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January 9, 2025
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Jan. 9, 2025 — A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery. The living battery could supply power to sensors for agriculture or research in remote regions. ...
Jan. 8, 2025 — Scientists have created a new atlas of plant cells during immune response, in turn discovering a new rare cell state, called Primary IMmunE Responder (PRIMER), that acts as an immune response hub to initiate defense strategy throughout plants. The ...
Jan. 8, 2025 — Research on fungus spread could help growers predict, monitor and control powdery mildew disease affecting ...
Jan. 7, 2025 — Ebola virus, one of the deadliest pathogens, has a fatality rate of about 50%, posing a serious threat to global health and safety. To address this challenge, researchers have developed the first nanobody-based inhibitors targeting the Ebola ...
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Jan. 7, 2025 — Researchers conducted a high-throughput growth assay and machine learning to address the genetic and environmental interplay on bacterial growth. The findings indicated that the environmental ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — A formula can be used to predict what happens when a new species is introduced into an ecosystem -- whether it will establish itself in the community ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — Each year, most species of bacteria in a Wisconsin lake rapidly evolved, apparently in response to dramatically changing seasons, and then evolved ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) remains a low risk to the general public, and public health experts in the United States believe that available treatments and vaccines, as ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — Engineers showed that some types of soil bacteria can influence a plant's balance of growth and defense. The bacteria produce an enzyme that can lower a plant's immune activity and allow its roots to ...
Jan. 1, 2025 — Researchers have traced a cellular route Ebola virus (EBOV) uses to traverse the inner and outer layers of skin and emerge onto the skin's surface. The study identifies new cell types within the skin ...
Jan. 1, 2025 — Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans -- including those ...
Dec. 25, 2024 — Scientists have developed an innovative therapeutic platform by mimicking the intricate structures of viruses using artificial intelligence ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — A live-attenuated vaccine under development is safe and 100% effective against Lassa virus in preclinical ...
Dec. 25, 2024 — Many flies are plagued by parasitic wasps, which lay their eggs in fly larvae, turning them into surrogate wombs for wasp larvae. One common fly has successfully fought off its wasp predator by ...
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Dec. 20, 2024 — Combining bioinformatics and experimetal approaches, researchers have discovered replication hubs for human norovirus, the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for an estimated 685 ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Parasites that cause the deadly illness known as sleeping sickness can spread beyond their native Africa as a result of mutations to key genes, a study ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — The capacity of bacteria to spread disease across the Plant Kingdom may be much more widespread than previously suspected, according to new ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A team has discovered a new communication pathway between the gut and lung. Their findings highlight how a little-known member of the gut microbiome reshapes the lung immune environment to have both ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A concentrated sugar solution could be just as effective as antibiotics at treating a common infection in dairy cows, according to a new ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new role has been uncovered for a cell's own RNA in fending off attacks by RNA viruses. Some of the cell's RNA molecules, researchers found, help regulate antiviral signaling. These ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — New research shows that the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on people's immune response to microorganisms. During the lockdown, inflammation level in the body was ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Which microbes thrive below us in darkness -- in gold mines, in aquifers, in deep boreholes in the seafloor -- and how do they compare to the microbiomes that envelop the Earth's surfaces, on ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — For healthy older adults, using antibiotics is not associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment or dementia, according to a new ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — To guard against harmful waterborne pathogens, many consumers, including managers of health-care facilities, install antimicrobial silver-containing showerheads. But researchers now report that these ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Researchers recently discovered that a virus, FloV-SA2, encodes one of the proteins needed to make ribosomes, the central engines in all cells that translate genetic information into proteins, the ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A new study shows how one kind of bacteria, Vibrio cholerae, triggers painful intestinal contractions by activating the immune system. The research also finds a more general explanation for how the ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Near-gap-free and near-error-free genomes of a susceptible bed bug strain and a superstrain with around 20,000-fold insecticide resistance offer the broadest look yet at the full scope of mutations ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Superbugs, bacteria that are immune to multiple antibiotics, pose a great challenge to modern medicine. Researchers have now identified a weakness in the bacterial machinery that drives antibiotic ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats. It turns out that two of these microbially-modified bile acids may affect ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — A lab has completed a six-year study to examine the virulence of 38 clinical isolates from various strains of ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — To fight the virus that causes influenza, one of the avenues being explored by scientists is the development of drugs capable of destabilizing its genome, made up of RNA molecules. But the challenge ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — After dozens of clinical trials, there are still no effective vaccines against Staphylococcus aureus. In two new studies, scientists report that the pathogen turns on the protein interleukin 10, ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a different subtype of the ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — Scientists have revealed the spread of a highly drug-resistant cholera ...
