If we have learned one thing post-pandemic, it is that there is so much more to learn about the effects of COVID-19 on the population. A study published in Microbial Genomics has brought us a step closer to understanding ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 23, 2023
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A model organism used in laboratories for the past 100 years has evolved so extensively that it may no longer be fit for purpose.
Evolution
Feb 7, 2023
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Microbes are foundational for life on Earth. These tiny organisms play a major role in everything from transforming sunlight into the fundamental molecules of life. They help to produce much of the oxygen in our atmosphere. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 30, 2023
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Microorganisms play an important role in regulating plant-herbivore interactions. However, research has mainly focused on the crops and generalist insects. In the obligate pollinating systems, the cheater visitors are rare, ...
Ecology
Nov 23, 2022
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Nearly 300 years ago the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus secured his place in scientific history when he created what's known as the binomial system. The year was 1737 and, due to the large diversity of plants and animals ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 28, 2022
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Part of humanity's quest to better understand ourselves is to understand what constitutes the genetic makeup of the microorganisms in our environment.
Ecology
Sep 22, 2022
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When the first humans moved out of Africa, they carried their gut microbes with them. Turns out, these microbes also evolved along with them.
Evolution
Sep 17, 2022
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A new study by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) in collaboration with experts from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), published in the journal Nature, has revealed the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2022
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Although many wild birds carry Salmonella, the strains of the bacteria they convey usually do not harbor antimicrobial-resistance genes, according to Penn State researchers, who led a team conducting a new, nationwide study.
Ecology
Mar 23, 2022
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To date, CRISPR enzymes have been used to edit the genomes of one type of cell at a time: They cut, delete or add genes to a specific kind of cell within a tissue or organ, for example, or to one kind of microbe growing in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2021
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