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UrduTwo papers publishing in the journal Cell use samples and data collected during the Tara Oceans Expedition to analyze current ocean diversity across the planet, providing a baseline to better understand the future impacts of climate change on the oceans.…
Tag: Microbiology
Researchers block metastasis-promoting enzyme, halt spread of breast cancer
Findings in mice point to new approach that may help make some metastatic breast cancers susceptible to immunotherapy
New process kills mosquito larvae using bacteria in the male’s gut microbiome
Ben-Gurion University team wins gold medal for research at 2019 iGem Competition
How maternal Zika virus infection results in newborn microcephaly
A new study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine revealed how in utero Zika virus infection can lead to microcephaly in newborns. The team discovered that the Zika virus protein NS4A disrupts brain growth by hijacking a pathway…
There are variations in plankton biodiversity and activity from the equator to the poles
New results from the Tara Oceans expedition, led by a collaboration between the Tara Ocean Foundation and teams from the CNRS, EMBL, CEA, Sorbonne Université and Université Paris Science Lettres between 2009 and 2013 – today united in the CNRS…
Two ocean studies look at microscopic diversity and activity across entire planet
Two papers publishing in the journal Cell use samples and data collected during the Tara Oceans Expedition to analyze current ocean diversity across the planet, providing a baseline to better understand the future impacts of climate change on the oceans.…
Something old, something new in the ocean’s blue
The discovery of a forgotten metabolic pathway adds a new dimension to the global carbon cycle
Turning (more) fat and sewage into natural gas
North Carolina State University researchers have developed what is, to date, the most efficient means of converting sewage sludge and restaurant grease into methane. After treating sewage, wastewater treatment plants are left with solid sludge, called biosolids. For years, utilities…
‘Give me the calcium!’ Tulane virus takes over cellular calcium signaling to replicate
Some gastrointestinal viruses need calcium. They need calcium ions to carry out several essential aspects of viral life, such as entry into host cells, genome replication and building new viruses to invade other cells. The cells invaded by viruses also…
Discovery: New biomarker for cancer stem cells
Protein linked to tumor survival and spread
Twenty-seven life scientists become EMBO Young Investigators
Heidelberg, 13 November 2019 – EMBO congratulates twenty-seven life scientists on their selection as new EMBO Young Investigators. They join a network of 129 current and 340 former Young Investigators, and will begin their four-year programme tenure in January 2020.…
Predicting evolution
What survives, thrives and dominates over a thousand generations? The answer might be even more complex than previously thought
Microparticles could help fight malnutrition
New strategy for encapsulating nutrients makes it easier to fortify foods with iron and vitamin A
Something old, something new in the ocean’s blue
The discovery of a forgotten metabolic pathway adds a new dimension to the global carbon cycle
Turning (more) fat and sewage into natural gas
North Carolina State University researchers have developed what is, to date, the most efficient means of converting sewage sludge and restaurant grease into methane. After treating sewage, wastewater treatment plants are left with solid sludge, called biosolids. For years, utilities…
Discovery: New biomarker for cancer stem cells
Protein linked to tumor survival and spread
Evolution can reconfigure gene networks to deal with environmental change
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have unravelled the genetic mechanisms behind tiny waterfleas’ ability to adapt to increased levels of phosphorus pollution in lakes. By mapping networks of genes to the physiological responses of ancient and modern waterfleas (…
‘Give me the calcium!’ Tulane virus takes over cellular calcium signaling to replicate
Some gastrointestinal viruses need calcium. They need calcium ions to carry out several essential aspects of viral life, such as entry into host cells, genome replication and building new viruses to invade other cells. The cells invaded by viruses also…
Twenty-seven life scientists become EMBO Young Investigators
Heidelberg, 13 November 2019 – EMBO congratulates twenty-seven life scientists on their selection as new EMBO Young Investigators. They join a network of 129 current and 340 former Young Investigators, and will begin their four-year programme tenure in January 2020.…
Predicting evolution
What survives, thrives and dominates over a thousand generations? The answer might be even more complex than previously thought
Microparticles could help fight malnutrition
New strategy for encapsulating nutrients makes it easier to fortify foods with iron and vitamin A
Antimicrobial resistance poses significant risk to people, the economy
New CCA expert panel report
Study reveals ‘bug wars’ that take place in cystic fibrosis
The secrets of how individual bacterial cells respond when they meet another species have been revealed, providing insights for treating cystic fibrosis
Bats don’t rely on gut bacteria the way humans do
Right now, there are trillions of bacteria living in your gut, making up about one percent of your body weight. They’re supposed to be there–we need them to help us digest food and fight off diseases. The same is true…
Bacteria may contribute more to climate change as planet heats up
As bacteria adapt to hotter temperatures, they speed up their respiration rate and release more carbon, potentially accelerating climate change. By releasing more carbon as global temperatures rise, bacteria and related organisms called archaea could increase climate warming at a…
Cells control their dance of death
La Trobe University researchers have revealed for the first time how white blood cells control the final moments of their death, helping their own removal from the human body. Scientists from the La Trobe Institute of Molecular Science (LIMS), working…
Antimicrobial resistance poses significant risk to people, the economy
