Microbiology

Credit: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Viruses don't always kill their microbial hosts. In many cases, they develop a mutually beneficial relationship: the virus establishes itself inside the microbe and, in return, grants…
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Credit: William Hawthorne Despite widespread infection, some frog populations are surviving a deadly disease that is the equivalent of mankind's Ebola virus. The reason --genetic diversity. That's the finding of a new study published…
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Credit: Sam Sapin Researchers have uncovered new evidence about the agriculturally important process of vernalization in a development that could help farmers deal with financially damaging weather fluctuations. Vernalization is the…
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Study examines how compound damaged DNA to understand its connection to cancer For more than a decade, scientists have worked to understand the connection between colibactin, a compound produced by certain strains of E. coli, and…
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A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has evaluated the role of micro-organisms colonizing the Sacred Rock at Machu Picchu in its state of conservationCredit: Héctor Morillas / UPV/EHU The Sacred Rock is one of the most…
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For the first time, researchers have shown that ordinary human cells can change their original function. This may give new hope for diabetes patientsCredit: Kim E. Andreassen, University of Bergen. Traditional cell biology textbooks say…
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Scientists point out the expediency of further research of marine invertebrates to isolate the antitumor compounds from them. Scientists of the Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (PIBOC) of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian…
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Controversial discovery suggests early complex organisms may have originated 2.1 billion years ago--more than 1.5 billion years sooner than previous evidence indicated.Credit: Abder El Albani Newly discovered fossilized tracks suggest…
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Credit: Philip Strandwitz / Northeastern University Research team studies the compelling connection between one of NIH's "most wanted" bacteria and mental health. Researchers have established a correlation between depression and a group…
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Scientists at the University of Konstanz identify fierce competition between the human immune system and bacterial pathogensCredit: Electron Microscopy Centre Cell biologists from the University of Konstanz shed light on a recent…
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Early-career researchers living and working in Bangladesh, Bolivia, the Gambia, Nepal and Palestine have been recognized for their work in the biological sciences Washington, DC, February 13, 2019 -- Five researchers have been named…
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A team of physicists from Immanuel Kant Baltic State University suggested a method to quickly identify single antibiotic-resistant bacteria cells that are the agents of tuberculosis.Credit: Andrey Zyubin A team of physicists from Immanuel…
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Prize recognizes extraordinary creativity and ingenuity in genetics researchCredit: Duke University Joseph Heitman, MD, PhD of Duke University is the recipient of the 2019 Genetics Society of America (GSA) Edward Novitski Prize. Heitman is…
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Credit: Artur Yakimovich Researchers have developed a new AI-driven platform that can analyse how pathogens infect our cells with the precision of a trained biologist. The platform, HRMAn ('Herman'), which stands for Host Response to…
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