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Microalgae Grown in the Lab for Producing Biofuel

A group of researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil have grown microalgae under controlled conditions in a laboratory in order to use their metabolites, especially lipids, with the prime purpose of producing biofuel.

20 Apr 2023

Researchers Reveal Dual Nature of Beneficial Bacteria UD1022

Alfalfa, also known in Latin as Medicago sativa, is an agricultural crop that is part of the legume family. It is known as a protein-rich food source for dairy cattle that is easily digested and can lead to increased milk production.

19 Apr 2023

Yale Study Reveals How Omicron Variants Evade Immune System 'Killers'

Omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 -; the virus behind COVID-19 -; have shown an uncanny knack for evading antibodies produced either by vaccines or exposure to earlier versions of the virus, leading to many breakthrough infections.

19 Apr 2023

New Type of Drug Could Offer a Solution to Tackle Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

A new type of drug could provide a way to treat multidrug-resistant bacteria, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

19 Apr 2023

Two Molecular Mechanisms Combine to Make the Bacterium Extra Resistant

When the intestinal flora is killed by antibiotics, a species of ordinary gut bacteria that humans carry flourishes. Because the bacteria are naturally immune to many drugs, it poses complications, especially in healthcare settings.

18 Apr 2023

Study Provides Increased Understanding of How Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Behaves in the Brain

The dreaded tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus infects different types of brain cells in different parts of the brain, depending on whether the affected person's immune system is activated or not.

18 Apr 2023

Study Provides Insight into the Formation of Protective Memory T Cells Against Salmonella

Salmonella infections cause about a million deaths a year worldwide, and there is an urgent need for better vaccines for both typhoid fever and non-typhoidal Salmonella disease.

18 Apr 2023

Ambrosia Beetles can Distinguish Between Different Species of Fungi by Their Scents

Certain ambrosia beetles species engage in active agriculture. As social communities, they breed and care for food fungi in the wood of trees and ensure that so-called weed fungi spread less.

17 Apr 2023

Research Identifies Protective Drugs that may Lessen the Collateral Damage Caused by Antibiotics

Antibiotics help to fight bacterial infections, but they can also harm the helpful microbes living in the gut, which can have long-lasting health consequences.

17 Apr 2023

Study Tracks How the Gut Microbiota Changes During First Three Months of Life

Details of how the gut microbiota changes during the first three months of life will be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (15-18 April).

17 Apr 2023

40% of Supermarket Meat Samples Contain Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Multidrug-resistant E. coli were found in 40% of supermarket meat samples tested in a Spanish study.

17 Apr 2023

Rapid Metagenomics: A Powerful Tool for the Diagnosis of Pathogenic Organisms

According to recent research presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark, metagenomic sequencing can also provide quick and actionable antimicrobial resistance predictions to treat bloodstream infections much faster than traditional laboratory tests and has the potential to save lives and help manage antibiotic use (15–18 April 2023).

17 Apr 2023

Microbiology

Microalgae Grown in the Lab for Producing Biofuel

Researchers Reveal Dual Nature of Beneficial Bacteria UD1022

Yale Study Reveals How Omicron Variants Evade Immune System 'Killers'

New Type of Drug Could Offer a Solution to Tackle Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Two Molecular Mechanisms Combine to Make the Bacterium Extra Resistant

Study Provides Increased Understanding of How Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Behaves in the Brain

Study Provides Insight into the Formation of Protective Memory T Cells Against Salmonella

Ambrosia Beetles can Distinguish Between Different Species of Fungi by Their Scents

Research Identifies Protective Drugs that may Lessen the Collateral Damage Caused by Antibiotics

Study Tracks How the Gut Microbiota Changes During First Three Months of Life

40% of Supermarket Meat Samples Contain Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Rapid Metagenomics: A Powerful Tool for the Diagnosis of Pathogenic Organisms

Microbial Drought Resistance Could Result in Soil Carbon Losses

Exceptional Number of Unknown Viruses Found in the Infants' Feces

Viruses Interact with a Far More Diverse Set of Hosts than was Previously Thought

Wastewater Surveillance may Help Monitor the Spread of Candida Auris, Study Shows

Evolutionary Encounter of Two Protein Components Could Occur Entirely by Chance

Research Reveals Why Viruses can Reinfect a Population of Previously Immune Hosts

Effect of Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Residues on Endophytic Microbes

Microbial Composition of the Gut may Affect a Child's Susceptibility to ADHD

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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