New CCA expert panel report
Wildlife in Catalonia carry bacteria resistant to antimicrobials used in human health
Antibiotic resistance has become a global health problem due to decades of misuse of these drugs in both, human and veterinary medicine. Nowadays the prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in humans, domestic animals and livestock has increased, hindering the finding…
Study reveals ‘bug wars’ that take place in cystic fibrosis
The secrets of how individual bacterial cells respond when they meet another species have been revealed, providing insights for treating cystic fibrosis
Bats don’t rely on gut bacteria the way humans do
Right now, there are trillions of bacteria living in your gut, making up about one percent of your body weight. They’re supposed to be there–we need them to help us digest food and fight off diseases. The same is true…
Bacteria may contribute more to climate change as planet heats up
As bacteria adapt to hotter temperatures, they speed up their respiration rate and release more carbon, potentially accelerating climate change. By releasing more carbon as global temperatures rise, bacteria and related organisms called archaea could increase climate warming at a…
Cells control their dance of death
La Trobe University researchers have revealed for the first time how white blood cells control the final moments of their death, helping their own removal from the human body. Scientists from the La Trobe Institute of Molecular Science (LIMS), working…
Wildlife in Catalonia carry bacteria resistant to antimicrobials used in human health
Antibiotic resistance has become a global health problem due to decades of misuse of these drugs in both, human and veterinary medicine. Nowadays the prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in humans, domestic animals and livestock has increased, hindering the finding…
New vaccine protects from widespread, costly infection, mice study shows
Washington, DC – November 11, 2019 – A newly developed experimental vaccine was more than eighty percent effective in protecting mice from succumbing to Staphylococcus aureus infection. S. aureus causes more than 30,000 deaths from hospital-acquired infections annually in the…
Study reveals how two strains of one bacterium combine to cause flesh-eating infection
An international team including University of Maryland scientists revealed how genetic variations in a single species of bacteria can amplify infection
New vaccine protects from widespread, costly infection, mice study shows
Washington, DC – November 11, 2019 – A newly developed experimental vaccine was more than eighty percent effective in protecting mice from succumbing to Staphylococcus aureus infection. S. aureus causes more than 30,000 deaths from hospital-acquired infections annually in the…
Study reveals how two strains of one bacterium combine to cause flesh-eating infection
An international team including University of Maryland scientists revealed how genetic variations in a single species of bacteria can amplify infection
Impaired liver function during pregnancy may increase risk of childhood obesity
Impaired liver function during pregnancy may alter gut bacteria composition and increase the risk of obesity in children, according to results presented at The Society for Endocrinology Annual Conference. In a rodent of model of the most common liver disease…
Copper hospital beds kill bacteria, save lives
Washington, DC – November 8, 2019 – A new study has found that copper hospital beds in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) harbored an average of 95 percent fewer bacteria than conventional hospital beds, and maintained these low-risk levels throughout…
Research suggests fumigants have very low long-term impact on soil health
It started with curiosity. How does a fumigant, commonly used for nematode management in potato cropping systems, influence soil microbial communities? To explore this question, scientists at Colorado State University and Oregon State University used high-throughput sequencing techniques to investigate…
Russian biotechnology company BIOCAD announced plans to enter the EU market
CPhI-2019 became the first large-scale international platform to present the BIOCAD’s latest original drugs based on monoclonal antibodies – netakimab and progolimab; plans were also announced for their entry to the European market
Dundee researcher honoured with prestigious award
University of Dundee PhD student presented with a prestigious science award from the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG)
Sugar-coating proteins can help understand brain disease
A University of Dundee discovery has the potential to help scientists better understand neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Research brief: Origin of deadly wheat pathogen revealed
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (11/07/19) — Stem rust is a devastating wheat disease that has caused famines and undermined economies around the world for centuries. One particular strain of the stem rust fungus, dubbed “Ug99,” threatens the global wheat supply because it…
Targeted gene modification in animal pathogenic chlamydia
The human pathogenic bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen worldwide. It is estimated to infect more than 100 million people each year and is a frequent cause of infertility. Moreover, Chlamydia trachomatis also causes eye…
Solution of the high-resolution crystal structure of stress proteins from Staphylococcus
A paper was published by Kazan Federal University in the Journal of Structural Biology
On the trail of pathogens in meat, eggs and raw milk
The BfR symposium on current trends and causes of foodborne disease outbreaks
Virus characteristics predict HIV treatment efficacy with antibody treatment
BOSTON – Current HIV-1 therapies have been proven to be highly effective in slowing the progression of the virus in the body with only minimal side effects. The daily antiretroviral therapy (ART) uses a combination of HIV-1 medicines. A proportion…
Solution of the high-resolution crystal structure of stress proteins from Staphylococcus
A paper was published by Kazan Federal University in the Journal of Structural Biology
On the trail of pathogens in meat, eggs and raw milk
The BfR symposium on current trends and causes of foodborne disease outbreaks