Microbiology News
April 30, 2025
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Apr. 24, 2025 — Pioneering research has repurposed a gene editing tool to help shed light on the true biodiversity present in natural ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Scientists have discovered a surprising new connection between gut health and blood cancer risk one that could transform how we think about aging, inflammation, and the early stages of ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — A team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms. This technique is indistinguishable from natural variation and enabled the researchers to create a strain that doesn't produce ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Piperacillin, an antibiotic in the same class as penicillin, effectively cured mice of Lyme disease at 100-times less than the effective dose of doxycycline, the current gold standard treatment. At such a low dose, piperacillin also had the added ...
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Apr. 24, 2025 — In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In the corn snake, some morphs display red, yellow, or pink blotches, and ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Scientists believe they know what causes the treated infection to mimic chronic illness: the body may be responding to remnants of the bacteria that causes Lyme that tend to pool in the liver and ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — An international research team has provided a detailed insight into how the spatial organization of genetic material is established in the cell nucleus of early embryos within the first hours after ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — An international team has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer: a bacterial toxin ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Body appreciation differs between Middle-Eastern and Western societies, a new international study can reveal, highlighting how cultural and family influences shape body image and eating behaviors in ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — A bacteria killing coating created by scientists has been used in trials of a new paint that can be applied to a range of surfaces to effectively kill bacteria and viruses, including difficult to ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — By analyzing DNA from different cells in nearly 200 lines of maize plants, research has revealed insights that could help growers better adapt their ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — If you haven't heard of a tardigrade before, prepare to be wowed. These clumsy, eight-legged creatures, nicknamed water bears, are about half a millimeter long and can survive practically anything: ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Scientists have identified a novel species of bacteria that acts as electrical wiring, potentially ushering in a new era of bioelectronic devices for use in medicine, industry, food safety, and ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — A new tissue expansion method enables scientists to use mass spectrometry imaging to simultaneously detect hundreds of molecules at the single cell ...
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Apr. 22, 2025 — Biodegradation is an important natural process during oil spill cleanup. A new study revealed that using spill treating agents does not negatively impact naturally occurring ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — At the heart of the Amazon researchers are investigating a mysterious parasite which is devastating fish farms around the ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease in areas where pheasants are released, new research ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler death, investigators ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — In the microscopic battlefield of plant-microbe interactions, plants are constantly fighting off invading bacteria. New research reveals just how clever these bacterial invaders can ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that kills more than a million people worldwide every year. The pathogen that causes the disease, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is deadly in part because of ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis -- a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm -- have been ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — An international collaboration has published groundbreaking research, shedding light on the most significant increase in complexity in the history of life's evolution on Earth: the origin of the ...
Apr. 18, 2025 — Food scientists evaluated 11 commercially available yeast strains to identify their strengths based on chemical analysis and sensory panel opinions. Most of the yeasts that were tested are strains ...
Apr. 18, 2025 — A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and preventing a ...
Apr. 18, 2025 — A new study opens new avenues for combating soybean cyst nematodes, the most damaging pest for U.S. soybean ...
