Zemfira Karamysheva wanted to understand why a parasitic-borne disease can resist drugs so successfully in hopes of eventually applying the findings to treat humans.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 1, 2023
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a molecular method able to detect whether or not bacteria respond to antibiotics within minutes. The findings are presented in the journal Nature Microbiology ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 22, 2023
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At least 2 billion people worldwide routinely drink water contaminated with disease-causing microbes.
Materials Science
May 18, 2023
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Researchers from Stockholm University have developed porous crystals made from pomegranate extract to capture and degrade pharmaceutical molecules found in local municipal wastewater. The research is published in the scientific ...
Materials Science
May 15, 2023
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Rivers, lakes and oceans worldwide are home to trillions of pieces of plastic pollution that are smaller than five millimeters in length, known as microplastics, and their size allows them to easily enter humans and animals. ...
Environment
May 15, 2023
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The spiral-shaped bacteria Helicobacter pylori are common and troublesome.
Cell & Microbiology
May 12, 2023
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The rigidity, transparency and hardness of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) make it one of the most valuable plastics for the manufacture of plastic bottles, packaging and other single-use products. However, these characteristics ...
Biochemistry
May 12, 2023
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Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that can infect the large intestine, with symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening colon damage. A study published May 11 in PLOS Biology by Ophelia Venturelli ...
Ecology
May 11, 2023
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It's the quiet bacteria that you've got to watch out for, the bacteria that can survive antibiotic treatments by forming dormant, drug-tolerant "persisters." These persister bacteria can wake up after treatment and prolong ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 3, 2023
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The biological age of humans and mice undergoes a rapid increase in response to diverse forms of stress, which is reversed following recovery from stress, according to a study publishing on April 21 in the journal Cell Metabolism. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 21, 2023
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