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Añana Saltern microorganisms help to clarify the groundwater flow pattern
The MicroIker group of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has explored the diversity and distribution of unicellular organisms in the springs of the Añana Salt Valley. The study is published in the journal Microbial ...
Ecology
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Researchers identify simple rules for folding the genome
An international team of researchers co-led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, have identified rules that tell cells how to fold DNA into the tightly packed, iconic X-shaped chromosomes formed during mitosis ...
Cell & Microbiology
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CRISPR screen identifies EIF3D as critical regulator of stem cell pluripotency maintenance
A team of CiRA researchers has uncovered the crucial role of EIF3D—a protein translational regulator—in primed pluripotency. The research is published in the journal Science Advances.
Cell & Microbiology
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Q&A: Hunting for 'good' viruses in the fight against drug-resistant infections
In the fight against antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) superbugs, an important weapon may just be hiding in some polluted stream, in some remote village that lacks adequate sewage infrastructure, or in a wastewater treatment ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Engineered bacteria emit signals that can be spotted from a distance
Bacteria can be engineered to sense a variety of molecules, such as pollutants or soil nutrients. In most cases, however, these signals can only be detected by looking at the cells under a microscope or similarly sensitive ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Strategic gene placement in bacteria offers insights into evolutionary success
Bioinformaticians from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the university in Linköping (Sweden) have established that the genes in bacterial genomes are arranged in a meaningful order. In the journal Science, ...
Evolution
Apr 10, 2025
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A new tool for parsing the 'metabolic dialogue' between microorganisms
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research have developed an innovative system called MetaFlowTrain that allows the study of metabolic exchange and interactions within microbial communities under different ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 10, 2025
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Nucleotide database can improve microbe identification for science and medicine
Imagine creating a comprehensive, searchable index for a library containing hundreds of millions of books—a task that would take a single person a lifetime to complete. Now imagine discovering that many of these books contain ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 10, 2025
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Hantavirus hotspots revealed: Six new rodent species identified as carriers
Hantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, but little is commonly known about it other than its connection to rodents.
Ecology
Apr 10, 2025
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Researchers discover large dormant virus can be reactivated in model green alga
Researchers had been studying the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for decades without seeing evidence of an active virus within it—until a pair of Virginia Tech researchers waded into the conversation.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 10, 2025
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Key enzyme mechanism unlocks potential of brown algae compounds for biotech
Every year, thousands of tons of brown algae are extracted from the seabed to obtain compounds such as alginates, a polymer composed of sugars that has high density and strength, offering potential biotechnological applications. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 10, 2025
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Mechanical compression induces multicellular organization in archaea
Archaea—one of the three primary domains of life alongside bacteria and eukaryotes—are often overlooked and sometimes mistaken for bacteria due to their single-celled nature and lack of a nucleus. Yet, archaea are found ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 10, 2025
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In Croatia's freshwater lakes, 'selfish' bacteria hoard nutrients
Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems. While most bacteria digest large molecules externally, allowing other community members to share and scavenge, some bacteria ...
Ecology
Apr 10, 2025
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New method identifies protein that may govern cancer cell movement and metastasis
Using a novel method that gives a readout of which proteins are in specific locations within cells, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a protein that plays a key role in cell adhesion and movement. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 10, 2025
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Cell biologists discover two proteins are key to proper transfer of genetic material
The biological research of UC Santa Cruz's Needhi Bhalla to determine the molecular motions at the heart of heredity has yielded a new discovery: The proper transfer of genetic materials depends on two key proteins that choreograph ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 10, 2025
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Coral reefs exude myriad chemicals, fueling dynamic microbial recycling of nutrients
New research reveals the remarkable chemical diversity of substances exuded by coral reefs and demonstrates that thousands of different chemicals derived from tropical corals and seaweeds are available for microbes to decompose ...
Ecology
Apr 10, 2025
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Diverse microbial strategies drive soil carbon regulation in paddy fields
A research team led by Prof. Wang Guanghua from the Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has uncovered how microbial adaptive evolution and regulatory strategies respond ...
Ecology
Apr 9, 2025
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Recognizing rare microorganisms with an AI-based tool
Identifying rare microorganisms in microbiome data just got easier. A team of researchers from Portugal and Canada has developed a new tool that uses machine learning to automatically detect rare biosphere in ecological datasets.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 9, 2025
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Human cells' intricate DNA repair system reveals potential cancer vulnerabilities
The DNA of human cells consists of a sequence of about 3.1 billion building blocks. Cells go to great lengths to maintain the integrity of this vast store of information. They constantly untangle knots in the DNA strand and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 9, 2025
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Interactive map of the human cell reveals previously unknown protein functions
Scientists have attempted to map the human cell since the first microscope was invented more than 400 years ago. But many components of the cell still remain uncharted.
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Apr 9, 2025
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