All UK & Rest of Europe articles – Page 75
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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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NewsFlu virus hacks iron transport system to break into our cells
Scientists have discovered how the influenza A virus hijacks the mechanism for importing iron into cells to invade its host.
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NewsPeat bog microbes could be deployed to break down plastic pollution
Microbes discovered in a peat bog could be used to break down plastic pollution, research being carried out at Queen’s University Belfast has revealed.
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NewsInsects rely on bacteria for essential nutrients
Insects heavily rely on bacteria for essential nutrients that are lacking in their diet. This has allowed insects to access a wide variety of food, leading to remarkable species diversification in some cases.
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News4,000-year-old plague DNA found – the oldest cases to date in Britain
Researchers have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague – the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to date.
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NewsScientists ID what makes some gut bacteria threaten neonatal babies
Researchers have identified what makes some strains of gut bacteria life-threatening in pre-term babies.
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NewsEarly toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem
A new analysis of ancient faeces taken from two Jerusalem latrines dating back to the biblical Kingdom of Judah has uncovered traces of a single-celled microorganism Giardia duodenalis – a common cause of debilitating diarrhoea in humans.
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NewsMicroplastics changing gut microbiomes of wild seabirds
An international team of scientists has found evidence that microplastics in the digestive tract of seabirds altered the microbiome of the gut – increasing the presence of pathogens and antibiotic-resistant microbes, while decreasing the beneficial bacteria found in the intestines.
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NewsNew vaccine boosts hopes of eliminating meningitis across Africa
A trial of a new vaccine against meningococcal disease, a cause of meningitis and blood poisoning, has found that it is safe and induces a strong immune response across five strains of meningococcal bacteria: A, C, W, Y and X.
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NewsTrial aims to improve treatment for newborns with sepsis
An international clinical trial will evaluate much-needed new antibiotic combinations for newborn babies with life-threatening sepsis.
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NewsStudy of bacterial division yields surprising results
A new study focusing on the number of dividing bacterial cells in the North Sea challenges some dogmas about marine microbial life.
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NewsResearchers fight Lyme disease with local herbs
Scientists are investigating whether medicinal plants growing in Estonia could be used to fight Lyme disease and destroy the bacteria causing it.
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NewsPublic embrace phages as antibiotic alternative
The public are in favour of the development of bacteria-killing viruses as an alternative to antibiotics – and more efforts to educate will make them significantly more likely to use the treatment, a new study shows.
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NewsMicrobes’ climate adaptation can slow down global warming
A new study shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow down global warming by storing carbon in soil.
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NewsToddlers’ gut bacteria predict whether they will be overweight at 5
The make-up and volume of gut bacteria in toddlers at 3.5 years old is predictive of body mass index (BMI) at age 5, irrespective of whether they are born prematurely or not, according to new research.
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NewsKissing down the epochs played role in disease transmission
Romantic kissing was a common practice in ancient times and cannot be regarded as a sudden biological trigger causing a spread of specific pathogens, a new study suggests.
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OpinionThe threat of viral zoonosis hasn’t gone away
Why we’re liable to be ambushed by viral zoonosis - despite everything we’ve learned from Covid
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NewsCovid beta variant in Mozambique transmitted through regional migration
A genomic surveillance study in Mozambique reveals that the beta variant of the virus was transmitted through regional migration, and questions the benefits of closing borders.
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NewsUK launches 10-year science strategy to save lives and boost prosperity
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a ten-year Science Strategy, setting out how UKHSA’s science can save more lives, secure health and prosperity and contribute to the UK’s ambition to be a global science superpower.
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NewsAMI is finalist in two 2023 Memcom Excellence Awards
Applied Microbiology International is celebrating after being shortlisted for two awards at the 2023 Memcom Excellence Awards, which recognise the best of the membership sector.