All UK & Rest of Europe articles – Page 92
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NewsD-amino acids play role in cholera bacterium’s bid to escape
Cholera bacteria use specific D-amino acids to escape unfavourable niches and form complex ecological systems, a new study shows.
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NewsWarning as third of toddlers found to have unmet vaccination needs
A third of under-fives attending a Paediatric Emergency Department (PED) and who are eligible for pre-school boosters have unmet vaccination need according to new research.
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NewsStreptomycetes reveal their arsenal of signalling compounds
Streptomyces bacteria produce a group of signalling molecules that trigger a variety of processes, a new study shows.
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NewsSmall ruminant farms could spread human diarrhoea causing bug
Goat and sheep dairy farms are a potential transmission source for a bacteria that can cause human gastroenteritis, according to a new study.
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NewsStudy unveils gene expression of photosynthetic symbiont in marine diatom
A new study explores the genetic expression of a photosynthetic symbiont that lives inside an abundant marine organism.
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NewsMonitoring bats can help ID coronaviruses with pathogen potential
Researchers who found novel coronaviruses in UK bats say genetic surveys of the viruses should be regularly conducted, even if none of those viruses can infect humans yet.
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NewsScientists reveal how Captain Cook microbe forms clumps
Researchers have described for the first time how the marine microorganism Trichodesmium filaments form aggregates through a simple yet exquisitely effective behavioural strategy.
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NewsGlobal warming accelerates CO2 emissions from soil microbes
Emissions of CO2 by soil microbes into the Earth’s atmosphere are not only expected to increase but also accelerate on a global scale by the end of this century, a new study suggests.
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NewsEngineered lung cells light up when Covid sparks immune response
Scientists have engineered lab-grown lung epithelial cells to light up red in colour once they launch an immune response, creating a tool that can be used to screen for drugs that can help treat COVID-19 and other emerging infections.
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NewsHorseradish roots switched out for biolab-made enzyme
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in the production of important enzymes that were previously extracted from horseradish roots, but now can be produced recombinantly in the laboratory.
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NewsSolving by-product problem paves way for bacterium to produce chemicals
An engineering technique that domesticates Vibrio natriegens to overcome the production of an unwanted by-product could pave the way for the bacterium to become a producer of chemicals, researchers have found.
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NewsSingle hepatitis E mutation renders sofosbuvir therapy ineffective
A single mutation of the hepatitis E virus has been shown to cause treatment with the hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir to become much less effective, according to a study that provides new insights for future drug development.
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NewsStudy reveals your false teeth could give you pneumonia
Dental swabs reveal a much higher number of potentially pneumonia-causing bacteria on dentures in people with pneumonia, compared to people without, according to new research.
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NewsDrugs targeting malaria in Mozambique are still effective
The drugs used to treat and prevent malaria in Mozambique are still effective, according to a genomic analysis of drug resistance markers in Plasmodium falciparum, carried out by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and the Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM). Source: CDC/ Dr. Mae Mellvin Photomicrograph ...
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News‘Poo transplant’ trial offers hope for liver disease patients
The UK is to launch a clinical trial of a ‘poo transplant’ that researchers believe could treat advanced liver disease and fight antimicrobial resistance.
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NewsDevice holds promise for diagnosing TB’s missing millions
Investigators collaborating on new chip-based technology using dielectrophoresis to selectively isolate <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> from sputum from suspected TB patients in underserved areas report promising results
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NewsHospital infection shows dual colonisation strategy
Researchers have uncovered why one of the most dangerous nosocomial pathogens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is so difficult to combat - it follows a dual strategy, with some bacteria colonizing the tissue surface while others spread in the body.
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NewsNewer Covid strains are less capable of surviving in the air
Scientists investigating why airborne viruses lose their infectivity have revealed how cleaner air kills the virus significantly quicker and why opening a window may be more important than originally thought.
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NewsPredatory bacteria offer vision of chlorine-free drinking water
Researchers investigating what would happen if chlorine was omitted from drinking water have found that a harmless predatory bacteria grew in numbers and devoured most of the other bacteria.
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NewsItaly echovirus 11 case genetically related to strains found in French neonates
After reports of severe enterovirus infections among newly born twins in France since summer 2022, Italian clinicians now describe a case of severe hepatitis also caused by echovirus 11 in a pair of male twins.