All Asia & Oceania articles – Page 44
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NewsBlood cancer drug shows promise in killing ‘silent’ HIV cells
An existing blood cancer drug has shown promise in killing ‘silent’ HIV cells and delaying reinfections – a significant pre-clinical discovery that could lead to a future cure for the disease.
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NewsPioneering microbiology journal appoints 14 new junior editors in drive to nurture early careers talent
Applied Microbiology International (AMI) is boosting training and development opportunities for early career scientists in journal publishing with the appointment of 14 new junior editors on its flagship journal Letters in Applied Microbiology (LAM).
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NewsNovel chemosensor-based method for rapid detection of bacterial toxin
Researchers have developed a convenient system for detecting bacterial lipopolysaccharide in minutes, paving the way for safer hospitals and pharmaceutical products.
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NewsBacteria treatment reduces insulin resistance and protects against diabetes
Researchers have discovered a type of gut bacteria that might help improve insulin resistance, and thus protect against the development of obesity and type-2 diabetes.
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NewsChytrid fungi revealed to be parasitic species that infects snow algae
Researchers were able to analyze chytrid DNA from two alpine snowpack sites in Japan using single-spore PCR.
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NewsResearchers tweak photosynthetic bacteria to combat tumours
Scientists succeed in enhancing the anticancer efficacies of purple photosynthetic bacteria by tagging them with bioactive molecules and polyethylene glycol derivatives.
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NewsNew species of marine bacteria isolated from a deep-sea cold seep
Scientists have isolated a new species of marine bacteria that multiplies by a unique budding mechanism and releases viruses to facilitate nitrogen metabolism.
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NewsEfficient oil-eating bacteria cooperate to maximize dining capacity
Researchers find an oil-degrading bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis forms biofilms that consume the oil by surrounding and adhering strongly to the oil-water interface.
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NewsPatrolling honey bees expose spread of antimicrobial resistance
Bees could become biomonitors, checking their neighbourhoods to determine how far antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has spread, according to new research.
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NewsTeam find promising bacterial suicide gene against citrus Huanglongbing and canker
Researchers have found that an endolysin encoded by the CaLas prophage has dual resistance to Huanglongbing and citrus canker.
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NewsLignocellulose bio-refinery can co-utilize xylose and glucose in yeast
Scientists have developed a lignocellulose bio-refinery platform for value-added chemical overproduction in yeast.
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NewsResearchers on cusp of a new vaccine modality breakthrough
Researchers have succeeded in developing a new vaccine modality that is a stable particulate vaccine. The new vaccine modality is at proof-of-concept stage and in early development.
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NewsAlgae pass on nutrients to coral host by degrading own cell wall
Researchers have identified a new pathway by which sugar is released by symbiotic algae, involving the largely overlooked cell wall.
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NewsWhale shark health relies on habitat, diet – and the right mix of microbes
Scientists from around the world have collaborated to sample microbes on the skin surface of the world’s largest fish – the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) – at five of the most famous diving sites around the world.
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NewsScientists uncover mechanism underlying heat shock response in E coli
A study focusing on IbpA, one of the small heat shock proteins, has shed new light on the involvement of this previously unrecognized factor in the heat shock response of E. coli.
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NewsOxygen charge can battle multidrug-resistant pathogens
Researchers have introduced a molecular singlet oxygen battery that can be ‘charged’ with reactive oxygen, which it then releases in deep tissue layers to target methicillin-resistant staphylococcus.
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FeaturesMicrobiota medicine: From revolutionary breakthrough to sustainable development
Professor Faming Zhang details how and why to recognise microbiota medicine as a clinical discipline.
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NewsMicrobiome tools could reinvigorate degraded soils
Emerging microbiome tools could improve content and diversity of soil organic matters in degraded soils, a new study suggests.
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NewsInflammation slows malaria parasite growth and reproduction in the body
Researchers have found that inflammation in the body can slow down the development of malaria parasites in the bloodstream.