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NewsStudy reveals links between gut microbiome and eczema in infancy
A new study has revealed important associations between the gut microbiome and eczema in infancy and has established the basis for the potential prevention and treatment of eczema via modulation of the gut microbiota.
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NewsMoulds and yeasts in the indoor environment do not increase the risk of developing asthma
Moulds and yeasts in the indoor environment are not associated with an increased risk of asthma among children, according to a study analysing the microbiota of hundreds of Finnish homes.
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NewsChytrid fungi revealed to be parasitic species that infects snow algae
Researchers were able to analyze chytrid DNA from two alpine snowpack sites in Japan using single-spore PCR.
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NewsTexas Biomed partners with Scancell to test novel COVID vaccine
A DNA-based vaccine is very effective at protecting against COVID-19, according to a joint preclinical study by Scancell Ltd and Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed).
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NewsResearchers tweak photosynthetic bacteria to combat tumours
Scientists succeed in enhancing the anticancer efficacies of purple photosynthetic bacteria by tagging them with bioactive molecules and polyethylene glycol derivatives.
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NewsSanitized ready-to-eat salad may contain disease-causing bacteria
A review of research on minimally processed vegetables highlights cases of unsatisfactory microbiological safety and calls for best practice assurance throughout the supply chain.
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NewsNew species of marine bacteria isolated from a deep-sea cold seep
Scientists have isolated a new species of marine bacteria that multiplies by a unique budding mechanism and releases viruses to facilitate nitrogen metabolism.
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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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NewsTargeting malaria parasite’s IncRNAs could halt life cycle progression
A study into mechanisms that regulate gene expression through the different stages of Plasmodium falciparum’s lifecycle could open new avenues for therapeutic strategies aimed at stopping the parasite’s life cycle progression.
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NewsResearch uncovers possible monoclonal antibody treatment for Lassa fever
New research potentially points to an effective treatment for Lassa fever, a dangerous, often fatal disease common to much of West Africa but considered a major threat to global health.
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NewsFungal-plant symbiosis offers a promising tool to boost crop resilience
A species of fungus that normally grows in the wild and kills insects can be successfully inoculated in oilseed rape plants where it fosters a unique symbiotic relationship.
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NewsAttack on Mac1 Covid protein may lead to longer lasting live-attenuated vaccine
Research could hasten development of a new class of vaccines aimed at SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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NewsStudy IDs secret of stealthy invader essential to ruinous rice disease
The virulence of a rice-wrecking fungus — and deployment of ninja-like proteins that help it escape detection by muffling an immune system’s alarm bells — relies on genetic decoding quirks that could prove central to stopping it.
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NewsHistoric red tide event of 2020 fuelled by plankton super swimmers
The swimming ability of dinoflagellates lends them a competitive advantage over other plankton species, contributing to harmful algal blooms.
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NewsDrinking water quality linked to lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis
High levels of some minerals and metals in environmental water supplies may increase the risk of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary infections in people with cystic fibrosis, according to a new study.
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NewsTiny magnetic beads produce an optical signal that can detect pathogens
Engineers have identified a new optical signature in a widely used class of magnetic beads, which could be used to quickly detect contaminants in a variety of diagnostic tests.
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NewsEfficient oil-eating bacteria cooperate to maximize dining capacity
Researchers find an oil-degrading bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis forms biofilms that consume the oil by surrounding and adhering strongly to the oil-water interface.
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NewsFirst defence against devastating ToCSV tomato virus explored
How tomato plants defend themselves against a devastating ‘young’ Southern African virus has now been investigated at a molecular genetics level for the first time.
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NewsPatrolling honey bees expose spread of antimicrobial resistance
Bees could become biomonitors, checking their neighbourhoods to determine how far antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has spread, according to new research.
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NewsWaste colonies yield bacterium with 3 enzymes that may break down polyester
Scientists have enriched expanded polystyrene waste from a beach in Ireland to isolate a bacterium which proved to contain three enzymes that could break down polyester.
