments
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Scientists Link Certain Gut Bacteria to Lower Heart Disease Risk
- Infant Gut Microbes Have Their Own Circadian Rhythm, and Diet Has Little Impact on How the Microbiome Assembles
Monday, April 1, 2024
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
- When Inequality Is More Than 'skin-Deep': Social Status Leaves Traces in the Epigenome of Spotted Hyenas in Tanzania
- How the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Enters Our Cells
- Genomic Research May Help Explain Cancer Resistance in Tasmanian Devils
- TB Vaccine May Enable Elimination of the Disease in Cattle by Reducing Its Spread
- Researchers Discover Key Gene for Toxic Alkaloid in Barley
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- A Combination of Approved Drugs Enhances the Delivery of Anti-Bacterial Medications to Treat Tuberculosis
- Scientists Extract Genetic Secrets from 4,000-Year-Old Teeth to Illuminate the Impact of Changing Human Diets Over the Centuries
- New Enzymatic Cocktail Can Kill Tuberculosis-Causing Mycobacteria
- Old Immune Systems Revitalized in Mouse Study, Improving Vaccine Response