Friday, December 20, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Genes Linked to Deadly Parasites' Spread Beyond Africa Identified
- Evolutionary Study Reveals the Toxic Reach of Disease-Causing Bacteria Across the Plant Kingdom
- How a New Gut Microbe Drives the Gut-Lung Axis
- Sugar Solution Fights Infection in Dairy Cows Just as Well as Antibiotics
- Study Shows Role of Cells' Own RNA in Antiviral Defense
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- After Lockdown, Immune System Reacts More Strongly to Viruses and Bacteria
- Living in the Deep, Dark, Slow Lane: Insights from the First Global Appraisal of Microbiomes in Earth's Subsurface Environments
- Study Finds Antibiotics Not Linked to Dementia
- Potentially Harmful Bacteria Slip Through Antimicrobial Showerheads
- Giant Virus Encodes Key Piece of Protein-Making Machinery of Cellular Life
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- 'Bad' Bacteria Can Trigger Painful Gut Contractions; New Research Shows How
- Study Maps Bed Bugs' Genomes in Unprecedented Detail to Find out Why They Just Won't Die
- Scientists Find a Vulnerability in Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Researchers Find Previously Unknown Links Between Microbial Bile Acids and the Risk of Colon Cancer
- Study Assesses Virulence of Cryptococcus Strains, Laying Groundwork for Improved Treatment
- Influenza Virus Genome: Finally Discovered in Its Coat
- Staphylococcus Aureus Thwarts Vaccines by Turning on a Protein That Halts Immune Response
- Flu Virus Remains Infectious in Refrigerated Raw Milk, Study Reveals
Friday, December 13, 2024
- From Yemen to Mayotte, the Spread of a Highly Drug-Resistant Cholera Strain
- Activating the Hidden Pharmaceutical Potential of Bacteria
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Study Sheds Light on the Origin of the Genetic Code
- Scientists Collect 'microbial Fingerprints' Found in Household Plumbing
- How the Dirt Under Our Feet Could Affect Human Health
- Evaluating Food Safety Control Strategies for Produce Industry
- Diverse Virus Populations Coexist on Single Strains of Gut Bacteria
- Ugh, My Stomach: Identifying Amino Acids That Prevent Sporulation in Food Poisoning
- How 'Conan the Bacterium' Withstands Extreme Radiation
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- 'Superman' Bacteria Offer a Sustainable Boost to Chemical Production
- First Full Characterization of Kidney Microbiome Unlocks Potential to Prevent Kidney Stones
- New, Simple, and Natural Method for Producing Vitamin B2
- The Maternal Microbiome During Pregnancy Impacts Offspring's Stem Cells in Mice
- Scientists Transform Ubiquitous Skin Bacterium Into a Topical Vaccine
- A New Class of Antivirals Could Help Prevent Future Pandemics
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Uses Unconventional Method to Make Proteins for Evasion of Drug Treatment
- A New Approach to Predicting Malaria Drug Resistance
Friday, December 6, 2024
- CAST Mouse Model: A Crucial Tool for Future COVID-19 Outbreaks
- Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection
- New Model for Replication of BKPyV Virus, a Major Cause of Kidney Transplant Failure
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Scientists 'turn Up the Heat' On Understanding Coffee Wilt Disease Which Threatens Our Favorite Daily Brew
- Historic Outbreaks of Coffee Wilt Disease Linked to Gene Transfer from Another Fungus
- Scientists Identify Mutation That Could Facilitate H5N1 'bird Flu' Virus Infection and Potential Transmission in Humans
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- Possible Colon Cancer Vaccine Target Uncovered in Bacteria
- Natural 'biopesticide' Against Malaria Mosquitoes Successful in Early Field Tests
- The Secret to Our Big Brains Might Be in Our Gut
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Tiny Dancers: Scientists Synchronize Bacterial Motion
