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NewsNew method offers real time monitoring of gut microbiome
Researchers have found a simple and innovative way to examine the intestinal bacteria of the human small intestine to show how they support the digestive process by reacting dynamically to the human nutritional status.
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NewsMicroalgae devour coffee grounds to produce low emission biodiesel
Researchers at Aston University have produced high-quality biodiesel after ‘feeding’ and growing microalgae on leftover coffee grounds.
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NewsHolographic microscopy lifts lid on the life of microplankton
Researchers can follow the lives of microplankton at the individual level for the first time by making use of holograms created in digital microscopes and interpreted using artificial intelligence (AI).
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NewsAntimicrobial probiotic techniques extend fresh pasta shelf life by 30 days
Researchers have come up with a new protocol involving changes to product packaging and addition of bioprotective and antimicrobial probiotics, which adds 30 days to how long fresh pasta can be stored.
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NewsInstitut Pasteur and UCSF QBI team up to create centre of excellence
The Institut Pasteur and UC San Francisco Quantitative Biosciences Institute (UCSF QBI) have announced a new partnership for the joint establishment of the Institut Pasteur-UCSF QBI Center of Excellence in Emerging Infectious Diseases, with planned operations in San Francisco and Paris.
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NewsSpores emit potassium ions to monitor their environment while in deep lethargy
A team of scientists have discovered how cells in deep lethargy decide while they sleep whether or not to return to life.
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NewsBacteria-based fat-free whipped cream could soon be on the menu
Food researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a fat-free whipped cream prototype built using bacteria instead of milk fat in both velvety and stiffer varieties.
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NewsStudy reveals how naturally-occurring compound kills major drug-resistant bacteria
Scientists analysing the effects of an organic compound on drug resistant bacteria have discovered how it can inhibit and kill Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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NewsIdentity theft revealed as the secret of cat parasite’s success
Researchers at Stockholm University have discovered how the microscopic parasite Toxoplasma so successfully spreads in the body by infecting immune cells and hijacking their identity.
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NewsNew research reveals wastewater treatment plants can catch a virus
Research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, reveals the implications for the surrounding environment iif a waste water treatment plant comes under viral attack.
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NewsSPUN receives $3 million grant to map and protect carbon sequestering fungi
The Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), a scientific initiative dedicated to mapping and conserving mycorrhizal networks that underlie all terrestrial ecosystems, has received a $3 million general operating grant from the Schmidt Family Foundation.
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NewsNew drug is effective for treating complicated urinary tract infections
Researchers who compared new and older treatments for complicated urinary tract infections have found a new drug combination to be more effective, especially against stubborn, drug-resistant infections.
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NewsResearchers shed light on the virulence of Staphylococcus lugdunensis in children
Researchers have identified that Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a rising cause of central nervous system infections associated with the ventriculoperitoneal shunting procedure, especially in children.
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NewsNovel insecticides thought safe for honey bees are devastating their gut flora
Insecticides containing flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor damage honey bees’ intestinal flora, especially when used in conjunction with a common fungicide, making them more susceptible to disease and shortening their life span.
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NewsMarine bacteria take in carbon dioxide through photosynthesis
Researchers in China have identified carbon-dioxide-fixing cells from seawater and determined that their sample contains functioning genes for light harvesting, suggesting that the bacteria engage in photosynthesis.
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NewsBreakthrough in protecting bananas from Panama disease
A study by scientists in Exeter has provided hope that Panama disease in bananas may be controlled by a specialised class of anti-fungal chemistries.
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NewsScripps Research scientists map key protein structure of Hepatitis C virus
Scientists have mapped critical proteins that stud the surface of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and enable it to enter host cells.
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NewsCytoskeleton septins act as cell defence to block bacteria incursion
Researchers have identified a previously unknown, natural, defense mechanism that protects cells from Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, as revealed in a study published in Cell Reports.
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NewsKeele University launches new course in microbiology and immunology
Students will learn about the microscopic science of disease prevention, and stopping pandemics like Covid-19 in their tracks, on a new degree programme in Keele University’s School of Life Sciences.