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Programme helps fund 16 Global South healthcare hubs to combat infectious diseases
A York University-led programme is helping bolster healthcare in the Global South by providing more than $5.8 million in funding for 16 projects in as many countries.
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Climate change can alter the risk of succumbing to infectious diseases
A new Europe-wide study has found that he prevalence of potentially pathogenic protozoans, bacteria and viruses in birds and bats is associated with temperature or rainfall.
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E coli bacteria engineered to generate electricity from wastewater
Scientists have reported a groundbreaking achievement in bioelectronics, advancing the capabilities of common E. coli bacteria to generate electricity.
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Researchers track yeast population dynamics in fuel bioethanol production
Despite the presence of invasive strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, all of them belong to the ethanol fermentation environment, keeping the industrial process stable, a new study reveals.
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Bacteria deliver living colour to the built environment
PhD student Ella Hetherington reports on her Biochrome installation at the London Festival of Architecture, which demonstrated the application of microbial pigments in architecture and design.
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Chytrid fungi revealed to be parasitic species that infects snow algae
Researchers were able to analyze chytrid DNA from two alpine snowpack sites in Japan using single-spore PCR.
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New species of marine bacteria isolated from a deep-sea cold seep
Scientists have isolated a new species of marine bacteria that multiplies by a unique budding mechanism and releases viruses to facilitate nitrogen metabolism.
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Historic red tide event of 2020 fuelled by plankton super swimmers
The swimming ability of dinoflagellates lends them a competitive advantage over other plankton species, contributing to harmful algal blooms.
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Waste colonies yield bacterium with 3 enzymes that may break down polyester
Scientists have enriched expanded polystyrene waste from a beach in Ireland to isolate a bacterium which proved to contain three enzymes that could break down polyester.
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Shell-building strategies could be key in climate models
A scientist investigating how single-celled organisms discovered how to build a ‘shell’ around their single cell says it could help predict how the calcium balance in the oceans will change under the influence of the changing climate.
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Glitter impairs growth of cyanobacteria, study shows
Use of glitter in makeup, party costumes and decorations should be reconsidered, say researchers who investigated the effects of five concentrations of glitter on two strains of cyanobacteria.
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Tick- and mosquito-borne diseases prevalent in shelter dogs
Ticks and mosquitoes are expanding their geographic range due to warming temperatures, frequently bringing disease, and a new study suggests shelter dogs in the eastern U.S. may be bearing the brunt of that burden.
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Mapping methane emissions from rivers around globe reveals surprising sources
Researchers have found that methane emissions in tropical aquatic habitats are comparable to those in the much colder streams and rivers of boreal forests and Arctic tundra habitats.
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Careers
I was transformed into a cartoon scientist honey bee!
Professor Les Baillie of Cardiff University has had a few unique experiences as a microbiologist, but becoming one of the stars of Betsy and Bertie Save The Bees is one that earned particular kudos from his granddaughter.
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Marine microbes reveal extreme cooling ended the first human occupation of Europe
Paleoclimate evidence shows that around 1.1 million years ago, the southern European climate cooled significantly and likely caused an extinction of early humans on the continent, according to a new study.
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Imaging shows how solar-powered microbes turn CO2 into bioplastic
Scientists have developed a multimodal platform to image microbe-semiconductor biohybrids that merge the biosynthetic power of living systems with the ability of semiconductors to harvest light.
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Olanike Maria Buraimoh appointed as latest AMI Global Ambassador
Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has announced that Dr Olanike Maria Buraimoh has been appointed as its latest Global Ambassador.
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Engineered microbes can make ingredients for infinitely recyclable plastic
Scientists have engineered microbes to make the ingredients for recyclable plastics – replacing finite, polluting petrochemicals with sustainable alternatives.
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Opinion
Madonna, Mass Consumption and Microbes
Back in 1984, Madonna already knew we were ‘living in a material world’, and since then, things have only got worse.
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Bioengineered yeast devouring agricultural waste could close carbon circle
Researchers report making modified yeast that can feed on a wider range of materials, many of which can be derived from agricultural by-products that we don’t use known as waste biomass.