All Editorial articles – Page 209
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NewsMicrobes producing PolyP could cut EU reliance on phosphate rock imports
Use of microbes to produce polyphosphate could help to reduce EU reliance on imports of phosphate rock in the future, according to a team from RWTH Aachen University. Head of microbiology Professor Lars Blank said the EU is currently buying phosphate rock from Morocco to produce fertilisers and polyphosphates ...
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NewsGut microbiome influences how lymphoma patients respond to CAR T therapy
Study finds antibiotic treatment and different types of microorganisms can impact chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy outcomes.
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NewsAlgae transformed into unique functional perovskites with tunable properties
Scientists have transformed mineral shells of algae into functional perovskites with unique crystal structures and controllable electro-optical properties.
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NewsCocktail of bile salt hydrolases can stop C diff in its tracks
Researchers have found that bile salt hydrolases (BSHs) can restrict Clostridioides difficile (C. diff.) colonization by both altering existing bile acids and by creating a new class of bile acids within the gut’s microbial environment.
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NewsDeep sea sponges yield new bacterial strains that may battle pathogens
Researchers who scoured deep sea sponges in search of novel antimicrobial compounds have discovered several bacterial strains that are effective against a variety of pathogens.
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NewsScientists find ancient virus genome link to autism
An international research collaboration has made new discoveries regarding autism onset in mouse models.
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NewsResearchers develop world’s first mRNA vaccine for deadly bacteria
A team of researchers has developed an mRNA-based vaccine that is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that is lethal to humans.
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NewsScientists find new eco-friendly source of nanoparticles in edible seaweed
An edible seaweed could provide a potential environmentally friendly source of silver nanoparticles for antibacterial and anticancer applications.
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NewsStudy shows New York City rats carry SARS-CoV-2
Wild rats in the New York City municipal sewer systems and elsewhere in the city have been exposed to SARS-CoV-, a new study has revealed.
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NewsEngineered bacteria track down tumours, then signal the immune cells
Researchers have created a ’bacterial suicide squad’ that targets tumours, attracting the host’s own immune cells to the cancer to destroy it.
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NewsFungal spores bind to lung cell protein to escape human defences
The pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus escapes elimination from surface cells of the human lung by binding to a human protein.
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NewsEating more live microbes leads to better health and lower weight
A new study shows lower weight and better overall health in those who consume more live microorganisms daily - including those in raw fruit and vegetables.
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NewsScientists develop novel combination therapy for treating vancomycin-resistant bacterial infections
Researchers have developed a novel combination therapy using an anticancer agent, mitoxantrone (MTX), together with an antibiotic, vancomycin, for treating bacteria that are resistant to the vancomycin.
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NewsGeoactive fungus mines rare earth elements from monazite ore
Researchers have demonstrated that geoactive fungi can play a significant role in bioweathering of the phosphate mineral monazite, opening a route to biorecovery of important rare earth elements (REEs).
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NewsScientists reveal molecular structure of bacterial gas vesicles
For the first time, scientists have described the molecular structure of gas vesicles, used by some water-based bacteria to regulate their floatability.
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NewsTiny chalk discs in oceans play key role in earth’s carbon cycle by propagating viruses
Researchers find biomineral structures formed by marine algae foment viral infection, contributing positively to capture CO2.
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NewsCommercial water purification system may have caused Mycobacterium infection in 4 hospitalized patients
A study of four cardiac surgery patients in one hospital found that they developed Mycobacterium abscessus infections, a multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacteria, potentially due to a commercial water purifier.
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NewsStudy sheds fresh light on how wet heat kills bacterial spores
Researchers have shed new light on a possible mechanism whereby bacterial spores are killed by wet heat, potentially paving the way to more effective ways of killing spores.
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NewsClinical trial finds temperature-stable TB vaccine is safe and prompts immune response
A clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in healthy adults found that it was safe and stimulated both antibodies and responses from the cellular arm of the immune system.
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NewsIntellifoods Labs, LLC teams with Mason scientists to cut food bacterial contamination detection time
Mason Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Ramin M Hakami has received $35,000 in grants from Intellifoods Labs, LLC to continue examining methods to reduce the time to detect the presence of bacteria in food samples.