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Revealing Noise-Filtering in Basic Circadian Networks

New research has revealed that a simple circadian clock network possesses advanced noise-filtering capabilities, which improves the understanding of how biological circuits maintain accuracy in dynamic environmental contexts.

16 Apr 2025

New Antibiotic Compound Matches Current Treatment for MRSA

The development of new antibiotics to treat superbugs and other bacterial infections is a global priority, with the rate of infections that cannot be treated with current antibiotics rising and presenting one of the biggest threats to human health.

15 Apr 2025

Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells in Gut Prevent Allergic Reactions to Food

The immune system must be able to rapidly target invaders such as viruses while avoiding innocuous stimuli, or allergies may develop.

15 Apr 2025

Novel Compound Targets Salmonella's Infection Mechanism

Pathogenic Salmonella strains inject effector proteins into gastrointestinal tract cells, allowing them to infiltrate and grow. Bacteria are often consumed with contaminated food.

15 Apr 2025

How P. syringae Outsmarts Amoeba with Chemical Surveillance and Strikes

Pseudomonas syringae's chemical sensing system allows it to kill amoeba predators, showcasing its evolutionary strategies for survival and plant infection.

14 Apr 2025

Spinning Into Resistance: The Flagella’s Hidden Role

A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that bacterial movement plays a central role in the transfer of antibiotic resistance genes. The research team discovered that the rotation of flagella in Bacillus subtilis acts as a mechanical signal that activates key conjugation genes.

8 Apr 2025

Antibiotic Resistance Through Bacterial Genes Inhibiting Viral Reproduction

Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat that could supplant cancer mortality within a few decades. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, found that the emergence of resistance can be explained by how bacteria develop defenses against virus infection.

7 Apr 2025

Antibiotic Resistance Reaches Equilibrium in Many Bacterial Species

Antibiotic resistance tends to stabilize over time, according to a study published April 3, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Sonja Lehtinen from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and colleagues.

4 Apr 2025

Enhanced Oral Vaccination with Competitive Gut Bacteria

Researchers are combining vaccination with targeted colonization of the intestine by innocuous microorganisms to combat bacterial infections. This strategy might signal a sea change in the antibiotic crisis.

4 Apr 2025

Genomic and Geological Timeline of Bacterial Evolution

Scientists at the University of Queensland have contributed to the development of a precise timeline for bacterial evolution, indicating that some bacteria used oxygen long before they evolved the ability to manufacture it through photosynthesis.

4 Apr 2025

Meet Lariocidin: A Game-Changing Antibiotic That Outsmarts Resistance

The study reveals lariocidin, a potent ribosome-targeting antibiotic, with unique mechanisms that could combat drug-resistant bacterial infections effectively.

4 Apr 2025

New Compound Fights Superbug Gonorrhea via Toxin-Antitoxin System

In recent years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has consistently raised alarms regarding the rise of antibiotic-resistant microbes.

3 Apr 2025

AI Model Predicts Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

An AI model trained on large amounts of genetic data can predict whether bacteria will become antibiotic-resistant.

3 Apr 2025

Bacterium Uses Chemical Radar to Detect and Kill Amoebae

Predator-prey relationships are found in virtually all ecosystems. Even microorganisms in their world, which is invisible to the naked eye, engage in these interactions when fighting for the survival of their species.

3 Apr 2025

Fluid Dynamics of Stentors Offers New Insight Into Evolution of Multicellular Life

Life emerged on Earth some 3.8 billion years ago. The "primordial soup theory" proposes that chemicals floating in pools of water, in the presence of sunlight and electrical discharge, spontaneously formed organic molecules.

1 Apr 2025

Researchers Unearth Powerful New Antibiotic from Soil

Researchers at McMaster have made a significant discovery that may be the answer to combating antimicrobial resistance, nearly thirty years after the last time a novel class of antibiotics was brought to market.

28 Mar 2025

Lariocidin Peptide Shows Promise as Novel Antibiotic for Fighting Infections

A small molecule shaped like a lasso may be a powerful tool in the fight against infectious diseases, according to a new study in Nature co-authored by University of Illinois Chicago researchers.

27 Mar 2025

New Discovery Sheds Light on C. Diff's Survival Mechanism in the Gut

The pathogen C. diff - the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea - can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a competitive advantage in the infected gut.

26 Mar 2025