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Climate change could make High Arctic fertile ground for emerging pandemics
Melting glaciers increase the risk of viral spillover, suggesting the impact of climate change could lead viruses to infect new hosts in the Arctic, according to researchers at the University of Ottawa who performed a novel genetic analysis.
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Methane-eating ‘borgs’ have been assimilating earth’s microbes
Scientists have described the curious collection of genes in so-called borgs, DNA packages that could help humans fight climate change.
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Attack 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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Researchers discover how bacteria make pancreatic cancer cells grow and move
Virginia Tech researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and the Department of Biochemistry have discovered a characteristic of a common oral bacterium that relocates to pancreatic cancer tumours that may help guide future therapeutic interventions for treatment.
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Researchers detect monkeypox virus in testes of macaque survivors
For the first time, scientists have detected monkeypox virus in the testes of macaques during the acute phase of infection, according to research published in Nature Microbiology.
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New Omicron subvariant largely evades neutralizing antibodies, raising spectre of increased Covid infections this winter
A study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that the coronavirus variant BA.2.75.2, an Omicron sublineage, largely evades neutralizing antibodies in the blood and is resistant to several monoclonal antibody antiviral treatments.
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New dataset reveals biological “treasure trove” of Arctic Ocean microbiomes
A major new project uncovering the biological life of the central Arctic Ocean with emphasis on microbiomes will help benchmark biodiversity change in the Arctic Ocean and guide conservation efforts by identifying unique species and assessing their extinction risk.
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Gut could sound early warning alarm for motor neurone disease
The same proteins thought to contribute to motor neurone disease can be found in the gut many years before any brain symptoms occur, a new study by the University of Aberdeen has found.
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Gedea Biotech buoyed by results for antibiotic-free treatment for bacterial vaginosis
Women’s health company Gedea Biotech is moving towards approval for its antibiotic-free treatment for bacterial vaginosis following positive results from its NEFERTITI clinical study.
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Friendly virus found to attack harmful ringleader bacterium, Fusobacterium
Australian researchers have discovered a virus that attacks a prominent disease-causing bacterium—a “ringleader” that recruits harmful bacteria to cause periodontitis, and potentially helps cancer grow and spread.
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Scientists reveal protein mechanism behind tuberculosis pathogen success
A group of Chinese scientists has uncovered a previously undefined pathway by which Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), counteracts host immunity.
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Advanced cryo-electron microscope reveals how poliovirus rearranges human cells
Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have shone a light on how poliovirus behaves when it takes over an infected cell and tricks the cell into producing new virus particles.
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The life and times of Sir Henry Wellcome
Wellcome was committed to high-quality science and founded other laboratories to join the WPRL, including the Wellcome Tropical Research Laboratory in Khartoum.
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Careers
PhD in a pandemic
Starting a PhD is a challenging task to navigate - throw a pandemic into the mix and the pressure can test the nerves of even the most dedicated of students.
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Careers
Viva la vida
The thought that the viva might be the last time ever that anyone will listen to you talk about your PhD in depth may either be disappointing or liberating
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Short-term research contracts and the effects of COVID-19
Most researchers are driven by intellectual curiosity rather than the desire for financial reward, but for post-docs, who can spend years on a succession of short-term contracts, this can make a career in science an unattractive option
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Mastitis and microbiomes – a quandary
The microbiome concept has altered the way we perceive the relationship between microbes and their hosts.
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