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Keeping time in cyanobacteria: Scientists discover 'ticking' mechanism driving nature's simplest circadian clock
Researchers from the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS)/SOKENDAI and Kyushu University have uncovered the molecular mechanism that drives the "ticking" of the circadian clock in cyanobacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 13, 2025
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Molecular structure of tuberculosis efflux pump reveals how bacteria resist key antibiotic
Tuberculosis is the world's leading infectious cause of death, killing more than one million people each year. When the antibiotic bedaquiline was introduced in 2012, it was the first new tuberculosis drug in over 40 years. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 13, 2025
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In-situ structure of sperm central apparatus reveals molecular basis of male infertility
In a study published in Cell Research, a research team has, for the first time, resolved the high-resolution in situ structure of the central apparatus (CA) within the axoneme of mammalian sperm.
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Jun 13, 2025
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Global action urgently needed to tackle antimicrobial resistance, experts warn
Researchers from King's College London have called for urgent changes to the way new antibiotics are developed to address the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 13, 2025
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Unraveling the G4 knot: How cells untie DNA to protect the genome
Not all DNA looks like the familiar twisted ladder. Sometimes, parts of our genetic code fold into unusual shapes. One such structure, the G-quadruplex (G4), looks like a knot. These knots can play important roles in turning ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 12, 2025
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When bacteria get hungry, they kill—and eat—their neighbors, research reveals
Scientists have discovered a gruesome microbial survival strategy: when food is scarce, some bacteria kill and consume their neighbors.
Ecology
Jun 12, 2025
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Genetically modified T. kivui gains ability to metabolize carbon monoxide
Genetic changes can occur naturally through evolution or can be initiated with the help of genetic engineering. The bacterium Thermoanaerobacter kivui (T. kivui) was manipulated by a research team led by Stefan Pflügl from ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 12, 2025
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Researchers reveal new mechanism of PARP12 in regulating cell death and antiviral immunity
Programmed cell death serves as a critical defense mechanism during viral infection. The kinases RIPK1 and RIPK3, central regulators of programmed cell death pathways, undergo precise modulation through various post-translational ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 12, 2025
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Cancer cells use cholesterol armor to survive heat shock treatment, study discovers
Since the time of the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, cancer has been recognized as being sensitive to heat. Today, this principle forms the basis of hyperthermia treatment—a promising cancer therapy that uses controlled ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 12, 2025
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Microbiologists document algal toxins in Lake Erie beach
Local beachgoers know to stay out of the water when the pea-green expanse of a harmful algal bloom settles into Maumee Bay.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 12, 2025
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How flies grow their gyroscopes: Study reveals how flight stabilizers take shape
A team from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) in Elche, has revealed how a structure essential for fly flight, ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2025
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Imaging-based STAMP technique democratizes single-cell RNA research
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the National Center for Genomic Analysis and the University of Adelaide have created a single-cell RNA analysis method that is 47 times cheaper and more scalable than other ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 11, 2025
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Fish in a virtual reality environment provide insights into the inner workings of neuromodulation
Janelia researchers are decoding how neurons carry out computations carefully calibrated to an animal's movement and environment to precisely regulate the release of neuromodulators—chemicals that fine-tune brain activity ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 11, 2025
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Is your gut microbiome a calorie 'super harvester'?
In the jungle of microbes living in your gut, there's one oddball that makes methane. This little-known methane-maker might play a role in how many calories you absorb from your food, according to a new study from Arizona ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 11, 2025
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Q&A: Unifying the microbiome sciences for global health and sustainability
Even if we can't see them, microorganisms are everywhere, inextricably linked to life on Earth at every level. They range from pathogenic bacteria and viruses that can make us sick to the microbes that live in the digestive ...
Ecology
Jun 11, 2025
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Detailed structure of PelBC complex shows how bacteria build antibiotic-resistant biofilms
Biofilms are conglomerates of bacteria and other organisms, which are feared in medicine as well as other areas because they can contain pathogens and are highly resistant to treatment. Chemists at Heinrich Heine University ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 11, 2025
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How cyanobacteria expand soil crusts in harsh desert environments
A new study published in The Innovation has revealed the microstructure and expansion mechanism of cyanobacteria-dominated biological soil crusts (BSCs). By employing micro-scale X-ray computed tomography (X-ray microCT), ...
Ecology
Jun 11, 2025
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Green light activates modified penicillin only where it's needed
To treat bacterial infections, medical professionals prescribe antibiotics. But not all active medicine gets used up by the body. Some of it ends up in wastewater, where antimicrobial-resistant bacteria can develop.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 11, 2025
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Chimera approach overcomes mitochondrial barrier to alter protein production in living cells
Mitochondria supply the body with the energy currency adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which drives all bodily activities. For ATP production, the mitochondria consume around 95% of the oxygen inhaled. This process takes place ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2025
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Gifts from the sea: Molecules derived from coral may help fight harmful bacteria
Pus, strep throat, and even tuberculosis—most infectious diseases are characterized by a cluster of pathogenic bacteria that can be stubborn and resistant to antibiotics. Now researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the ...
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Jun 10, 2025
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