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Spread of diarrheal illness linked to climate change
Temperature, day length and humidity have been found to be linked to the increased spread of a diarrhoeal illness a new study reveals.
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ASF poses huge threat to bearded pig populations in Borneo - and the tribes that depend on them
A recent letter in the journal Science warns that the socio-ecological disaster posed by African Swine Fever is currently overlooked and receiving insufficient attention.
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Blood analysis in patients finds characteristics of Long Covid
Analysis of blood samples from patients with Long Covid – a debilitating condition with unknown causes – has revealed serum protein changes as the likely culprit.
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Microbes reveal Mesolithic tooth decay and gum disease
Members of a hunter-gatherer group that lived in south-western Scandinavia during the Mesolithic era — approximately 10,000 years ago — may have been affected by tooth decay and gum disease, according to a new microbial study.
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New method makes high-throughput process for observing molecules five times faster
Microbiologists and biophysicists have developed a method that makes the high-throughput process for observing molecules five times faster, enabling insights to be gained into hitherto unknown cellular functions.
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Genotyping technology detects Covid variants more quickly and cheaply than ever
A new study reveals that the technique detects new variants almost a week more quickly than traditional whole genome sequencing methods.
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New antibiotic resistant species of bacteria found in hospital wastewater system
Researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland have discovered a new species of bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics.
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Domesticating plants impacts their microbiome, study finds
New research indicates that human domestication of crops can alter the communities of microorganisms that are associated with plants.
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Priming vaccine tested by global project lays path to HIV vaccine
A global project is attemptng to discover a HIV vaccine based on germline targeting and that is practical for those in Low and Middle-Income Countries.
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First all-UK study of 67m people reveals consequences of missed COVID-19 vaccines
The first research study of the entire UK population highlights gaps in COVID-19 vaccine coverage. Between a third and a half of the population had not had the recommended number of COVID vaccinations and boosters by summer 2022.
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Bees synthesize nutrients for the bacteria in their gut microbiome
Two teams of researchers have succeeded in demonstrating that the western honey bee synthesizes nutrients for native gut microbes.
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A single-celled microbe is helping corals survive climate change
Researchers have discovered a single-celled microbe that can help corals survive ocean-warming events like bleaching.
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Study opens lid on how Candida evolves and adapts to humans
Scientists have identified hundreds of genes subject to recent, clinically-relevant selection in six species of the fungal pathogen Candida.
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Scientists tackle challenges of converting rice straw into next gen biofuels
Scientists are to tackle some of the challenges of how to make inedible rice straw into the next generation of biofuels, with the help of yeasts.
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New estimate doubles likely deaths from fungal disease globally
The annual total of deaths from fungal disease worldwide has risen to 3.75 million, double the previous estimate, according to a new study.
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Microfossils shed light on the long fossil record of euglenoids
Scientists have shed new light on a group of ‘problematic’ microfossils that have remained a mystery for nearly a century.
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Many more infected by TBE virus than previously known
The number of infections by the tick-borne TBE virus that are not detected by health services is far higher than previously assumed.
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Study uncovers potential origins of life in ancient hot springs
Scientists have found that by mixing hydrogen, bicarbonate, and iron-rich magnetite under conditions mimicking relatively mild hydrothermal vent results in the formation of a spectrum of organic molecules.
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Researchers develop a new machine learning approach to bioinformatics
A current study reveals how machine learning, data integration and AI contribute to better strategies in the fight against pathogens.