More Economic Equality – Page 10
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NewsPaper-based platform offers rapid detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A paper-based platform could help quickly detect the presence of antibiotic-resistant, disease-causing bacteria.
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NewsLow-cost microbe can speed biological discovery
Researchers have created a new version of a microbe to compete economically with E. coli – a bacteria commonly used as a research tool due to its ability to synthesize proteins – to conduct low-cost and scalable synthetic biological experiments.
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NewsGroundbreaking study on decomposing microbes could help transform forensic science
Researchers have identified what appears to be a network of approximately 20 microbes that universally drive the decomposition of animal flesh, potentially offering a more precise way to determine a body’s time of death.
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NewsNew inexpensive method can visualize the smallest protein clusters
Engineers have pioneered a new way to visualize the smallest protein clusters, skirting the physical limitations of light-powered microscopes and opening new avenues for detecting proteins and testing new treatments.
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NewsMicrofluidic environments alter microbe behaviors, opening potential for engineering social evolution
Microbes are social beings. Much like humans, they communicate and cooperate with each other to solve problems bigger than themselves. In a microbial community, there will even be free riders, and others that police them. So, what if researchers could influence their social evolution to promote certain ...
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NewsScientists develop new biocontainment method for industrial organisms
Researchers have found that by adding an estradiol-controlled destabilising domain degron (ERdd) to the genetic makeup of baker’s yeast, they can control survival of the organism.
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NewsMicrobial division of labor produces higher biofuel yields
Scientists have found a way to boost ethanol production via yeast fermentation, a standard method for converting plant sugars into biofuels, using careful timing and a tight division of labor among synthetic yeast strains.
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NewsHigh production of polyols using crude glycerol by wild-type safe yeasts
Researchers have utilized crude glycerol as a substrate for natural yeasts of the species Yarrowia lipolytica, resulting in the production of valuable compounds such as sugar-alcohols (mannitol, arabitol, and erythritol) and other metabolites.
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NewsResearchers document microbial wonders in earth’s saltiest waters
A new study explores the largely unknown metabolic capabilities of unclassified microbial species in extreme environments, particularly hypersaline lakes, and their potential applications in biotechnology, medicine, and environmental remediation.
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NewsBIPOC individuals bear greater post-COVID burdens
In a study, black and multiracial participants reported more days of lost work and health aftereffects when compared with white participants.
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NewsResearchers control biofilm formation using optical traps
As a precise tool for influencing biofilm growth patterns, laser manipulation could enable biofilms to be used for sensors and more.
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NewsUnconventional yeast boosts quality of carbonic maceration wine, rosé wine and orange wine
A new study finds that this yeast speeds up the winemaking process and improves the organoleptic properties of wines.
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NewsResearchers reveal how archaea toggle the nitrogen-uptake switch
By tightly regulating nitrogen uptake, microorganisms avoid overeating nitrogen and thus wasting energy. Scientists now reveal how some methanogenic archaea manage to do so.
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CareersSpurring staff and students in Nigeria to pursue microbiology-driven entrepreneurship
Several areas of microbiology are ripe for commercial exploitation in Nigeria - so what’s the next step for students and researchers interested in setting up science-driven business ventures? A recent workshop had the answers.
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NewsFungus yields different pathway to the same pharmaceutically important substance
Researchers analyze a fungal biosynthetic pathway and discover a capable enzyme.
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NewsNew research center to explore how ‘untapped Kingdom’ of fungi can change our world
A new research center focused on harnessing the positive powers of fungi is being established at Cranfield University with a £7.2 million injection of funding from Research England.
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NewsNew method makes high-throughput process for observing molecules five times faster
Microbiologists and biophysicists have developed a method that makes the high-throughput process for observing molecules five times faster, enabling insights to be gained into hitherto unknown cellular functions.
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NewsMicrobe-powered fuel cell runs forever
Researchers have developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in soil.
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NewsPeople in prison are at very high risk of tuberculosis, even years after release
A study in Paraguay evaluates tuberculosis incidence during and after incarceration in a cohort of nearly 3,000 people.
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NewsResearchers create light-powered yeast, providing insights into evolution, biofuels, cellular aging
Researchers have engineered one of the world’s first strains of yeast that may be happier with the lights on.