More and more bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Bacteriophages are one alternative in the fight against bacteria. These viruses attack very particular bacteria in a highly specific way. Now a Munich research ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 27, 2022
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Antibiotic resistance represents a major public health challenge, and is associated with a high mortality rate. While bacteriophages—viruses that kill bacteria—could be a solution for fighting antibiotic-resistant pathogens, ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 17, 2022
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed and demonstrated a new technique for controlling directed evolution in bacteria. The technique can be used to better engineer microorganisms for use in biopharmaceutical ...
Evolution
Feb 14, 2022
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Natural evolution is a slow process that relies on the gradual accumulation of genetic mutations. In recent years, scientists have found ways to speed up the process on a small scale, allowing them to rapidly create new proteins ...
Biotechnology
Dec 30, 2021
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It is a fact that bacteria are increasingly developing antibiotic resistance. Information campaigns have raised awareness among the general public that the main cause of antibiotic resistance is the high 'selection pressure' ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 10, 2021
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Combining two chemical-free treatments shows promise as an approach for reducing biofilm build-up on anaerobic bioreactor membranes.
Biotechnology
Oct 28, 2021
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A new study led by a team of bioscientists from Durham University, UK, in collaboration with University of Liverpool, Northumbria University and New England Biolabs, hopes to exploit newly characterized defense systems in ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 18, 2021
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The battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria: A new study at Tel Aviv University revealed a mechanism through which 'good' viruses can attack the systems of 'bad' bacteria, destroy them and block their reproduction. The ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 7, 2021
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Three teams working independently have found evidence that suggests the Z-genome in bacteria-invading viruses is much more widespread than thought. All three of the groups have used a variety of genomic techniques to identify ...
The gut microbiome is a complex, interconnected ecosystem of species. And, like any ecosystem, some organisms are predators and some are prey. A new study led by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Wyss ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2019
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