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CRISPR 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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Scientists uncover genes that contribute to severe COVID-19 susceptibility
Researchers confirmed the central and already known role of the TLR7 gene in severe courses of the disease in men, but were also able to find evidence for a contribution of the gene in women.
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Taking pre- and probiotics could boost sensitivity to fairness, study suggests
Taking pro- and prebiotics could make people more sensitive to fairness, even at the cost of earning less money, according to a study. The role of the human gut microbiome in shaping human behavior is only beginning to be explored. Publishing in PNAS Nexus, Hilke Plassmann and ...
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Competing bacteria yield possible alternative to antibiotics
Scientists have discovered a new so-called lantibiotic, namely epilancin A37. It is produced by staphylococci that colonize the skin and acts specifically against their main competitors there, the corynebacteria.
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Maize genes control little helpers in the soil
Researchers studying different local varieties of maize have discovered that the genetic makeup of the plants also helps to influence which microorganisms cluster around the roots.
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New method makes high-throughput process for observing molecules five times faster
Microbiologists and biophysicists have developed a method that makes the high-throughput process for observing molecules five times faster, enabling insights to be gained into hitherto unknown cellular functions.
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Researchers uncover how molecular freight elevators work in pathogenic bacteria
Researchers studying bacterial membrane transporters have studied the interaction between the transporter and its soluble substrate binding protein, showing that they adapt precisely to each other during the transportation process.
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Researchers reveal how pathogenic bacteria load their syringes
A new study reveals that pathogenic bacteria use molecular “shuttle services” to fill their injection apparatus with the right product.
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Researchers decode new antibiotic clovibactin
Researchers have discovered and deciphered the mode of action of a new antibiotic, clovibactin, which is derived from a soil bacterium.
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Viral relicts in the genome could fuel neurodegeneration
Genetic remnants of viruses that are naturally present in the human genome could affect the development of neurodegenerative diseases by contributing to the spread of aberrant protein aggregates in the brain.
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Blocked cell wall formation stops bacterial cell division
Researchers using high-performance microscopes to observe the effect of different antibiotics on Staphylococcus aureus have clarified how exactly different antibiotics block cell division within a few minutes.
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Fertilizer additive makes slurry more climate-friendly
Scientists have found that combining farm slurry with calcium cyanamide brings the production of greenhouse gas mathane to an almost complete halt.
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New bacterial product found to inhibit flu virus replication
Researchers have identified a derivative of a bacterial natural product that inhibits the body’s own methyltransferase MTr1, thereby limiting the replication of influenza viruses.