All Editorial articles – Page 47
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NewsUN publishes negotiation proposals for sharing benefits from plant, animal, microbial DNA sequences
New UN documents provide proposals and options to meet a global pledge to share fairly some of the multi-trillion-dollar revenues and other benefits derived from products related to the use of “digital sequence information on genetic resources (DSI)”.
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NewsMicroscopic fungi enhance soil carbon storage in new landscapes created by shrinking Arctic glaciers
Melting Arctic glaciers are in rapid recession, and microscopic organisms colonise the newly exposed landscapes. A new study reveals that yeasts play an important role in soil formation in the Arctic after glaciers have melted away.
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NewsResearchers examine how fungal toxins impact hormones in pregnancy
A fungal toxin that hinders animal fertility and fetal development may also disrupt human sex hormones in pregnancy, according to a study.
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NewsChanging the gut microbiome boosts health outcomes for people newly diagnosed with metastatic kidney cancer
Researchers have developed a novel use of biotherapeutic product CBM588 in the treatment of cancer; new research suggests the agent adjusts people’s microbiome, possibly leading to enhanced effectiveness of FDA-approved cancer immunotherapies.
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NewsBird flu stays stable on milking equipment for at least one hour
Bird flu, or H5N1 virus, in unpasteurized milk is stable on metal and rubber components of commercial milking equipment for at least one hour, increasing its potential to infect people and other animals, report researchers.
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NewsCoumarin glycosides reverse enterococci-facilitated enteric infections
Researchers have developed a dietary therapeutic for enterococci-mediated infections.
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NewsCommon respiratory infections may have protected children from COVID-19, study suggests
Analyzing nasal swabs taken during the pandemic, researchers suggest that the frequent presence of other viruses and bacteria may have helped to protect children from the worst effects of COVID-19 by boosting their immune systems.
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NewsResearchers thwart resistant bacteria’s strategy
Researchers have discovered a weakness in Pseudomonas aeruginosa with the potential to become the target for a new way to attack it.
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NewsDegradation of cell wall key in the spread of resistance
A new study shows how an enzyme breaks down the bacteria’s protective outer layer, the cell wall, and thus facilitates the transfer of genes for resistance to antibiotics.
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NewsResearchers harness intratumoral microbiome against colorectal cancer
Scientists have established a microbiota-targeted drug delivery system that exhibits high efficiency in colorectal cancer targeting and colon retention.
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NewsLong-standing marine mystery solved: How algae get nitrogen to grow
In a new study, scientists have shed light on an unexpected partnership: a marine diatom and a bacterium that can account for a large share of nitrogen fixation in vast regions of the ocean.
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NewsA new viral target could help combat the global measles resurgence
A multinational research team has identified a novel way to attack measles, paving the way for new vaccines and antiviral drugs that could help combat the virus’s global resurgence.
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NewsMidwest Center for AIDS Research to help end regional HIV epidemic
Researchers plan to establish the Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research. The center, slated to open in September, will aim to create a platform for researchers and public health workers to collaborate and coordinate their efforts to fight the HIV epidemic.
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NewsResearchers deploy E coli to selectively target tumor cells
Scientists explore how an engineered bacterium limits tumor growth and maximizes targeted anticancer drug delivery.
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NewsAI helps mine genetic elements from ancient genomes to tackle antibiotic resistance
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to mine the vast and largely unexplored biological data—more than 10 million molecules of both modern and extinct organisms— to discover new candidates for antibiotics.
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NewsFluctuating cellular energy drives microbial bioproduction
Scientists studying ATP dynamics in various fermentation conditions have developed a cost-effective approach to enhance bioproduction through supplementation of ATP-promoting carbon sources.
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NewsFertilizer strategies can shape microbial communities in the rhizosphere
Fertilizer strategies can play a key role in the diversity of microbial communities in the crop rhizosphere, according to a new study.
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NewsNew findings may fix the replicability crisis in microbiome research
Scientists report that daily fluctuations in the gut alter the microbiome so significantly that different bugs populate it in the morning and in the evening.
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NewsImaging measles fusion process reveals pathway to powerful weapon
Scientists have harnessed an imaging technique called cryo-electron microscopy to show—in unprecedented detail—how a powerful antibody can neutralize the measles virus before it completes the process of fusing into the host cell membrane.
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NewsWe should help coral microbial symbionts evolve heat tolerance in the lab, researchers say
Researchers discuss the potential of improving corals’ chances by inducing the evolution of heat tolerance in their symbionts—the mutualistic microbes that provide corals with nutrients in exchange for shelter and that are expelled during coral bleaching.
