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NewsResearchers develop enhanced method for wastewater surveillance of antibiotic resistance
To better monitor the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance, researchers have developed a CRISPR-enriched metagenomics method for the enhanced surveillance of antibiotic resistance genes, ARGs, in wastewater.
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NewsStudy combines woodchips, microbes and biochar to clean water of pharmaceuticals
Researchers show how a simple system using microbially colonised woodchips and a bit of glorified sawdust can dramatically reduce nitrogen, phosphorus, and multiple common drugs in wastewater.
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NewsResearchers find unique adaptations of fungus associated with bee bread
In a new study, researchers have discovered that the fungus Aspergillus flavus is uniquely adapted to survive in bee colonies.
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NewsScientists deliver new insights into what helps Salmonella cause infections
Researchers have discovered how a system of proteins, called TamAB, helps Salmonella survive under the harsh conditions inside macrophages.
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NewsFUN-PROSE predicts the response of fungal genes
Researchers have developed a machine learning approach called FUN-PROSE to predict how genes react to different environmental conditions.