- The Viral Puzzle of Why Humans Are Susceptible to Hepatitis B Virus, but Monkeys Are Not
- Combo-Drug Treatment to Combat Melioidosis
- Peat-Bog Fungi Produce Substances That Kill Tuberculosis-Causing Bacteria
- How the Speed of Viral Spread Can Be Estimated by the Analysis of Genomic Sequences
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Climate Change Could Bring More Severe Bacterial Infections, Including in Corals
- How a Middle Schooler Found a New Compound in a Piece of Goose Poop
- All People Are Unique -- Also in the Gut
- Enterococcus Helps E. Coli 'armor Up' In Dog, Poultry Co-Infections
Friday, November 29, 2024
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Worried About a Pregnant Woman's Stress and Mental Health? Her Saliva May Hold the Key
- Wild Boars Could Be a Potential Source of Hepatitis E Transmission to Humans in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- Researchers Find That Intestinal Infections Change Bile Composition
- Simple Lab-Free Test to Detect Bacteria in Fluids from Water to Urine
- Cause of Common Cancer Immunotherapy Side Effect
- New Era in Amphibian Biology
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Phages, Towards a Targeted Alternative to Antibiotics
- Pandrug-Resistant Bacteria from the War in Ukraine Are Extremely Pathogenic
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Scientists Implicate a Novel Cellular Protein in Hepatitis A Infection
- Parkinson's Drug Changes the Gut Microbiome for the Worse Due to Iron Deficiency
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Scientists Develop Breakthrough Culture System to Unlock Secrets of Skin Microbiome
- An Innovative Antibiotic for Drug-Resistant Bacteria
- Cigarette Smoke Alters Microbiota, Aggravates Flu Severity
- Probiotic Delivers Anticancer Drug to the Gut
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Building Roots in Glass, a Bio-Inspired Approach to Creating 3D Microvascular Networks Using Plants and Fungi
- Eradivir's EV25 Therapeutic Reduces Advanced-Stage Influenza Viral Loads Faster, More Thoroughly in Preclinical Studies Than Current Therapies
- Researchers Use Biophysics to Design New Vaccines Against RSV and Related Respiratory Viruses
Monday, November 18, 2024
- New Nasal Vaccine Shows Promise in Curbing Whooping Cough Spread
- Microbiome Changes in Chronic Liver Disease Highlight the Need for Personalized Treatment
- Scientists Recreate Mouse from Gene Older Than Animal Life
- When Hepatitis E Viruses Attack Nerve Cells
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024
- New Study Shows How Salmonella Tricks Gut Defenses to Cause Infection
- Zinc Deficiency Promotes Acinetobacter Lung Infection, Study Finds
- Protein in Soy May Reduce the Risk of Heart Failure by Affecting Gut Bacteria
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Optical Biosensor Rapidly Detects Mpox Virus
- Revolutionizing Biology Education: Scientists Film 'giant' Mimivirus in Action
- Frog Populations Once Decimated by Disease Mount a Major Comeback
- Living Microbes Discovered in Earth's Driest Desert
- A New Technology to Isolate Immunostimulatory Members of the Human Gut Microbiota: Next-Generation IgA-Seq
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- 'Achilles Heel' Of Drug-Resistant Pathogens
- Researchers Reveal Why a Key Tuberculosis Drug Works Against Resistant Strains
- Children's Gut Bacteria May Hold the Key to Diarrhea Treatment
- Potential Single-Dose Smallpox and Mpox Vaccine Moves Forward
- Key Influenza-Severity Risk Factor Found Hiding in Plain Sight on Our Antibodies
- We May Be Overestimating the Association Between Gut Bacteria and Disease, Machine Learning Study Finds
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Research Team Successfully Produces Microbial Plastic to Replace PET Bottles
- Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak