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Long ReadsFood, medicine and bioremediation: fungus is the future
The answers to most of our current and future problems could lie beneath our feet in undiscovered soil fungi, in pristine forests and woodlands or in our global banks of discovered fungi.
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FeaturesProbiotics in aquaculture: do they really work?
The use of probiotics has gained considerable attention as a potential alternative to antibiotics.
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FeaturesA hitchhiker’s guide to invasive alien species and disease transmission
Invasive alien species are becoming a worry not only in the sense of endangering native wildlife, but also with disease transmission to humans and other animals.
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FeaturesMitigate or suppress—coming to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic
In the absence of an efficient vaccine, the control of the COVID-19 pandemic currently relies on non-pharmaceutical interventions.
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FeaturesArsenic: a smartphone-friendly biosensor to tackle an insidious global threat
By altering their genetic circuit to produce visual pigments in the presence of arsenic, bacteria could provide a simple and self-renewing form of detection.
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Features Antimicrobial resistance from a vet’s point of view
The responsible use of medicines and the reduction of antimicrobial usage remain key agenda for farm animal practice but need to be viewed as part of a holistic approach to animal health and welfare.
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FeaturesThe (not so) wonderful world of catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Research supported by the Dunhill Medical Trust is investigating how catheter coatings could be used to reduce biofilm formation and blockage.
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FeaturesTackling sources of contamination in water: the age of phage
Phage can be used as a force for good when it comes to protecting both environmental and public health.
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FeaturesThe global diversity of the plastisphere
Plastics s are not going anywhere anytime soon, and the potential for them to be degraded by environmental microbes has captured the imaginations of scientists and members of the public alike
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FeaturesHiding in plain sight: the elusive candidate phyla radiation
The candidate phyla radiation is a diverse group of uncultured bacterial lineages with poorly understood metabolic functions.
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FeaturesPreparation of infant milk formula
Study shows pasteurisation is most effective at reducing microorganisms in infant formula milk feeds.
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FeaturesApplications of bacteriophage: Advances and possibilities
Recent advances in the field of phage research have pushed forward current phage technologies.
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FeaturesCan organic soil management practices limit the survival of foodborne pathogens?
Responding to recent food-safety regulations and pressure from the produce industry, fresh-produce growers have altered farming practices to mitigate the risks associated with foodborne pathogens.
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FeaturesTrace gases, microbes and life beyond Earth
Trace gases in Earth’s atmosphere serve as fuels for microbial metabolism in extreme environments, and might also sustain extra-terrestrial metabolism on Mars.
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FeaturesStemming the tide: plastics at Portsmouth
Although the stability of plastics is a major factor in their usefulness, poor waste management at a global level has led to an accumulation in virtually all environmental systems
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FeaturesLooking to the future: vertical farms & food safety
Understanding and advancing food safety is critically important to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with foodborne disease.
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FeaturesUnravelling the menace of AMR in aquaculture
One of the major drivers of the upsurge of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the ecosystem is the irrational use of antimicrobial agents in the animal health sector.
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FeaturesExploring space from prison
The Life Beyond project demonstrates that from behind the confines of a prison you can direct humanity to the stars.
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FeaturesMetabolic cross-feeding relationship gains probiotic status
A diet rich in plant polymers challenges the human digestive system and is highly nutritious fodder for our gut microbiota.
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FeaturesNovel strategies for combating fungal biofilms in catheter-associated infections
Disrupting the fungal quorum-sensing process for the treatment of Candida-related central line-associated bloodstream infections.
