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NewsStudy links deprivation with risk of dying from sepsis
The most socioeconomically deprived groups in society are nearly twice as likely to die from sepsis within 30 days, researchers have found.
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NewsStudy reveals bias in AI tools when diagnosing women’s health issue
Machine learning algorithms designed to diagnose a common infection that affects women showed a diagnostic bias among ethnic groups, researchers have found.
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NewsScientists to eliminate bottlenecks to breakthroughs with a new synthetic biology robotics system
Researchers in UC Santa Barbara’s newly designated Biological Engineering (BioE) Department have received a significant boost from the U.S. Army, which awarded a $9.85 million grant to design and purchase state-of-the-art equipment.
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NewsFUN-PROSE predicts the response of fungal genes
Researchers have developed a machine learning approach called FUN-PROSE to predict how genes react to different environmental conditions.
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NewsWinners of Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards are announced
The winners of the Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards were announced at the prestigious Environmental Microbiology lecture 2023, held at BMA House in London on November 16. The prizes, awarded by Applied Microbiology International, celebrate the brightest minds in the field and promote the research, group, projects, ...
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NewsCarbios and L’Oréal win Pioneer Award for world’s first enzymatically recycled cosmetic bottle
The Solar Impulse Foundation has recognised Carbios’ breakthrough innovation and its adoption in 2021 by L’Oréal with the world’s first fully enzymatically recycled plastic cosmetic bottle.
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NewsMicrobes in gastrointestinal tracts may foretell Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Researchers have found that healthy, anti-inflammatory gut bacteria are less abundant among people who are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
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NewsBacteria engineered to biosynthesize intricate protein complexes
Researchers have developed an innovative bioengineering approach using genetically modified bacteria that can incorporate protein cages around protein crystals, producing highly customized protein complexes.
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NewsCOVID-19 compromised U.S. gains in controlling HIV and worsened health disparities
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed previous gains made in controlling HIV blood levels and worsened health disparities, according to researchers leading the largest U.S. evaluation of the impact of the public health crisis on people with HIV.
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NewsHalophilic fungi can restructure cell walls to withstand extreme environments
Researchers have shown how microorganisms known as halophilic fungi stand up to high salt concentrations that would be lethal to other microbes.
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NewsNew way to count microbes speeds research and cuts waste
Researchers have developed a new way of counting microorganisms that works as much as 36 times faster than conventional methods, cuts plastic use and decreases the cost and carbon footprint of biomedical research.
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NewsiBridge programme proposes alternatives to chemical factories
A computer simulation program “iBridge” has been developed that can put together microbial cell factories quickly and efficiently to produce cosmetics and food additives, and raw materials for nylons.
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NewsScientists take major step towards completing the world’s first synthetic yeast
Scientists have completed construction of a synthetic chromosome as part of a major international project to build the world’s first synthetic yeast genome.
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NewsSelf-powered microbial fuel cell biosensor monitors organic freshwater pollution
Researchers have developed a self-powered, inexpensive, and floating biosensor for monitoring water quality at the input of freshwater lakes and rivers.
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News‘Lab on a chip’ genetic test device can accurately identify viruses within 3 minutes
A virus diagnosis device that gives lab-quality results within just three minutes has been invented by engineers who describe it as the ‘world’s fastest Covid test’.
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NewsNovel technique for accurate, rapid COVID-19 testing IDs different variants
Research unveils a novel technique to detect different coronavirus variants quickly, including fast-spreading strains present in human saliva.
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CareersMy PhD with ADHD - Ana Paula reveals lab life as a neurodivergent student
Microbiology PhD student Ana Paula Guevara-Cerdán has struggled with ADHD all her life without knowing it - but her diagnosis earlier this year transformed her life in the lab, as she tells The Microbiologist during ADHD Awareness Month.
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NewsBiological fingerprints in soil point the way to diamond-containing ore
Researchers have identified buried kimberlite, the rocky home of diamonds, by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface soil.
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NewsResearchers share up to $13.6 million to solve maritime challenge
Researchers are working on a more sustainable alternative to antifouling paint that would employ natural marine microbes as “building blocks” to form smooth, stable biofilms that reduce drag.
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NewsSoft, living materials made with algae glow under stress
A team of researchers has developed soft yet durable materials that glow in response to mechanical stress, such as compression, stretching or twisting, and deriving their luminescence from single-celled algae known as dinoflagellates.