New research has found that a genetic variant which reduces the chance of contracting diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy is more prevalent in populations with long histories of urban living.
Evolution
Sep 23, 2010
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A team of researchers from Spain and Latin America have synthesized two iron compounds that inhibit the in vitro growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis. Due their low level of toxicity ...
Biochemistry
Nov 29, 2010
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One of the major obstacles that those conducting research on carbohydrates are constantly working to overcome is the limited array of tools available to decipher the role of sugars. As a workaround, most researchers utilize ...
Biochemistry
Dec 22, 2022
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Crick and Imperial researchers have found that a key antibiotic widely used to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis does not work as expected—a finding which could be used to develop new drugs. The study was part-funded by ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2020
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A new way of detecting tuberculosis (TB) inside cells has been developed by scientists from Oxford University and NIH in the US.
Biochemistry
Mar 9, 2011
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A novel tuberculosis pathogen, Mycobacterium mungi, closely related to human TB, infects and kills banded mongooses through a surprising route—olfactory communication. Now, a detailed investigation published in the journal ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2018
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New analysis of the structure and function of the naturally-occurring antimicrobial agent tunicamycin has revealed ways to produce new, safe antibiotics for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other disease-causing bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 16, 2018
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Mycobacteria are a group of pathogenic bacteria that cause diseases like leprosy and tuberculosis in humans. Now, a new study by scientists at Hiroshima University finds that mycobacteria are associated with red blood cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 30, 2022
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A consortium of researchers from Russia, Belarus, Japan, Germany and France led by a Skoltech scientist have uncovered the way in which Mycobacterium tuberculosis survives in iron-deficient conditions by utilizing rubredoxin ...
Biochemistry
Apr 8, 2021
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Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers recently found approximately 17 percent of working African elephants at several Zimbabwe ecotourism facilities tested positive for tuberculosis antibodies. The findings are a red ...
Ecology
Feb 6, 2018
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