Apr. 17, 2025 — In plants, the space between cells is a key battleground during infection. To avoid recognition in this space, a strain of the bacterial tomato disease Pseudomonas syringae manipulates plants by ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Using advanced DNA sequence analysis, a research team has discovered that tiny organisms in Brooklyn's highly contaminated Gowanus Canal have developed a comprehensive collection of ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Researchers have isolated a giant virus, which was named Jyvaskylavirus. The discovery shows that giant viruses are more common in northern regions than researchers have thought. It also illustrates ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — There's a sensation that you experience -- near a plane taking off or a speaker bank at a concert -- from a sound so total that you feel it in your very being. When this happens, not only do ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Starch and oils are known as storehouses of carbon in plants. However, the way in which carbon resources are allocated during metabolism in plants remained unknown. Now, however, using a forward ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Engineers have developed a building material that uses the root-like mycelium of a fungus and bacteria cells. Their results show that this material -- which is manufactured with living cells at low ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — New research shows Glycolysis -- the process of converting sugar into energy -- plays a key role in early development. More than fuel, Glycolysis doesn't just power cells -- it helps steer them ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Mycobacteria are the world's most deadly bacteria --c ausing infectious diseases including tuberculosis (TB), which alone kills more than one million people each year. New drugs to fight these ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine (known as the gut microbiota) can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites that strengthen anti-cancer immunity by blocking ...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- Oil Cleanup Agents Do Not Impede Natural Biodegradation
- Tackling Parasite Devastating Fish Farmers Around the World
Monday, April 21, 2025
- More Ticks Carry Lyme Disease Bacteria in Pheasant-Release Areas
- Experimental Cancer Drug Could Streamline Standard Tuberculosis Treatment and Prevent Post-TB Lung Disease, Study Suggests
- How Bacteria Use Sneaky Chemistry to Disable Plant Defenses
- A Light-Activated Probe Reveals TB Immune System Evasion Mechanisms
- Immune System Proteins Involved in Severe Parasitic Disease Identified
- The Eukaryotic Cell Emerged as an Evolutionary Algorithmic Phase Transition
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Nonalcoholic Beer Yeasts Evaluated for Fermentation Activity, Flavor Profiles
- Americans Don't Think Bird Flu Is a Threat, Study Suggests
- Disrupting 'communication' With Plants Could Limit Soybean Cyst Nematode Infections
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Microbes in Brooklyn Superfund Site Teach Lessons on Fighting Industrial Pollution
- New Giant Virus Isolated
- Uncovering the Relationship Between Life and Sound
- Forward Genetics Approach Reveals the Factor Responsible for Carbon Trade-Off in Leaves
- Living Fungus-Based Building Material Repairs Itself for Over a Month
- Metabolism Shapes Life
- Structural Images of a Tuberculosis-Fighting Virus
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Gut Microbes Release Cancer-Fighting Bile Acids That Block Hormone Signals
- How Circadian Clocks Maintain Robustness in Changing Environments
- Phages: Molecular-Scale Components of Head, Tail Tube, Tail Tip
Monday, April 14, 2025
- To Avoid Parasites, Some Fruit Flies Sacrifice Sleep
- New Plant Molecule Encourages Plant-Fungi Symbiosis to Improve Crops
- The Gut Health Benefits of Sauerkraut
- Light Bulb Moment for Understanding DNA Repair Switches
- New Tool for Cutting DNA: Promising Prospects for Biotechnology
- Fishing for Cephalopod DNA Allows for Efficient Marine Surveying
- Recently Discovered Immune Cell Type Is Key to Understanding Food Allergies
Friday, April 11, 2025
- Deadly Rodent-Borne Hantavirus Is an Emerging Disease With Pandemic Potential
- Engineered Bacteria Emit Signals That Can Be Spotted from a Distance
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Scientists Develop Process Using Molecules in the Cell to Identify Environmental Signals
- Large Dormant Virus Can Be Reactivated in Model Green Alga
- Genes in Bacterial Genomes Are Arranged in a Meaningful Order
- Research Team Improves Method for Producing Designer Proteins
- A New Tool for Parsing the 'metabolic Dialogue' Between Microorganisms
