Cornell researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria—which they named in memory of the Cornell professor who first discovered it—that is particularly adept at breaking down organic matter, including the cancer-causing ...
Ecology
Feb 21, 2020
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A new group of antibiotics with a unique approach to attacking bacteria has been discovered, making it a promising clinical candidate in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 12, 2020
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Adding sewage sludge on soils does not promote antibiotic resistance, a study from University of Gothenburg shows.
Ecology
Feb 10, 2020
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Providing seeds with a protective coating that also supplies essential nutrients to the germinating plant could make it possible to grow crops in otherwise unproductive soils, according to new research at MIT.
Ecology
Nov 25, 2019
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Natural genetic engineering allowed plants to move from water to land, according to a new study by an international group of scientists from Canada, China, France, Germany, and Russia.
Biotechnology
Nov 14, 2019
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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in The Netherlands and two in Brazil has discovered how some soil bacteria protect crops against a fungal disease. In their paper published in the journal Science, ...
Scientists from Rutgers University and around the world have discovered an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium from a Mexican tropical forest that may help lead to a "plant probiotic," more robust plants and other antibiotics.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 8, 2019
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Researchers at McMaster have designed a new way to rapidly identify antibiotics hidden in common dirt.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 16, 2019
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Bacterial DNA sequencing analyses show date palms that are cultivated over a vast stretch of the Tunisian Sahara Desert consistently attract two types of growth-promoting bacteria to their roots, regardless of the location. ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2019
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A team from The University of Manchester have engineered a common gut bacterium to produce a new class of antibiotics by using robotics. These antibiotics, known as class II polyketides, are also naturally produced by soil ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 19, 2019
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