All USA & Canada articles – Page 63
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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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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.
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Healthy diet promotes sound gut microbiome
A new study suggests that following the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) promotes a gut microbiota composition that may support overall health.
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Antibacterial treatment solves radiotherapy skin problem
A new study shows that a low-cost antibacterial regimen can prevent acute radiation dermatitis.
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Antibiotics should be halted upon incision closure
New guidelines: antibiotics administered before and during surgery should be discontinued immediately after a patient’s incision is closed, according to updated recommendations for preventing surgical site infections.
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Preemie infections may come from gut microbiomes
Dangerous bacterial bloodstream infections in premature babies may originate from the infants’ gut microbiomes, according to researchers.
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Algorithm boosts Covid vaccine response 128-fold
Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that can rapidly design highly stable COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sequences that were previously unattainable, achieving a 128-fold increase in the vaccine’s antibody response.
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Quantum entanglement doubles microscope resolution
Using a ‘spooky’ phenomenon of quantum physics, Caltech researchers have discovered a way to double the resolution of light microscopes.
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Deep neural network spots pathogens in real time
Scientists have developed a deep neural network that can accurately identify biomarker signals in real time, on a system that is relatively cheap and portable for point-of-care applications.
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Reef grazer fish faeces is deadly to coral
Faeces from fish that are typically thought to promote healthy reefs can damage and, in some cases, kill corals, according to a recent study.
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HIV targeted with novel dual gene-editing approach
Gene-editing therapy aimed at two targets – HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, and CCR5, the co-receptor that helps the virus get into cells – can effectively eliminate HIV infection, new research shows.
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Rare yeast pathogen causing neonatal outbreaks
Scientists studying the stubborn and dangerous rare yeast pathogen behind two outbreaks in a neonatal intensive care unit in Delhi, India, have found that while infected patients can be treated with antifungal medications, the yeast is remarkably resistant to the strong disinfectant bleach commonly used to sanitize hospital rooms.
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Previously unknown intracellular electricity may power biology
Newly discovered electrical activity within cells could change the way researchers think about biological chemistry
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Antibiotic resistance genes can be carried by clouds
A research team from Université Laval and Université Clermont Auvergne has shown that anbiotic resistance genes can be transported by clouds.
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Machine learning helps to ID microbe preferences
Researchers have figured out a way to predict bacteria’s environmental pH preferences from a quick look at their genomes, using machine learning.
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Gut microbiome fluctuates through days and seasons
The balance of microbes in the human gut varies substantially from morning to night and even more by season, with profound fluctuations completely transforming the microbiome from summer to winter, a new study reveals.
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Sensor controls how dormant bacteria reawaken
Researchers have discovered a new kind of cellular sensor that allows spores to detect the presence of nutrients in their environment and quickly spring back to life.
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Monoclonal antibody programme targets mucormycosis
Vitalex Biosciences has been awarded an SBIR Phase 2 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health for VX-01, a monoclonal antibody (mAB) programme targeting the debilitating indication of the fungal disease, mucormycosis.
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Antimicrobial foam targets bugs or oil spills
A versatile new foam material could significantly reduce health care-related infections caused by implanted medical devices - or drastically improve cleanup efforts following environmental disasters like oil spills.