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Phage identification tool shortens the search for specific viruses to combat dangerous bacteria
A newly developed laboratory tool can, within hours, help to identify specific viruses which can be used to destroy variants of the dangerous pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. Viruses of bacteria, known as bacteriophages, ...
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CeSPIACE: A broad spectrum peptide inhibitor against variable SARS-CoV-2 spikes
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, infects cells by binding its spike protein to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors. Blocking this interaction with inhibitors could prevent infection. Since these ...
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Tapuy rice wine fermentation yields possible anti-aging superfood
Filipino researchers have found a way to optimize the traditional procedure for making Philippine rice wine or "tapuy" to produce a potential superfood rich in anti-aging compounds and antioxidants.
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Scientists imitate a bacterium's eating habits to unravel common stomach bug
About two-thirds of us have it in our bodies, but for most people, the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori for short) never causes any symptoms. In others, it's a common cause of peptic ulcers, and in some cases it can ...
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Innovative bead design will enhance single-cell transcriptomics accuracy
Single-cell transcriptomics has revolutionized the study of cellular diversity and function by enabling gene expression analysis at single-cell resolution. The technique is crucial for understanding how different cells function, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2025
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Engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy
Converting one type of cell to another—for example, a skin cell to a neuron—can be done through a process that requires the skin cell to be induced into a "pluripotent" stem cell, then differentiated into a neuron. Researchers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2025
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Extreme mutation hotspot in bacteria discovered, with high mutation rates linked to transcriptional activation
A new study published in PLOS Genetics has identified an extreme mutational hotspot within the genome of Pseudomonas fluorescens, providing unprecedented insight into the relationship between gene regulation and mutation ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2025
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Antigenic variation: How pathogens control changes in their cell surface to evade the immune system
The immune system responds to an infection by producing antibodies that recognize and bind to the cell surface of the pathogen, thus marking it as an intruder and triggering an immune response. For this to work, the antibodies ...
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Mar 13, 2025
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New study shows how microalgae could help advance sustainable trout farming
In their latest publication in the journal Foods, researchers from the ecological aquaculture lab at UC Santa Cruz shared a sustainable seafood innovation years in the making.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2025
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How UV radiation triggers a cellular rescue mission
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is a well-known cause of DNA damage, which can lead to diseases like skin cancer. But how do our cells repair this damage to protect us? Researchers from Sabanci University, Veysel ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2025
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Gene related to human kidney disease linked to touch in sea anemones
Biological sciences researchers from the U of A have led the publication of a paper that expands our understanding of sensory neurons in the tentacles of sea anemones, linking them to kidney disease in humans through a common ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2025
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Neurons' reverse migration: Exploring the brain's evolutionary architecture
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire looked at the developmental process of the cerebral cortex—the outermost layer of the brain—and examined how neurons, or nerve cells, refine their positions in the brain ...
Evolution
Mar 12, 2025
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'Self-driving' microscope allows imaging at different scales and long-term tracking
A new "self-driving" microscope developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers solves two fundamental challenges that have long plagued microscopy: first, imaging living cells or organisms at dramatically different ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2025
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Cells 'speed date' to find their neighbors when forming tissues
In developing hearts, cells shuffle around, bumping into each other to find their place, and the stakes are high: pairing with the wrong cell could mean the difference between a beating heart and one that falters.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2025
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Antarctic microbes reveal climate impact on marine ecosystems
Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature and the amount of sea ice. This is shown by coordinated measurements taken off the coast of the west ...
Ecology
Mar 11, 2025
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Microplastics could be fueling antibiotic resistance
Microplastics—tiny shards of plastic debris—are all over the planet. They have made their way up food chains, accumulated in oceans, clustered in clouds and on mountains, and been found inside human bodies at alarming ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 11, 2025
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BREX system's unique DNA recognition mechanism enhances bacterial antiviral defense
Bacteriophages, the most abundant life form on Earth, infect bacterial cells and influence the structure of the microbial community. To fend off phage attacks, bacteria have evolved their own defense tools, including the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 11, 2025
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Uneven hormone distribution in plants regulates cell division and growth, biologists discover
New research from an international team of plant biologists, led by researchers at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, has revealed crucial insights into the role brassinosteroids—essential plant hormones—play ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2025
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Deadly mold strains highly likely to acquire resistance to new drugs
Scientists have identified strains of one of the world's most dangerous fungal pathogens, already resistant to our most effective antifungal drugs, which are also five times more likely to acquire resistance to desperately ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 8, 2025
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Cellular structure without a membrane: Researcher discusses how synapses use liquids to create functional separations
The laboratory of Ege Kavalali, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology, published a paper in Nature Communications that determined that liquid-liquid phase separation plays a key role within the nanostructure ...
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Mar 7, 2025
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