- In Croatia's Freshwater Lakes, Selfish Bacteria Hoard Nutrients
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Coral Reefs Exude Myriad Chemicals, Fueling Dynamic Microbial Recycling of Nutrients
- Certain Nasal Bacteria May Boost the Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Study Finds
- Further Translation of the Language of the Genome
- Protein Necessary for Fruit Fly Fertility
- From Bacterial Immunity to Plant Sex
- Engineering Smart Delivery for Gene Editors
- Scientists Discover That Fruit Fly Larvae Can Sense Electric Fields
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Lactic Acid Bacteria Can Improve Plant-Based Dairy Alternatives
- Eating Only During the Daytime Could Protect People from Heart Risks of Shift Work
- Viral 'backbone' Underlies Variation in Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness
Monday, April 7, 2025
- Scientists Discover Microbes in Earth's Deep Soil
- The New Season of The Last of Us Has a Spore-Ting Chance at Realism
- Researchers Discover Way to Predict Treatment Success for Parasitic Skin Disease
Friday, April 4, 2025
- How Cells Repair Their Power Plants
- Novel Genomic Screening Tool Enables Precision Reverse-Engineering of Genetic Programming in Cells
- A Leap in Viral Research: More Sensitive Viral RNA Detection
- Discovery of Bacteria's Defense Against Viruses Becomes a Piece of the Puzzle Against Resistance
- How a Small Number of Mutations Can Fuel Outbreaks of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus
- Research Uncovers Hidden Spread of One of the Most Common Hospital-Associated Infections
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- 3-D Printed Skin to Replace Animal Testing
- Touchlessly Moving Cells: Biotech Automation and an Acoustically Levitating Diamond
- New Vaccine Concept Tackles Harmful Bacteria in the Intestine
- Cellular Regulator of mRNA Vaccine Revealed... Offering New Therapeutic Options
- Machine Learning Helps Construct an Evolutionary Timeline of Bacteria
- Antibiotic Resistance Among Key Bacterial Species Plateaus Over Time
- Precision Medicine Could Be Possible in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
- Some Gut Bacteria Could Make Certain Drugs Less Effective
- An Answer to Green Energy in Hydrogen-Generating Marine Microbes
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Multi-Resistance in Bacteria Predicted by AI Model
- Plant Doctor: An AI System That Watches Over Urban Trees Without Touching a Leaf
- New Antibiotic for Multidrug Resistant Superbug
- Miso Made in Space Tastes Nuttier
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Use of Antifungals in Agriculture May Increase Resistance in an Infectious Yeast, Study Suggests
- Mpox Could Become a Serious Global Threat, Scientists Warn
Monday, March 31, 2025
- 'She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not': Physical Forces Encouraged Evolution of Multicellular Life, Scientists Propose
- New AI Models Possible Game-Changers Within Protein Science and Healthcare
Friday, March 28, 2025
- How a Critical Enzyme Keeps Potentially Dangerous Genes in Check
- Understanding the Immune Response to a Persistent Pathogen
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- How Calcium May Have Unlocked the Origins of Life's Molecular Asymmetry
- Microbial Cell Factories for Sustainable Chemical Production
- Cartilage and Bone Development: Three Paths to Skeleton Formation
- We Must Not Ignore Eugenics in Our Genetics Curriculum, Says Professor
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Scientists Uncover Key Mechanism in Evolution: Whole-Genome Duplication Drives Long-Term Adaptation
- Remember Ebola?
- New Study Shines a Light on the Mechanics of Bioluminescence in the Rare Fish Vinciguerria Mabahiss
- Lasso-Shaped Antibiotic Evades Standard Drug Resistance
- Developing Software for Easy Estimation of 3D Gene Expression Distribution
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Antibiotic Exposure in Infancy May Boost Type 1 Diabetes Risk
- New Software Finds Aging Cells That Contribute to Disease and Health Risks
- Ocean Eddies -- The Food Trucks of the Sea
- How Zika Virus Knocks out Our Immune Defenses
- 'Low-Sugar' Vaccine Can Provide Broad Immunity Against Coronavirus Variants
- Were Large Soda Lakes the Cradle of Life?
- Eco-Friendly, Nylon-Like Plastic Using Microorganisms
- The Evolution of Low-Temperature Adapted Enzymes
- Scientists Unlock Frogs' Antibacterial Secrets to Combat Superbugs
- Making Foie Gras Without Force-Feeding
- C. Diff Uses Toxic Compound to Fuel Growth Advantage
Monday, March 24, 2025
- How Chromosomes Shape Up for Cell Division
- Breaking Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria's Protective Shields Opens Door for Immune System Response