All The Microbiologist articles in Web Issue – Page 202
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NewsCommon cold virus exposure may help usher in immunity to Covid
Exposure to common cold-causing coronaviruses may contribute to pre-existing immunity to COVID-19, according to a new study.
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CareersI was transformed into a cartoon scientist honey bee!
Professor Les Baillie of Cardiff University has had a few unique experiences as a microbiologist, but becoming one of the stars of Betsy and Bertie Save The Bees is one that earned particular kudos from his granddaughter.
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FeaturesSourcing the next generation of drug leads from the human microbiome
Could the answers to the problem of antimicrobial resistance be found inside the human body?
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NewsTubing and swimming change the chemistry and microbiome of streams
Scientists have reported preliminary results showing that tubing and swimming can alter the chemical and microbial fingerprint of streams, but the environmental and health ramifications are not yet known.
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NewsApplied Microbiology International launches recruitment for new General Secretary
Applied Microbiology International has announced that it is recruiting for a new General Secretary, who will be part of the Senior Leadership Team.
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NewsMarine microbes reveal extreme cooling ended the first human occupation of Europe
Paleoclimate evidence shows that around 1.1 million years ago, the southern European climate cooled significantly and likely caused an extinction of early humans on the continent, according to a new study.
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NewsGut microbiome can increase risk and severity of HIV and EBV disease
Researchers have shown that the microbiome has a significant impact on the acquisition of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV) infection and plays a role in the course of disease.
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NewsGut microbiome diversity boosts survival in children receiving stem cell transplants
Researchers have shown that among children who have undergone a donor stem cell transplant, the presence of diverse species of micro-organisms in the intestinal tract beforehand resulted in significantly better overall patient survival and fewer complications.
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NewsScientists reveal inner workings of Ebola’s ‘viral factories’
A new study reveals how the Ebola virus’s replication machinery forms fascinating microscopic structures inside host cells that become viral factories.
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NewsAcademic-private partnership aims to reduce toxic effects of deadly C. diff
The Center for One Health Research and Nectagen Inc. have received a nearly $275,000 grant to study whether synthetic proteins developed by Nectagen can reduce the toxicity of the digestive bacterium.
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NewsSome phytoplankton can blitz neurotoxin methylmercury - even in the dark
In the search for ways to fight methylmercury in global waterways, scientists have discovered that some forms of phytoplankton are good at degrading the potent neurotoxin - even in the absence of sunlight.
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NewsMolnupiravir dose of human effect size-equivalent blocks Covid transmission in ferrets
Two oral drugs provide equivalent therapeutic benefit in preventing severe COVID-19 in animal models, but only molnupiravir efficiently blocked SARS-CoV-2 transmission when administered at a human effect size-equivalent dose.
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NewsSynthetic antibiotic could be effective against drug-resistant superbugs
Researchers have found a new antibiotic strategy to defeat gram-negative bacteria like Salmonella, Pseudomonas and E. coli, making use of a synthetic molecule that works fast and is durable in animal tests.
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NewsInflammation slows malaria parasite growth and reproduction in the body
Researchers have found that inflammation in the body can slow down the development of malaria parasites in the bloodstream.
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NewsBooster shot being developed to fight koala Chlamydia
Researchers are developing a booster vaccine using implant technology in the fight against the deadly Chlamydia disease that has decimated koala colonies.
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NewsModulating type 1 Interferon may expand treatment options for COVID-19
Researchers have, for the first time in nonhuman primates, studied how modulating the signaling of type 1 Interferon (IFN-I), one of the body’s initial defenses against infection, impacts SARS-CoV-2 viral replication and disease progression.
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NewsScientists discover broadly neutralizing antibodies that contribute to HIV control
Researchers have investigated and revealed how neutralizing antibodies, including those described as broadly neutralizing, contribute to HIV control.
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NewsResearchers find chink in the armour of tuberculosis pathogen
Discovery of drug resistance network could clear way for developing a drug to prevent pathogen from resisting and tolerating tuberculosis treatment.
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NewsSustainable Microbiology issues call for papers focusing on the human microbiome
The peer-reviewed scientific journal Sustainable Microbiology has announced that it will be issuing a Themed Collection focusing on the human microbiome.