All microbiome articles
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NewsResearchers help redefine core microbiome, opening new chapter in precision health
A collaborative study introduces a novel method for identifying the crucial set of gut microbes commonly found in humans and essential for health.
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NewsA tool to enhance taste and texture of sourdough and study the complexity of microbiomes
Researchers explore how acetic acid bacteria shapes emergent properties of sourdough, with implications across complex microbial systems.
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NewsWHO releases report on state of development of antibacterials
Although the number of antibacterial agents in the clinical pipeline increased from 80 in 2021 to 97 in 2023, there is a pressing need for innovative agents for serious infections and to replace those becoming ineffective due to widespread use, the WHO says.
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NewsFAU to create South Florida’s first microbiome innovation center
Florida Atlantic University, in collaboration with Florida International University, has received a four-year USDA $1 million grant to establish South Florida’s first-of-its-kind FAU Microbiome Innovation Center.
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NewsNew model allows for learning and prediction of microbial interactions
Researchers describe a new framework they have created to predict how species within microbiomes interact with each other to create unique compositions.
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NewsSpaceflight could alter behaviour of human microbiome, bobtail squid study suggests
Microgravity changes how effectively symbiotic bacteria colonise the light organ of the bobtail squid, according to a new study which has implications for how the human microbiome may respond to spaceflight. Source: Joseph Emhof Bobtail squid just after hatching The research by a University of Florida team, ...
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NewsLack of maternal care affects development, microbiome and health of wild bees
Most wild bees are solitary, but one tiny species of carpenter bees fastidiously cares for and raises their offspring, an act that translates into huge benefits to the developing bee’s microbiome, development and health.
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NewsSome hosts have an ‘evolutionary addiction’ to their microbiome
Microbes might not actually be helping their hosts; instead, microbe-free hosts might malfunction because they have evolved an addiction to their microbes, says one evolutionary ecologist.
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NewsCorals may punish cheating symbiont algae by cutting off their food supply
Corals may ‘punish’ the algae that live inside them by cutting off their food supply if such algae become selfish and renege on their part of the resource-sharing deal with the coral as part of their symbiosis.
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NewsCOVID-19 infection disrupts gut microbes, especially with antibiotics
Acute infection disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad microbes in the gut, especially with antibiotic treatment, researchers have found.
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NewsMicrobiome in wood warbler’s gut driven by evolution rather than diet
Scientists have found that differences among the microbes that live within wood warblers’ digestive tracts are not primarily driven by diet diversity, contrary to a recently proposed hypothesis.
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NewsAMI’s sponsorship of Daphne Jackson Fellow supports scientists returning after career break
AMI Chief Executive, Lucy Harper, has spoken about the benefits of sponsoring a Daphne Jackson Fellow.
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NewsViruses deploy CRISPR system to thwart bacterial defences
Researchers have shown that viruses engineered with a CRISPR-Cas system can thwart bacterial defenses and make selective changes to a targeted bacterium – even when other bacteria are in close proximity.
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NewsAttack on two fronts leads ocean bacteria to require carbon boost
The types of ocean bacteria known to absorb carbon dioxide from the air require more energy – in the form of carbon – and other resources when they’re simultaneously infected by viruses and face attack from nearby predators, new research has found.
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NewsCosmetic dream is to add beneficial live bacteria to skin products: L’Oreal scientist
The ultimate dream in cosmetic innovation targeting the skin microbiome is to be able to incorporate beneficial live bacteria into skin products, a principal scientist at L’Oreal Research & Innovation has suggested.
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NewsResearchers create ‘Wikipedia of resistant bacteria’ based on 214k microbiome samples
Researchers at DTU in Denmark have created a new tool in the fight against resistant bacteria that, based on 214,000 microbiome samples, can create an overview of the problem across countries, people and environments.
