All USA & Canada articles – Page 105
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News‘Lawnmower-like’ viruses change up after dry soils are watered
Viruses in soil may not be as destructive to bacteria as once thought and could instead act like lawnmowers, culling older cells and giving space for new growth.
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NewsResearcher’s work on silent flagellins earns major award
Sara Clasen, a postdoctoral fellow in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, is the grand prize winner of the prestigious 2023 NOSTER & Science Microbiome Prize.
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NewsDiscrimination alters brain-gut ‘crosstalk’, prompting poor food choices
Researchers found altered responses in certain brain regions, and changes in the gut associated with inflammation, oxidative stress and obesity.
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NewsResearchers develop better way to test vaccines against bird flu
Researchers have developed an improved way to test potential vaccines against bird flu.
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NewsLeishmania’s secret weapon is ability to infect non-immune cells
The parasites that cause visceral leishmaniasis appear to have a secret weapon, new research suggests - they can infect non-immune cells and persist in those uncommon environments.
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NewsCows and microbes put to work to reduce greenhouse gases
An international team of scientists is recruiting a surprising ally to make a powerful dent in greenhouse gas emissions: the cow. Animal sciences researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are driving a new project to reduce methane production resulting from rumen fermentation in beef and dairy cattle. The 3-year, ...
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NewsSkin behind the ears and between the toes can host unhealthy microbes
A new study has shown that the composition of the skin microbiome varies across dry, moist and oily regions of the skin.
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NewsBarnacle-like sticky protein suggests ocean origin for Candida auris
Candida auris is unlike any other known fungus in that it employs a type of protein, called an adhesin, that acts very similar to those used by oceanic organisms, such as barnacles and mollusks.
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NewsCovid-linked sepsis more common and deadly than previously thought
New research suggests that the virus responsible for COVID-19 was a more common and deadly cause of sepsis during the initial period of the pandemic than previously assumed.
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NewsMSU funded $1.2m to make drinking water safer by fighting contaminants
Michigan State University has been awarded a $2.1 million grant by the EPA to better understand the amount of pathogens and disinfection byproducts in drinking water distribution systems and to assess associated health risks.
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News$104 million US federal project to tackle antibiotic resistance
The project, studying bacterial behavior and antibiotic resistance, will focus on developing technology to improve diagnosis, speed discovery of new antibiotics, and illuminate basic mechanisms of bacterial behavior.
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NewsMainstay malaria drug may be beginning to fail in the Horn of Africa
In eastern Africa, malaria parasites have developed resistance to artemisinins, the backbone of current treatment regimens, a development that could dramatically worsen malaria’s impact if partner drugs fail in the future.
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NewsFungal aroma can be used for behavioural pest control
Scientists exploring how blueberries infected with fungus Colletotrichum fioriniae emit odours which repel spotted-wing drosophila are able to trick the flies into perceiving healthy fruit as infected.
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NewsResearchers combat Zika-associated foetal abnormalities using microRNA
Researchers have studied how the Zika virus persists in the placenta for long periods of time and how to mitigate it.
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NewsNew test for sepsis could save lives in emergency departments
Interdisciplinary research has found that a new blood test for sepsis could save lives and money.
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NewsSRI spins off AI-powered drug discovery platform Synfini, Inc
SRI International has announced it is spinning off Synfini, a biosciences platform that accelerates the process by which pharmaceutical and other companies can design, synthesize, and bring to market molecules for drug development.
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CareersResearchers find contaminated water in fast-food soda fountains
Scientists found microbial contamination in common sources of drinking water in the Eastern Coachella Valley, including soda fountains at fast-food restaurants.
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NewsScientists probe amoeba that thrives at 125°F
Biologists study the mechanisms that have allowed microbial eukaryotes to thrive in the extreme conditions of a geothermal lake.
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NewsContagious omicron strain replicates early in infection
New research used engineered mice to compare SARS-COV-2 omicron subvariants and found one of them – BA.5 – was more virulent likely due to its ability to rapidly replicate early during infection.
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NewsResearchers reveal how microbes return after a wildfire
A study suggests that dispersal - through air or rain, for example - plays a major role in microbial succession after a destructive fire.