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Scientists identify 18 bacterial strains to treat antibiotic-resistant gut infections

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Scientists identify 18 bacterial strains to treat antibiotic-resistant gut infections

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections often occur in patients with chronic inflammatory intestinal conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, and in patients who have taken antibiotics for a long time. Gram-negative ...

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6 hours ago

Science backs traditional knowledge of Kakadu plum health benefits

University of Queensland research has confirmed antioxidant properties in an Australian bushfood used by Indigenous people for generations.

Cell & Microbiology

6 hours ago

Harmless strain of E. coli bacteria may be able to prevent urinary tract infections

Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and the College of Engineering are collaborating on a project that uses harmless strains of E. coli bacteria to disrupt the bacteria ...

Cell & Microbiology

7 hours ago

Silencing in action: How cells 'repress' genomic remnants of ancient viruses

Researchers have identified key cellular control sites that regulate gene expression and prevent the activation of "cryptic" genomic regions, including ancient viral sequences.

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7 hours ago

Computational tool can pinpoint causal relationships from complex biological data

Researchers have developed a tool that provides new insights into cause-and-effect relationships between cells and how these change over time.

Cell & Microbiology

Sep 17, 2024

Do bacteria age?

Any organism that lives, grows and reproduces must also age. People often think of aging in the physical sense—gray hair, slowed movements and wrinkles—but aging fundamentally occurs on a molecular level, inside of cells.

Cell & Microbiology

Sep 17, 2024

Scientists decipher the energy patterns in our cells

Our cells harness energy for essential functions such as division, wound healing, and our immune response to diseases including cancer. But until now, the mechanics of how that energy affects cell behavior—and how this ...

Cell & Microbiology

Sep 17, 2024

Discovery paves the way for antivirals against Ebola virus and its deadly relatives

At this moment, the world has few tools to combat deadly filoviruses, such as Ebola and Marburg viruses. The only approved vaccine and antibody treatments protect against just one filovirus species.

Cell & Microbiology

Sep 17, 2024

Scientists discover how TGF-Beta sends its message even while tethered to the cell membrane

For years, scientists have thought that TGF-Beta, a signaling protein that holds sway over an astonishing array of cellular processes from embryonic development to cancer, could only do its work once it escaped a lasso-like ...

Cell & Microbiology

Sep 16, 2024

Monitoring the health of lakes through the microbes that live in them

A lake is much more than a body of water where we bask on sunny summer days. It's also more than just a source of fresh water surrounded with nature and tranquility.

Ecology

Sep 16, 2024

Study shows microbial diversity differences in volcanic cones and craters

Volcanic activity alters the Earth's surface and promotes the development of new ecosystems, providing valuable models for studying soil formation processes such as microbial composition and vegetation succession. Increasing ...

Ecology

Sep 13, 2024

CRISPR/Cas9 modifies Euglena to create potential biofuel source

News about biofuels sometimes mentions used cooking oil as a feedstock, but if these substances contain animal fat, they can solidify in colder temperatures. This happens because, chemically, the fatty acids of these and ...

Cell & Microbiology

Sep 13, 2024

Soil pH drives microbial community composition: Study shows how bacteria work together to thrive in difficult conditions

Though a founding concept of ecology suggests that the physical environment determines where organisms can survive, modern scientists have suspected there is more to the story of how microbial communities form in the soil.

Ecology

Sep 13, 2024

Proteins involved in regulating the cell membrane could lead to new treatments

Scientists at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS) have uncovered new details about how cells manage the distribution of lipids in their cell membrane. These lipids, known as phospholipids, ...

Cell & Microbiology

Sep 13, 2024

How bacteria actively use passive physics to make biofilms

When we think about bacteria, we may imagine single cells swimming in solution. However, similarly to humans, bacterial cells often socialize, using surfaces to coalesce into complex heterogeneous communities called biofilms. ...

Cell & Microbiology

Sep 13, 2024

Research points to a potential new ally in the fight against plant pathogens

When we talk about the microbiome, most of us think of the trillions of microorganisms that live in our bodies, supporting everything from digestion to mental health.

Cell & Microbiology

Sep 13, 2024

Researchers aim to control gene expression by studying the memories of cells

Communication between cells is now believed to activate a memory mechanism that sustains gene expression, a finding based on the work of Dr. Gregory Reeves.

Cell & Microbiology

Sep 12, 2024

Researchers develop new technique to watch microbial populations interact

Microscopic organisms such as bacteria and fungi live together in neighborhoods known as microbial consortia. Some of these neighborhoods naturally exist in soils, food, water, and even the human gut and skin. Others are ...

Cell & Microbiology

Sep 12, 2024

Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms—pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine

Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a "third state" that lies beyond the traditional boundaries of life and ...

Cell & Microbiology

Sep 12, 2024