All UK & Rest of Europe articles – Page 88
-
CareersMy placement year in antimicrobial research
Emilie Cummerson is a University of Warwick student who has just completed a year-long placement in the Sagona Lab and the university’s spinout company Cytecom.
-
NewsFungi drive ice formation by excreting small proteins
An international team of researchers explored the characteristics and properties of fungal ice nucleators, revealing that they are made up of small protein subunits and play a role in both promoting and inhibiting ice growth.
-
NewsRecreation of ancient seawater reveals which nutrients shaped the evolution of early life
Scientists know very little about conditions in the ocean when life first evolved, but new research published in Nature Geoscience has revealed how geological processes controlled which nutrients were available to fuel their development. All life uses nutrients such as zinc and copper to form proteins. The ...
-
NewsLongstanding mystery of phosphite solved with help of sewage plant
Biologists have discovered a phosphorus-based bacterial metabolism that is both new and ancient, thanks to a calculation from the 1980s, a sewage plant, a new bacterial organism, and a remnant from around 2.5 billion years ago.
-
NewsYeast cells can produce drugs for treatment of psychotic disorders
An international team of researchers has demonstrated that genetically engineered yeast cells can produce the natural plant product alstonine, which has shown positive effects in treating schizophrenia.
-
NewsThermal processes can cut bacterial load, conference will hear
Researchers investigating whether the bacterial load of chicken meat can be reduced using thermal processes will report their findings at a symposium on zoonoses and food safety, organised by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).
-
NewsGut bacteria protects against diarrhoeal disease
A new study shows that large animals – including primates - with fewer different kinds of bacteria in their gut are the more severely affected by Cryptosporidiosis. Introducing more diverse gut bacteria can improve outcomes.
-
NewsFirst evidence of how Asian malaria mosquito spreads drug-resistant malaria in Africa
Researchers have discovered the role played by the Asian malaria mosquito (Anopheles stephensi) in the spread of drug and diagnosis-resistant malaria in Africa.
-
NewsLink revealed between gut microbiota and prostate inflammation in aging men
A new study suggests that the gut microbiota can act to prevent or create an inflammatory microenvironment in the prostate gland.
-
NewsNew dawn in the fight against TB
UNITE4TB, the largest public-private collaboration in tuberculosis drug development, announces the start of clinical trials.
-
NewsBacteria use organic phosphorus and release methane in the process
Researchers have investigated how bacteria inadvertently release methane in order to obtain phosphorus – with significant effects on atmospheric greenhouse gases.
-
NewsNew microscopy method reveals host-microbe interactions
Researchers are developing a method that reveals the chemical communication between microbes and their host.
-
NewsTemperature increase triggers the viral infection
Researchers have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised.
-
NewsArtificial bladders shine light on bugs that cause urinary tract infections
The first study to use a sophisticated human tissue model to explore the interaction between host and pathogen for six common species that cause urinary tract infections suggest that the ‘one size fits all’ approach is inadequate.
-
NewsScientists take major step towards completing the world’s first synthetic yeast
Scientists have completed construction of a synthetic chromosome as part of a major international project to build the world’s first synthetic yeast genome.
-
NewsLong COVID in women may be linked to inflammation levels at peak of infection
Women who have mild inflammation in the acute stages of COVID-19 infection may be more likely to experience a particular set of Long Covid symptoms, according to new research.
-
NewsInfection with common cat-borne parasite associated with frailty in older adults
Toxoplasma gondii has previously been associated with risk taking behavior and mental illness. A new study suggest it may also contribute to frailty.
-
NewsResearch partnerships to improve access to vaccines in low and middle-income countries
Four new research hubs that will address challenges of vaccine manufacturing and delivery in developing countries have been announced.
-
NewsClimate crisis could trigger outbreak of new and lethal infectious diseases
Researchers have identified Candida orthopsilosis, a hybrid microorganism that originated from two other parental fungi in a marine environment, as a potential pathogen that could pose a future threat to human health.
-
NewsUptake of methylmercury by phytoplankton is controlled by thiols
A new study shows that the concentrations of so-called thiols in the water control how available the methylmercury is to living organisms.