All UK & Rest of Europe articles – Page 91
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NewsStudy suggests the carbon cycle is speeding up
In Northern ecosystems, rising temperatures are depleting the soil carbon reservoir, a new study reveals.
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NewsScorpionfish protein kills drug-resistant bacteria from patients with cystic fibrosis
A scorpionfish protein effectively kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria from patients with cystic fibrosis, escaping an immune response that renders the human version of the protein ineffective.
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NewsOmicron subvariant BA.5 efficiently infects lung cells
Over the course of evolution of Omicron subvariants, viruses may arise that regain the ability to effectively spread in the lung and cause severe illness in risk patients and people with insufficient immunity, a new study suggests.
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NewsMerck Prize boosts work on automated air sensor for pandemic pathogens
The $540,000 will fund Khalid Salaita through the next phase of research into an air sensor that can continuously monitor indoor spaces for pathogens that can cause pandemics.
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News‘Green’ jobs and roles in emerging STEM industries are not accessible to all, says AMI-sponsored report
A new report looking at the distribution of STEM skills across the UK has found that roles in new and emerging STEM industries are disproportionately concentrated in London and the South East.
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NewsScientists knit futuristic eco-building designs using fungal networks
Mycocrete, a paste made with fungi, can be combined with a knitted textile framework to create environmentally friendly constructions.
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NewsNew algorithm for quicker detection of antibiotic resistance
Researchers have developed a new method that enables quicker detection of a frequently overlooked antibiotic resistance.
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NewsChanging sponge microbiome triggers gene regulation modifications
Researchers demonstrate that sponges react to changes in their microbiome with extensive modifications in gene regulation.
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NewsStudy supports ‘catch up’ HPV test in older women
Screening recommendations for women over age 65 have been lacking empirical evidence, but a new study has found that older women who received a ‘catch up’ screening intervention were more likely to be diagnosed with cervical neoplasia.
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NewsJust one single molecule can disrupt symbiosis
Researchers have found that the bacterial species Mycetohabitans rhizoxinica lives happily in the hyphae of the fungus Rhizopus microsporus only when the bacteria produce a certain protein.
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NewsPeritoneal dialysis: New treatment option against infections
Researchers have now succeeded in identifying a new drug treatment option for peritonitis following concerns that the bacteria responsible for the life-threatening infections are becoming increasingly resistant to many antibiotics.
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NewsElectrons and microbes are key to bio-based nylon process
Researchers have developed a process that can produce adipic acid, one of two building blocks of nylon, from phenol through electrochemical synthesis and the use of microorganisms.
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NewsGene expression in apicoplast could be target for malaria treatment
Gene expression within the apicoplast, an organelle in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is regulated by melatonin in host blood, and intrinsic parasite cues, via a factor called ApSigma, a recent study reveals.
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NewsFrequent use of antibiotics linked to severe Covid outcomes
Frequent and diverse use of antibiotics may be associated with developing more severe outcomes after a COVID-19 infection, including death, a new study has shown.
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NewsNew bacterial blueprint will help fight antibiotic resistance
Scientists have gained high-res structural insights into a key bacterial enzyme, which may help chemists design new drugs to inhibit it and thus suppress disease-causing bacteria.
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NewsAlarming antibiotic resistance discovered in war-torn Ukraine
Microbiologists investigating bacterial resistance among the war-wounded Ukrainian patients treated in hospitals have warned that the entire European region is under threat after finding that many were affected by bacteria that exhibited an extremely high level of antibiotic resistance.
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NewsNew enzyme designed using Antarctic bacteria and computer calculations
For the first time, researchers have succeeded in predicting how to change the optimum temperature of an enzyme using large computer calculations and based on a cold-adapted enzyme from an Antarctic bacterium.
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NewsFuture medicines could feature ingredients targeting bacterial motility and chemotaxis
Future medicines will probably be made up of a cocktail of compounds that inhibit different bacterial targets, including some that act against their motility and chemotaxis mechanisms, a new review suggests.
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NewsCyanotriazole compounds can rapidly cure trypanosome infections in mice
Scientists have identified a class of cyanotriazoles (CTs), which exhibit potent trypanocidal activity and lead to rapid clearance of parasites both in vitro and in mouse models of Chagas disease and human African trypanosomiasis.
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NewsFlaws in COVID-19 weather studies spark call for improved publishing practices
Research that linked the weather with the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic was inaccurate and poorly scrutinised by fellow scientists, suggests a new study.