All The Microbiologist articles in Future Technologies – Page 5
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Algae teamed with light may create ink for cultured meat
Researchers have developed a bioink characterized by enhanced cell viability and printing resolution, using alginate derived from algae, a natural carbohydrate, and a harmless visible light.
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Anti-microbial nanonets ease inflammation during sepsis
Pharmaceutical scientists have developed multi-functional synthetic peptide nanonets for relieving inflammation caused by bacterial infection. This is achieved by concurrent trapping of bacterial endotoxins and pro-inflammatory cytokines.
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High-throughput method screens protein-secreting microbial strains
A unique method to screen large-scale libraries for industrially useful bacterial strains was recently developed, combining biosensors and microfluidics to quickly identify mutant strains that secrete large amounts of industrially useful proteins.
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Rapid platform uses plant sentinel response to detect foodborne pathogens
Scientists are developing a platform that images plant sentinel response in produce such as lettuce and spinach to detect foodborne pathogenic bacteria in three to six hours.
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Pattern-forming bacteria used with AI as sensors
Synthetic biologists have engineered bacterial swarm patterns to visibly record environment and use deep learning to decode patterns - applications could range from monitoring environmental pollution to building living materials.
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Benchtop model lays bare secrets of gut microbiome
A benchtop model of the human gut (MiGut) has been developed to allow the interaction of drugs, nutrition, prebiotics, and live biotherapeutics with the gut microbiome to be studied in greater depth than ever before.
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Antimicrobial foam targets bugs or oil spills
A versatile new foam material could significantly reduce health care-related infections caused by implanted medical devices - or drastically improve cleanup efforts following environmental disasters like oil spills.
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Living yeast-based dual biosensor detects peptides
The state-of-the-art biosensor with a visible readout could have potential applications in virus detection, diagnostics, and other areas.
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Careers
Voice of The Future - London 2023
Shamik Roy’s experience with attending the policy event in Westminster on behalf of AMI.
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New method may harness radiation-resistant bacterium
Researchers find a novel way to expand applications of the hardy bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans, using gene deletion techniques.
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Microbes will transform our town and cityscapes - and here’s how
A new review examining microbes and architecture reveals how buildings of the future will be unrecognisable by modern standards as they perform functions such as bioremediation that do not exist today.
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European-funded €2.3m project will revolutionize bioprinting of living materials
The PRISM-LT project has received a €2.3 million grant for a five-year program that aims to create an adaptable platform for 3D bioprinting of living tissue with dynamic functionalities and predictable shapes.
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Rapid food-contamination test for Salmonella may improve safety, reduce waste and lower costs
Researchers have developed a rapid and inexpensive test for Salmonella contamination in chicken and other food – one that’s easier to use than a home COVID test.
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Features
Microbiomes in space: Advancements in diabetes research through space bioscience
Malta’s first space mission and discoveries on the microbiome of diabetic foot ulcers.
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Algae transformed into unique functional perovskites with tunable properties
Scientists have transformed mineral shells of algae into functional perovskites with unique crystal structures and controllable electro-optical properties.
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Intellifoods Labs, LLC teams with Mason scientists to cut food bacterial contamination detection time
Mason Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Ramin M Hakami has received $35,000 in grants from Intellifoods Labs, LLC to continue examining methods to reduce the time to detect the presence of bacteria in food samples.
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Quantum dots can eradicate bacteria from drinking water
A simple new method of disinfecting drinking water is based on tiny biocompatible assemblies of atoms, known as quantum dots, made of silver sulphide with caps made of a silver-binding peptide.
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3D printing with bacteria-loaded ink produces bone-like composites
Researchers have published a method for 3D-printing an ink that contains calcium carbonate-producing bacteria. The 3D-printed mineralized bio-composite is unprecedently strong, light, and environmentally friendlly.
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Fashion company joins fibre-to-fibre consortium founded by Carbios, On, Patagonia, PUMA and Salomon
Carbios, a pioneer of biological technologies for reinventing the life cycle of plastics and textiles, has signed an agreement with fashion company PVH Corp to join its fibre-to-fibre consortium founded with On, Patagonia, PUMA, and Salomon1.
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