More than 70% of all viruses known to cause human disease, including the one that causes COVID-19, are RNA viruses. They invade the body by hijacking the internal machinery of cells. Yet little is known about how viral RNA ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 8, 2020
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The quest to better understand how genomic information is read has taken a new step forward, thanks to pioneering new research.
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 6, 2019
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A new method to control the timing of gene deletion in the malaria parasite has been developed by researchers at the Crick, which could lead to better vaccines.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 7, 2019
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University of York scientists from the Department of Chemistry are part of an international team which has discovered how a parasite responsible for spreading a serious tropical disease protects itself from starvation once ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 16, 2019
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Certain strains of cholera can change their shape in response to environmental conditions to aid their short-term survival, according to new research from Dartmouth College.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 9, 2019
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Carbon monoxide is an infamous and silent killer that can cause death in minutes. But while it is deadly for us, some microorganisms actually thrive on it, by using this gas as an energy source.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 30, 2019
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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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Mutualisms, which are interactions between members of different species that benefit both parties, are found everywhere—from exchanges between pollinators and the plants they pollinate, to symbiotic interactions between ...
Evolution
Mar 19, 2019
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Bacteria in the gut do far more than help digest food in the stomachs of their hosts, they can also tell the genes in their mammalian hosts what to do.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2019
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A study carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham has used an innovative approach to identify thousands of antibiotic resistance genes found in bacteria that inhabit the human gut.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 30, 2018
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