All Technische Universität Berlin articles
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NewsReduced movement of starlings with parasite infections has a negative impact on offspring
Researchers have shown for the first time that the impaired reproductive success in individuals with parasites is connected to altered movement behaviour. Infected starlings have a smaller action radius, which limits their access to high-quality foraging habitats.
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NewsChlamydia can form reservoir in the intestine
Scientists investigating persistence tested the theory that the bacteria find a niche in the body where they are not yet vulnerable, that they form a permanent reservoir there and can become active again later.
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NewsSugar cane pathogen delivers promising new antibiotic candidate
A potent plant toxin with a unique way of killing harmful bacteria has emerged as one of the strongest new antibiotic candidates in decades.