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Experts explore how DNA packaging affects gene regulation

Russian researchers have elucidated the mechanisms involved in the activation of genes in drosophila fly sex cells.

24 Feb 2022

Scientists develop a new approach to study Sars-CoV-2

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg and their collaborators at the Max Planck Bristol Center for Minimal Biology at the University of Bristol have developed a new approach to study Sars-CoV-2.

From The Max Planck Institute 23 Feb 2022

Bacteria can break down waste carbon dioxide to make valuable industrial chemicals

Bacteria are known for breaking down lactose to make yogurt and sugar to make beer. Now researchers led by Northwestern University and LanzaTech have harnessed bacteria to break down waste carbon dioxide (CO2) to make valuable industrial chemicals.

22 Feb 2022

Researchers study the impact of broad-spectrum antibiotics on the infants’ microbiome

A recent study proves that antibiotic use in the first week of birth is associated with a reduction in the number of healthy bacteria required to digest milk.

22 Feb 2022

Experts identify a potential new target for antimalarial development

A protein that plays an important biological role in the malaria-causing parasite has been discovered by an international research team.

18 Feb 2022

Discovery of chiral evasion could lead to more resilient inhibitors, better drug designs

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial infection that has become resistant to most of the antibiotics used to treat regular staph infections.

18 Feb 2022

Researchers successfully isolate a new, rare bacterial strain

Certain types of bacteria are unable to survive and thrive outside host organisms. This makes their isolation and identification technically challenging.

From Tokyo University of Science 18 Feb 2022

Researchers engineer strains of nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium to produce ammonia

Researchers from Washington State University have engineered strains of the ubiquitous, nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii to produce ammonia and excrete it at high concentrations, transferring it into crop plants in lieu of conventional chemical fertilizers.

18 Feb 2022

Study shows how the commensal oral microbiome can regulate alveolar bone health

It is becoming increasingly clear that the human microbiome – the collection of bacteria, viruses and fungi that live on and within us – significantly contributes to our health.

17 Feb 2022

Legionella bacteria ancestors infected eukaryotic cells as early as two billion years ago

Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered that the ancestors of legionella bacteria infected eukaryotic cells as early as two billion years ago.

17 Feb 2022

Mucus-rich droplets extend aerosolized range of enveloped respiratory viruses

A modeling study raises questions about how far respiratory droplets, like those that transmit the virus that causes COVID-19, can travel before becoming harmless.

16 Feb 2022

Long-term use of antibiotics impacts microbiome diversity, Estonian Microbiome Project finds

Estonian Microbiome Project, using electronic health data from more than 2500 biobank participants finds long-term antibiotic usage, independent from recent administration, has an impact on the microbiome, partly explaining the common bacterial signatures overlapping between diseases.

16 Feb 2022

Microbiology

Experts explore how DNA packaging affects gene regulation

Scientists develop a new approach to study Sars-CoV-2

Bacteria can break down waste carbon dioxide to make valuable industrial chemicals

Researchers study the impact of broad-spectrum antibiotics on the infants’ microbiome

Experts identify a potential new target for antimalarial development

Discovery of chiral evasion could lead to more resilient inhibitors, better drug designs

Researchers successfully isolate a new, rare bacterial strain

Researchers engineer strains of nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium to produce ammonia

Study shows how the commensal oral microbiome can regulate alveolar bone health

Legionella bacteria ancestors infected eukaryotic cells as early as two billion years ago

Mucus-rich droplets extend aerosolized range of enveloped respiratory viruses

Long-term use of antibiotics impacts microbiome diversity, Estonian Microbiome Project finds

Study: Global human microbiome research is heavily biased in favor of wealthy countries

Human nose organoids reveal the first events of SARS-CoV-2 and RSV infection

Researchers develop and demonstrate new procedure for controlling directed evolution

Intracellular pathogens trick the host’s immune system to evade destruction

Agricultural fungicides generate resistance to antifungal medications, study finds

Novel function of anti-HIV-1 antibodies discovered using robust microscopy techniques

Experts explore the relationships between diet, gut bacteria, and metabolites

Research reveals crucial details about how microbiome species are acquired

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