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Researchers reveal key mechanism in regulating DNA recombination
Meiotic recombination generates genetic diversity and promotes proper chromosomal segregation of parental chromosomes. This process requires a set of recombinases polymerized on single-stranded (ss) DNAs called the nucleoprotein ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 4, 2024
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Fluorescence-activated cell sorting platform offers new way to look at single bacteria
Imagine a country with a billion people, where every individual has different interests and different goals. You will never know their interests and goals until you ask them, but asking a billion people is not an easy task.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 4, 2024
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Signaling pathway provides new insights into how cells recognize and repair DNA damage
Genome instability can cause numerous diseases. Cells have effective DNA repair mechanisms at their disposal. A research team at the University of Würzburg has now gained new insights into the DNA damage response.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 4, 2024
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Dietary zinc inhibits antimicrobial resistance gene transmission in lab tests
Genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can spread from microbe to microbe through circular genetic material called plasmids, and this lateral transfer occurs in the gut. In Applied and Environmental Microbiology, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 4, 2024
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Scientists find plant-like behavior in human cells
A team of scientists from Monash University has solved the structure of a protein known as "LYCHOS," which can detect and regulate cell growth by sensing cholesterol levels in the body.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 3, 2024
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Celebrating the fungus among us: How fungi support, restore ecosystems
The word "fungus" may inspire visions of an unwanted growth under your nail or maybe even of a pizza topping before thoughts of a thriving ecosystem.
Ecology
Oct 3, 2024
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Study sheds light on limitations of zooplankton for inactivating pathogen contaminated water
Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso and Stanford University were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton—tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria—present in freshwater ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2024
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Bacteria-derived enzyme shows potential for polyethylene biodegradation
Every year, 400 million tons of plastic products are produced worldwide, half of which are single-use items discarded within a year. In particular, non-biodegradable plastic waste, which takes over 500 years to decompose ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 2, 2024
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Scientists inject bacteria into fungi to study endosymbiosis
Endosymbiosis is a fascinating biological phenomenon in which an organism lives inside another. Such an unusual relationship is often beneficial for both parties. Even in our bodies, we find remnants of such cohabitation: ...
Ecology
Oct 2, 2024
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The biodiversity jukebox: How sound can boost beneficial soil microbes to heal nature
In a race against time, scientists are exploring new ways to restore natural systems. Alongside traditional methods such as planting trees, reducing pollution and reintroducing native species, a surprising new tool is emerging: ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2024
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Unraveling the mystery of dormancy in food pathogens for more effective elimination
Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that causes listeriosis, a serious disease, can go into dormancy when confronted with environmental stress, for example in the presence of detergents or in water devoid of nutrients. It ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 2, 2024
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First-ever artificial cell nuclei created in living egg from purified DNA injection
A research group is the first in the world to succeed in constructing artificial cell nuclei by injecting purified DNA solution instead of sperm into living mouse eggs. Their findings are published in the journal Genes to ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 2, 2024
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New method quantifies single-cell data's risk of private information leakage
Access to publicly available human single-cell gene expression datasets, or scRNA-seq datasets, has significantly enhanced researchers' understanding of both complex biological systems and the etymology of various diseases. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 2, 2024
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Scientists explore microbial diversity in sourdough starters
When millions of people went into lockdown during the pandemic, they went in search of new at-home hobbies to help cure their boredom. Among them was making sourdough bread. In addition to being sustainable for its use of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 1, 2024
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Scientists take a major step in understanding how to stop the transmission of malaria
A team of scientists at the University of Nottingham, have uncovered how the parasite that causes malaria orchestrates their cell division—which is key in enabling the parasite to transmit this deadly disease.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 1, 2024
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Video: Uncovering the complex roles of transcription factors in gene regulation
Throughout their lifespan, cells must continuously activate and deactivate genes. This process is regulated by transcription factors, a class of proteins that control gene expression by binding to DNA. However, binding is ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 1, 2024
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Bacterial contamination and microplastics threaten Colombia's largest and most productive coastal lagoon
A study led by researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Marine and Coastal Research Institute (INVEMAR) in Colombia warns of the presence of potentially pathogenic bacteria in microplastics extracted from water, ...
Ecology
Oct 1, 2024
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Stem cell studies detail how progenitor cells self-renew, differentiate and aggregate into early kidney structures
A group of essential signaling molecules known as the Wnt pathway emerged early in the evolution of multicellular life. Scientists have been studying Wnt actions for four decades to comprehend its complex roles in development ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 1, 2024
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Pitting good versus bad fungi on sweet corn: A delicate dance
The same defenses that help some varieties of sweet corn resist fungal diseases can also stymie the potency of a beneficial fungus used to kill hungry caterpillar pests, studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 30, 2024
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Hunting down giant viruses that attack tiny algae
They were said to come from outer space, and there were even claims that they were actually bacteria and that they undermined the very definition of viruses. Giant viruses, nicknamed "giruses," contain enormous quantities ...
Ecology
Sep 30, 2024
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