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Collaboration garners new support to tackle high-value tuberculosis targets
A groundbreaking collaboration will combat global health challenges in tuberculosis through innovative technology.
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Membrane-piercing drugs bring multidrug-resistant pathogens to their knees
A research team has introduced a method for the development of novel antibiotics to fight resistant pathogens. The drugs are based on protein building blocks with fluorous lipid chains.
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Scientists discover new phage resistance mechanism in phage-bacterial arms race
Sscientists exploring the complex interactions of microbes in the oral microbiome discovered a new player influencing the phage-bacterial arms race – ultrasmall bacterial parasites, called Saccharibacteria or TM7.
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Impact of synbiotic supplements on the gut microbiome and overall health of penguins
A new study shows that parasynbiotics have health benefits for Magellanic penguins, particularly for young birds, and offer potential new strategies for maintaining animal health.
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Scientists link certain gut bacteria to lower heart disease risk
Researchers have identified specific species of bacteria that consume cholesterol in the gut and may help lower cholesterol and heart disease risk in people.
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Plastic-free vegan leather that dyes itself grown from bacteria
Researchers at Imperial College London have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free leather that dyes itself. In recent years, scientists and companies have started using microbes to grow sustainable textiles or to make dyes for industry – but this is the first time bacteria have been engineered to ...
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Gut bacteria that strongly influence obesity are different in men and women, study finds
A novel approach finds gut microbiota that are highly predictive of BMI, waist circumference, and fat mass are different in men and women.
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Microbial signature of colorectal cancer-associated mutations identified in new study
Researchers have identified microbiota signatures associated with KRAS mutations in people diagnosed with colorectal cancer, suggesting that gut microbes may serve as a kind of non-invasive biomarker for identifying subtypes of CRC.
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Wound treatment gel fights the battle against antibacterial resistance
Researchers have created a hydrogel that is easier to synthesize, contains natural antibiotic properties, and promotes cell growth.
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Process discovered to undermine bacterial viral Salmonella infection
Study results provide a new understanding of how mammalian hosts defend against pathogenic organisms, as well as implications for better treating Salmonella.
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Infant gut microbes have their own circadian rhythm
Infant gut microbiomes oscillate with a circadian rhythm, even when they are cultivated outside of the body. Meanwhile, diet has less impact on the development and composition of the infant microbiome than previously thought.
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Study finds association between TB infection and increased risk of various cancers
A population-wide observational study shows an association between tuberculosis (TB) and cancer, with those with current or previous TB more likely to have a diagnosis of a variety of cancers.
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Good as gold - improving infectious disease testing with gold nanoparticles
By harnessing the power of composite polymer particles adorned with gold nanoparticles, a group of researchers have delivered a more accurate means of testing for infectious diseases.
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Small protein plays big role in chronic HIV infection
Using a mouse model of neuroHIV, researchers studied the effects of interferon-β (IFNβ), a small protein involved in cell signaling and integral to the body’s natural defense mechanism against viral infections.
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New study finds possibility of nitrogen-fixing organelles
Scientists who discovered nitrogen-fixing symbiotic organisms exhibiting behaviors similar to organelles suggest these symbiotic organisms – UCYN-A, a species of cyanobacteria – may be evolving organelle-like characteristics.
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Study describes strategy for inactivation of multidrug-resistant bacteria
Zinc oxide nanoparticles with varying morphologies were tested against microorganisms isolated from patients.
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Researchers track the virus behind India’s lumpy skin cattle crisis
A study provides critical insights into the evolution and origins of the virus strains fueling a devastating outbreak of lumpy skin disease, which has severely affected India’s agricultural sector, leading to staggering economic losses.
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Researchers develop more broadly protective coronavirus vaccine
Researchers have developed a new vaccine that offers broad protection against not only SARS-CoV-2 variants, but also other bat sarbecoviruses.
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Study identifies protein responsible for gas vesicle clustering in bacteria
Scientists have presented the first identification of a protein that can regulate the honeycomb patterning of gas vesicles packed within microbes.
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New method developed to isolate HIV particles
Researchers have broken new ground for faster diagnosis of HIV, with the development of a new method for isolating particles.