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Three new appointments announced at AOAC International
Dr Katerina Mastovska has been named Deputy Executive Director and Chief Science Officer with AOAC International.
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HIV vaccine candidate aims to block virus before it takes root
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $3.8 million to Texas Biomedical Research Institute to further develop a promising HIV vaccine candidate that stops the virus upon entry, before it begins rapidly spreading throughout the body.
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Genomic microbiology as applied to animal forensics
From the origins of anthrax to advancements in the field, dive into the microbial forensics of livestock, wildlife and human cases.
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Forensic microbiology from an entomological perspective
Bridging multiple disciplines within the forensic sciences helps us better understand how human remains decompose.
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Forensics through biofilm microbiology
In the fashion of the legendary phoenix, microbial life springs from decaying matter such as the carcass of an animal.
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Climate change portends wider malaria risk as mosquitoes expand range in Africa
Scientists have found that the mosquitoes responsible for transmitting malaria in Africa are spreading deeper into southern Africa and to higher elevations than previously recorded.
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Study reveals how drug resistant bacteria secrete toxins
Research suggests that reducing virulence in drug resistant infections rather than trying to kill bacteria outright may offer an answer to antimicrobial resistance.
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Question mark over claims that trees talk to each other via underground fungi
A University of Alberta expert challenges the idea that forest trees can “talk” to each other, share resources with their seedlings — and even protect them — through a connective underground web of delicate fungal filaments.
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Extracts from two wild plants inhibit COVID-19 virus, study finds
Two common wild plants contain extracts that inhibit the ability of the virus that causes COVID-19 to infect living cells, the first major screening of botanical extracts to search for potency against the virus has revealed.
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Study finds link between fungal microbes in infant gut and body weight
Researchers have found a link between the diversity of fungal species in the infant gut and the body-mass index (BMI) of infants.
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Dose of antibiotic during labour can cut sepsis risk in developing countries
New findings suggest that a single dose of azithromycin given to women planning a vaginal delivery significantly reduces the risk of maternal death or sepsis.
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Viruses that kill cancer cells show promise for triple-negative breast cancer when combined with chemo
Researchers have shared positive results from a phase 2 clinical trial of an oncolytic virus combined with standard chemotherapy in patients with early stage triple-negative breast cancer.
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Study IDs bacterial weapons that could be harnessed to treat human disease
The discovery of ancient immune-fighting machinery in human cells that is derived from bacteria paves the way toward more ‘CRISPR’-like technologies, researchers say.
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Electrochemical energies yield insights into how bacteria may develop antibiotic tolerance
Researchers investigated variations in the electrochemical energies that power bacterial growth to understand how bacteria develop antibiotic tolerance without acquiring new genes or mutating existing ones.
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Microbes bingeing on burned soil could return land to life after wildfires
Researchers have identified bacteria and fungi that not only survive but thrive during the first year after a wildfire, findings that could help bring land back to life after fires that are increasing in both size and severity. The Holy Fire burned more than 23,000 acres ...
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ME linked to changes in the gut microbiome and metabolites
Two studies have found that myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is associated with reduced levels in the gastrointestinal microbiome of microbes known to produce the fatty acid butyrate, disruptions that could explain in part how the immune system becomes disrupted in people with ME/CFS.
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World first study sheds light on why microbes in the deep ocean live without sunlight
A world first study reverses the idea that the bulk of life in the ocean is fuelled by photosynthesis via sunshine, revealing that many ocean microbes in fact get their energy from hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
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Scientists discover how plastic-eating bacteria digest complex carbons
Researchers have deciphered the metabolic mechanisms that enable the bacterium Comamonas testosteroni to digest complex wasste from plants and plastics, potentially leading to novel biotechnology platforms that harness the microbe to help recycle plastic waste.
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Researchers uncover link between nutrient availability and diversity of chemosynthetic microbes in Yellowstone hot springs
A new study has uncovered a relationship between nutrient availability and diversity in microbial communities living in Yellowstone hot springs.
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New inoculation based on Ebola VSV vaccine concept protects macaques
Researchers have successfully developed a vaccine against Sudan virus (SUDV) based on the licensed Ebola virus (EBOV) vaccine.