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Scientists pinpoint how a red seaweed reduces methane emissions from cows
New research into the microbiome of cattle rumen has implications for addressing a leading contributor to climate warming.
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AI helps mine genetic elements from ancient genomes to tackle antibiotic resistance
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to mine the vast and largely unexplored biological data—more than 10 million molecules of both modern and extinct organisms— to discover new candidates for antibiotics.
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Largest-ever antibiotic discovery effort uses AI to uncover potential cures in microbial dark matter
Researchers used machine learning to search for antibiotics in a vast dataset containing the recorded genomes of tens of thousands of bacteria and other primitive organisms, yielding nearly one million potential antibiotic compounds.
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False belief in MMR vaccine-autism link endures as measles threat persists
As measles cases rise across the United States and vaccination rates for the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine fall, a new survey finds that a quarter of U.S. adults do not know that claims that the MMR vaccine causes autism are false.
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Knowledge is a factor in closing black-white COVID-19 vaccination gap
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, Black Americans were more hesitant to take the Covid-19 vaccine than were White Americans. As the pandemic went on, however, the disparity in vaccination rates between Black and White adults declined. Source: Baltimore County Government People queueing to be vaccinated, 23 December 2020 ...
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Researchers develop experimental mRNA avian flu vaccine
An experimental mRNA vaccine against avian influenza virus H5N1 is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in preclinical models, according to a new study.
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Malaria may shorten leukocyte telomeres among sub-Saharan Africans
Researchers have uncovered a potential role of malaria in shortening length of telomeres in white blood cells, known as leukocytes, across sub-Saharan Africa.
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Scientists deconstruct the structural elements of a lesser-known microbe
Researchers shed light on archea, a single cell microorganism, to discover how proteins determine what shape a cell will take and how that form may function.
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Study reveals how gut microbes can distinguish prion disease in deer
A new collaborative study sheds light on how chronic wasting disease in deer impacts the gut microbiome and provides a potential tool for disease surveillance.
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Researchers probe coral resilience in the face of climate change
A new paper reveals the complex and varied ways corals are adapting, or struggling to adapt, to the rapidly changing oceanic environment.
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COVID-19 vaccine strongly effective for children and adolescents during delta and omicron
Children and adolescents who received one of the main COVID-19 vaccines were significantly protected and showed no increased signs of cardiac complications compared to young people who were not vaccinated.
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Viral persistence and serotonin reduction can cause long COVID symptoms
Components of the SARS-CoV-2 virus remain in the gut of some long COVID patients, causing persistent inflammation, vagus nerve dysfunction, and neurological symptoms.
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Scientists develop mRNA vaccine against Lyme disease-causing bacteria
An experimental mRNA vaccine provides protection in preclinical animal models against infection from Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, according to new research.
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Leading scientists issue ‘gain of function’ recommendations
A workshop of leading scientists has reviewed the benefits and risks of ’gain of function’ research, and proposed a foundation to guide discussions and improve oversight moving forward.
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New research shows HIV can lie dormant in the brain
Researchers in the UNC School of Medicine extracted living brain tissue to conclude that specialized immune cells in the brain can harbour latent but replication-competent HIV.
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Nanorobots seek and destroy fungal infections in the mouth
Researchers have developed a new way to rapidly and precisely eradicate fungal infections in the mouth by using nanorobots guided by magnets.