All The Microbiologist articles in Web Issue – Page 242
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NewsScripps Research scientists map key protein structure of Hepatitis C virus
Scientists have mapped critical proteins that stud the surface of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and enable it to enter host cells.
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NewsCytoskeleton septins act as cell defence to block bacteria incursion
Researchers have identified a previously unknown, natural, defense mechanism that protects cells from Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, as revealed in a study published in Cell Reports.
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NewsKeele University launches new course in microbiology and immunology
Students will learn about the microscopic science of disease prevention, and stopping pandemics like Covid-19 in their tracks, on a new degree programme in Keele University’s School of Life Sciences.
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NewsAMI pitches Government to develop pathway to phage therapy
Applied Microbiology International is urging the UK Government to launch an inquiry to explore the regulatory barriers and opportunities for bacteriophage therapy in the UK, in order to explore their potential as an alternative or addition to conventional antimicrobial drugs.
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NewsMellow yellow pigment keeps social amoebae clustering
The multicellular stage of the amoeba Dicyostelium discoideum is partially regulated by an intensely yellow natural substance, scientists have discovered.
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NewsSugar teams up with protein to help tardigrades survive drying out
University of Wyoming researchers have discovered how a sugar called trehalose works with proteins to allow tardigrades to survive a severe lack of water.
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NewsMethod for singling out HIV virus’s most dangerous parts could lead to new drugs
A new technique could make it possible to identify the most dangerous parts of the HIV virus, so they can be singled out for attack.
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News119-million-year-old selfish genes discovered in yeast
Scientists who discovered 119-million-year-old selfish genes in yeast say the find potentially alters our understanding of how parasitic DNA impacts genome evolution.
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NewsMethane-eating ‘borgs’ have been assimilating earth’s microbes
Scientists have described the curious collection of genes in so-called borgs, DNA packages that could help humans fight climate change.
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NewsAttack on two fronts leads ocean bacteria to require carbon boost
The types of ocean bacteria known to absorb carbon dioxide from the air require more energy – in the form of carbon – and other resources when they’re simultaneously infected by viruses and face attack from nearby predators, new research has found.
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NewsResearchers discover how bacteria make pancreatic cancer cells grow and move
Virginia Tech researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and the Department of Biochemistry have discovered a characteristic of a common oral bacterium that relocates to pancreatic cancer tumours that may help guide future therapeutic interventions for treatment.
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NewsAlterations to gut mucus may trigger ulcerative colitis
Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences proposes a set of conditions that could act as a starting point for the development of ulcerative colitis.
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NewsDiscarded tomato peel could help counter pathogenic bacteria
Scientists have revealed how it is possible to extract bactericidal mixtures from tomato peels in a short and sustainable process.
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CareersThe Eloe-Fadrosh Group
The work of the Eloe-Fadrosh group is focused on developing computational tools and resources to uncover microbial diversity across Earth’s ecosystems.
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CareersThe Turnbaugh Lab
A diverse and collaborative research team providing a new type of Food and Drug Administration for the human gut microbiome.
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CareersThe Gibbons Lab
The Gibbons Lab is focused on microbiome health and how ecosystem composition relates to host health and functional outcomes.
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NewsDeep learning tool identifies bacteria in micrographs
Deep learning software Omnipose is helping to solve the challenge of identifying varied and miniscule bacteria in microscopy images and can now identify several other types of tiny objects in micrographs.
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NewsResearchers detect monkeypox virus in testes of macaque survivors
For the first time, scientists have detected monkeypox virus in the testes of macaques during the acute phase of infection, according to research published in Nature Microbiology.
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NewsNew Omicron subvariant largely evades neutralizing antibodies, raising spectre of increased Covid infections this winter
A study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that the coronavirus variant BA.2.75.2, an Omicron sublineage, largely evades neutralizing antibodies in the blood and is resistant to several monoclonal antibody antiviral treatments.
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