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NewsIndustrial pollution leaves its mark in Mediterranean corals
For the first time, pollutants from burning fossil fuels have been found embedded in corals, offering scientists a potential new tool to track the history of pollution, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Source: Diego K. Kersting The coral species Cladocora caespitosa The study, published ...
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NewsUK urges vaccination as measles surge, man dies in Ireland
The UK government has urged parents to take up the offer of MMR vaccination for their children amid a surge in measles cases. Source: CDC and NIAID Colorized transmission electron micrograph of a measles virus particle (red). Since the last update a week ago, a further 118 ...
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NewsOrganic compound found in trees could prevent contact lens eye infections
Researchers say hydroquinine could be an effective naturally occurring disinfecting solution for contact lenses, and help combat keratitis infections.
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NewsResearchers develop new approach for fast and cost-effective pathogen detection
The ability to detect diseases at an early stage or even predict their onset would be of tremendous benefit to doctors and patients alike. Source: HZDR / Anja Schneider Extended gates with 32 test pads allow a sample to be tested simultaneously for 32 different pathogens. A ...
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NewsNew molecular toolkit boosts useful molecule production from yeast communities
A new molcular toolkit consists of 15 different yeast strains that over-produce key cellular building blocks – amino acids and nucleotides – but lack the ability to make other building blocks.
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NewsWarmer water may help rivers keep antimicrobial resistance at bay
Antimicrobial resistant genes (ARGs) from wastewater can end up in natural biofilms in rivers, but as the temperature of the river increases, the abundance of those invasive ARGs drops off significantly.
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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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NewsAdvisory group members lend expertise to key UK fertiliser report
A number of Applied Microbiology International Advisory Group members contributed to the POSTnote research briefing, ‘The Future of Fertiliser Use’. The full report has just been published.
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NewsScientists break the mould by creating new colours of ‘blue cheese’
After discovering how the classic veining of blue cheese is created, experts have created a variety of fungal strains that could be used to make cheese with colours ranging from white to yellow-green to red-brown-pink and light and dark blues.
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NewsInfectious gibbon ape leukaemia virus is colonising a rodent’s genome in New Guinea
A research team has discovered a recent case of retrovirus colonisation in a rodent from New Guinea, the white-bellied mosaic-tailed rat.
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NewsStudy highlights the abundance and importance of the ocean’s tiniest inhabitants
Researchers recommend that tiny plankton groups should be used to inform biodiversity indicators that meet policy obligations under the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), OSPAR strategies, and the UK Marine Strategy.
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NewsGrant facilitates production of valuable fuels and chemicals using microbial cell factories
A new project will pioneer a novel method for creating a large number of genetically engineered strains of gas-consuming bacteria and compile a knowledge base that will accelerate engineering of cell factories.
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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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NewsVirus ancestry could aid bid to predict next pandemic, study finds
Virus family history could help scientists identify which strains have potential to become the so-called Disease X that causes the next global pandemic.
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NewsMussel-inspired antimicrobial coating protects sanitary fabrics from infections
Researchers have developed a material to fight against the spread of pathogens, infections and antimicrobial resistance. Inspired by the substances secreted by mussels to adhere to rocks, it can be used as a coating to protect healthcare fabrics.
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NewsFungal disease endangers wheat production as climate change bites
Researchers have shown that further spread of the fungal disease wheat blast could reduce global wheat production by 13% until 2050. The result is dramatic for global food security.
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NewsResistant bacteria can remain in the body for years
People with pre-existing conditions in particular can carry resistant germs and suffer from repeated infections for years, according to a new study.
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NewsScientists shine a new light on the tug-of-war between virus and host
Researchers have recently developed a new method that, for the first time, enables the discovery of interactions for specific regions within a target RNA molecule.
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NewsResearchers expose the core of poxviruses
A team of researchers has uncovered the mysteries of poxviral core architecture by combining various cryo-electron microscopy techniques with molecular modeling.
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NewsViolin resin effective against deadly pathogens - even in dirty conditions
A form of resin used to treat violin strings could double as an effective disinfectant against some of the world’s most deadly diseases, a new study shows.