All UK & Rest of Europe articles – Page 28
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NewsShedding light on the mechanism of yeast DNA repair
Researchers investigate the central role of Sae2, a protein in budding yeast, in regulating the DNA repair mechanism in yeast.
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News Scientists discover superbug’s rapid path to antibiotic resistance
Researchers have discovered how a hospital superbug Clostridioides difficile (C.diff) can rapidly evolve resistance to vancomycin. In less than two months the bacteria could develop resistance to 32 times the initial antibiotic concentration.
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NewsNew study reveals metabolites key to faster intestinal recovery for cancer patients
A collaborative study has uncovered how metabolites drive communication between gut microbes and human cells to aid intestinal recovery after chemotherapy. This research offers new hope for enhancing cancer treatment outcomes.
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NewsInternational consortium with NASA reveals hidden impact of spaceflight on gut health
Scientists have uncovered how spaceflight profoundly alters the gut microbiome, revealing previously unknown effects on host physiology that could shape the future of long-duration space missions.
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NewsNew discovery of how bacteria navigate their environment could change how we treat infection
Scientists have found that bacteria can directly measure differences in chemical concentration across the length of their cell bodies, contrary to decades of established scientific belief.
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NewsTIny microbe rewired to upcycle excess carbon dioxide
Researchers have rewired a microbe to help tackle greenhouse gases in the atmosphere: It takes in carbon dioxide (CO2) gas and produces mevalonate, a useful building block for pharmaceuticals.
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NewsSphingomyelins (TFSM) can visualise Chlamydia inclusions within infected human cells
Researchers have succeeded in developing a sphingomyelin derivative that can be used to visualise the distribution of sphingomyelin and the activity of sphingomyelinase in infection processes.
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NewsPromising antibiotic candidates discovered in microbes deep in the Arctic Sea
A new study demonstrates that prospecting novel habitats like the Arctic Sea can yield novel antivirulence drugs that are less likely to select for resistance.
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NewsAI spots cancer and viral infections at nanoscale precision
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence which can differentiate cancer cells from normal cells, as well as detect the very early stages of viral infection inside cells.
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NewsCan fungi turn food waste into the next culinary sensation?
The East Javan food called oncom is made by growing orange Neurospora mold on soy pulp left over from making tofu. In about 36 hours, the soy pulp is turned into a tasty and nutritious food.
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NewsStudy reveals isolation, endogamy and pathogens in early medieval Spanish community
An archaeogenetic study sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain. The researchers have identified the variola virus which can offer a new explanation on how smallpox entered Iberia.
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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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NewsResearchers granted $5m to study antibiotic-resistant wound infections in Ukraine
A new project funded by the U.S. Department of Defense partners emergency medicine faculty with research clinicians in Ukraine to launch a research platform for studying war-related wound infections and inform future clinical trials.
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NewsCRISPR gene scissors switch off with built-in timer
Researchers have discovered a timer integrated into the CRISPR gene scissors that enables the gene scissors to switch themselves off.
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NewsFungal discovery changes the way we understand Charles Darwin’s most beloved plant – the sundew
A new study has uncovered a symbiotic relationship that has evolved between Darwin’s favourite carnivorous plant and a specific type of fungus which lives inside it and helps it digest its prey.
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CareersMeet the Global Ambassadors: Our Q&A with Suni Mathew
The Microbiologist chats with our new Global Ambassador for Finland, Suni Mathew, a senior researcher at the University of Turku who studies the effects of heavy metal pollution on plant-associated microbial communities in Arctic ecosystems.
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NewsNew microbial fermentation manufacturing facility launched in Billingham
The UK’s life science sector has been bolstered by a £100m investment by FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies. This takes the form of a new microbial fermentation manufacturing facility in Billingham.
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NewsNewly discovered ability of comammox bacteria could help reduce nitrous oxide emissions in agriculture
An international research team has discovered that comammox bacteria can grow using guanidine, a nitrogen-rich organic compound, as their sole energy and nitrogen source, opening new avenues for targeted cultivation of these enigmatic microbes.
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NewsEfflux pumps conferring antibiotic resistance found in archaea for the first time
Scientists have discovered antibiotic resistance mechanisms called efflux pumps in archaea for the first time.
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NewsNew vaccine against cervical cancer combines prophylactic and therapeutic activity
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed a completely new vaccination concept with a new vaccine against cancer-causing human papillomaviruses (HPV).