All articles by Linda Stewart – Page 190
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Eye drops cause infection long before CDC warning
A patient was diagnosed with a dangerous Pseudomonas aeruginosa eye infection caused by contaminated eye drops, months before the CDC issued warnings against using the product.
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Tobacco plant engineered to act as drug factory
Researchers have engineered a close relative of tobacco, Nicotiana benthamiana, to churn out peptides with antibiotic activity against some of the nastiest pathogens known to medicine.
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Scientists ID microbes that associate with oilcane
Researchers have identified the types of microbes that associate with engineered oilcane, opening the way to new opportunities to leverage plant-microbial interactions in these feedstocks, which could increase oil yields for sustainable bioenergy production.
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African rhinos have retroviruses not found in their cousins
New research reveals that the genomes of African rhinos contain dozens of gammaretroviruses that are absent from the genomes of Asian rhino species, such as the Sumatran and Javan rhino, and the African black rhino has two related groups, one missing from the white rhinos.
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Laser breathalyzer sniffs out COVID in real time
Scientists have made an important leap forward in the quest to diagnose disease using exhaled breath, reporting that a new laser-based breathalyzer powered by artificial intelligence (AI) can detect COVID-19 in real-time with excellent accuracy.
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Yeast evolves into multicellular life in the lab
A fascinating long-term evolution experiment has seen model organism ’snowflake yeast’ adapt into multicellular individuals more than 20,000 times larger than their ancestor.
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Protein may pave way to eliminating HIV latency
Researchers have identified and characterized Schlafen 12 (SLFN 12) as a novel HIV restriction factor that shuts down viral protein production and helps virus-infected cells to escape from anti-HIV therapy and immune responses.
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Sleep supplement impairs action of gut microbiota
Despite its antioxidant effects and role in regulating sleep cycles, tests show melatonin can worsen inflammation of the intestine and impair the action of gut microbiota.
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CRISPR-based drug candidate targets the microbiome
Scientists have engineered the first published CRISPR-based candidate for a drug - a combination of phages - that targets E. coli directly and leaves the microbiome intact.
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Pattern-forming bacteria used with AI as sensors
Synthetic biologists have engineered bacterial swarm patterns to visibly record environment and use deep learning to decode patterns - applications could range from monitoring environmental pollution to building living materials.
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Faecal beads target serious intestinal infections
Researchers have developed small beads to be taken orally, which could radically improve the administration of faecal microbiota transplantation to treat Clostridioides difficile infection.
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Benchtop model lays bare secrets of gut microbiome
A benchtop model of the human gut (MiGut) has been developed to allow the interaction of drugs, nutrition, prebiotics, and live biotherapeutics with the gut microbiome to be studied in greater depth than ever before.
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Icy microbes digest plastic at low temperatures
Scientists have found microbes that can digest plastics at low temperatures, potentially saving money and energy.
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Rampant fungus threatens banana trade in Africa
Researchers have warned that Fusarium wilt TR4 appears to be spreading uncontrollably in Mozambique and immediate action is needed.
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Desulfovibrio implicated in Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have demonstrated that certain strains of Desulfovibrio bacteria are the likely cause of Parkinson’s disease in most cases.
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Tumour bacteria can trigger anticancer response
A novel approach to treating cancer uses bacteria that naturally reside within tumours to trigger a powerful anticancer immune response.
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New-to-nature reaction could decarbonize industry
Researchers have engineered bacteria to produce new-to-nature carbon products that could provide a powerful route to sustainable biochemicals.
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Viruses may disrupt carbon cycle in warming world
Scientists describe many different ways that increasing temperatures could affect viruses and their microbial hosts, changes that could ultimately affect the responses of whole ecosystems to warming.
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Warning as entire ICU contaminated with superbug
Researchers have called for urgent measures to protect hospitals after an entire ICU was contaminated with an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Concerns raised over popular Covid disinfectants
The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the unnecessary use of antimicrobial chemicals linked to health problems, antimicrobial resistance, and environmental harm, scientists warn.