All Research News articles – Page 280
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NewsGlobal response to antimicrobial resistance ‘insufficient’
Governments around the world must do more to tackle the growing threat of drug-resistant infections, new research suggests.
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NewsCovid-19 jab shows no serious side effects in young children
A review of more than 245,000 doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines given to young children - most of them aged 4 and younger - found no indications of serious side effects.
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NewsMicrobes are most important players in storing carbon in soil - by far
Microbes are by far the most important factor in determining how much carbon is stored in the soil, according to a new study with implications for mitigating climate change and improving soil health for agriculture and food production.
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NewsViruses hidden in coral symbiont’s genetic material pose threat to reefs
Microscopic algae that corals need for survival harbour a common and possibly disease-causing virus in their genetic material, an international study has found.
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NewsPreviously unknown antibiotic resistance widespread among bacteria
A new study shows that bacteria in almost all environments carry resistance genes, with a risk of them spreading and aggravating the problem of bacterial infections that are untreatable with antibiotics.
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NewsResearchers reveal sulphate assimilation pathway for methanogen
Study uncovers how a methanogenic microbe reassembles a metabolic pathway piece by piece to transform sulphate into a cellular building block.
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NewsEarth’s fungal networks could be essential to reaching net zero
Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, a new study reveals.
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NewsFungal proteins act to suppress host plant immunity
Researchers have identified and categorized four fungal proteins called effectors responsible for suppressing host plant immunity from infection.
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NewsNovel bacterial strain in feed boosts broiler chicken growth and changes gut microbiome
A novel bacterial strain added as a supplement to broiler chicken feed not only boosts their growth rate, but significantly alters their caecal microbiome, enhancing the capacity for microbial amino acid and vitamin biosynthesis, a new study shows.
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NewsWorkings of bacterial RNA riboswitch laid bare
Researchers have revealed, using a combination of biochemistry, structural biology and computational modeling, how a particular riboswitch regulates its own synthesis, offering a new target for antibiotics.
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NewsDrugs pipeline rife with strategies to combat MRSA
A host of new antimicrobial strategies are in the development pipeline that could provide hope for healthcare sectors battling multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.
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NewsWomen are more prone to repeat cases of toxoplasmosis eye disease
Women are more likely to experience recurrent cases of the Toxoplasma parasite, new research suggests.
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NewsSymbiotic and pathogenic fungi may use similar tools to manipulate plants
Scientists have discovered that remotely related fungi are using a similar group of proteins to manipulate and live within plants.
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NewsStudy uncovers how Leishmania parasite adapts so quickly to drugs
Scientists probing the parasite’s gene expression regulation during mRNA translation have discovered how it is able to preemptively and quickly adapt and respond to drug treatments.
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NewsScientists uncover mechanism used by archaea to break down crude oil
Researchers have demonstrated that archaea use a previously unknown mechanism to degrade liquid petroleum alkanes at high temperatures without the presence of oxygen.
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NewsGut microbiota may hold the secret to reaching 100
Researchers studying centenarians have discovered that the combination of intestinal bacteria and bacterial viruses of these people is quite unique.
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NewsCats can play a role in family transmission of COVID-19
Cats can play a role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and their contaminated environment can be infectious, according to new research.
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NewsHydrogen-fuelled bacteria can produce wide range of chemicals
Researchers probing microbial electrosynthesis have confirmed experimentally for the first time that the bacteria use electrons from hydrogen and can produce more chemical substances than previously known.
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NewsGut microbiome changes linked to precancerous colon polyps
A new study has linked certain types of gut bacteria to the development of precancerous colon polyps.
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NewsMicrobial slime layer can be unlocked with oxalic acid
The extracellular matrix of some microbes only gels when oxalic acid or other simple acids are present.