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Disarming a hidden killer: Predicting – and preventing – C. diff before it strikes

2025-08-06T15:00:00+01:00

Researchers have developed a powerful, personalized modeling framework to predict whether Clostridioides difficile is likely to colonize an individual’s gut, and to test whether specific probiotic therapies might prevent and/or reverse that colonization.

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Food security

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Fermentation method transforms unripe fruits into specialty coffees

Normally discarded, green beans from the Arara cultivar were subjected to airless fermentation and produced high-quality beverages in blind tests. Researchers see potential for the product to be valued in domestic and foreign markets.

Clean Water

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Environmental antibiotic resistance unevenly addressed despite growing global risk, study finds

2025-08-11T10:31:00+01:00By

Antibiotic resistance in the environment is a growing and largely overlooked crisis receiving inconsistent attention, according to a new study. Worryingly few studies have explored how antibiotic resistance spreads in the air, oceans or green spaces.