Tiny droplets allow bacteria to survive daytime dryness on leaves
Bacteria on the surface of leaves survive dryness during the day by huddling in tiny droplets -- a finding that ...
Tag: Microbiology
New research to boost global date fruit production
New major project aims to improve global date palm production and protectionCredit: King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) ...
New journal to explore the ‘mysterious ecosystem’ in our gut
Credit: Cambridge University Press/Nutrition Society A new open access journal from Cambridge University Press, published in partnership with The Nutrition ...
Many cooks don’t spoil the broth: Manifold symbionts prepare the host for any eventuality
Deep-sea mussels harbor up to 16 different strains of bacteria in their gills, keeping them prepared for environmental changesCredit: MARUM ...
Study reveals how mucus tames microbes
Specialized sugar molecules called glycans can disarm opportunistic pathogens and prevent infectionCredit: Katharina Ribbeck CAMBRIDGE, MA -- More than 200 ...
Unlocking the biochemical treasure chest within microbes
A new genetic engineering tool will help open the floodgates of microbial metabolite applicationsCredit: Wayne Keefe/Berkeley Lab Secondary metabolites - ...
Family of crop viruses revealed at high resolution for the first time
Credit: Univeristy of Leeds For the first-time we can take a molecular-level look at one of the world's deadliest crop ...
Deciphering the early stages of Parkinson’s disease is a matter of time
The secret to deciphering elderly disorders is understanding how key proteins organize themselves over timeCredit: Guilherme A. P. de Oliveira ...
When studying immune cells, environment matters
Report urges researchers to look outside the petri dish and into the body to study T cell metabolismCredit: Image courtesy ...
Fruit flies help in the development of personalized medicine
Credit: Torsten Nygård Kristensen, Aalborg University People with the same diagnosis typically receive a standard treatment that is not necessarily ...
Nodulation connected to higher resistance against powdery mildew in legumes
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society and Zaiyong Si St. Paul, Minnesota--Scientists have long known that nodulation is important to plant ...
The cholera bacterium can steal up to 150 genes in one go
Credit: G. Knott & M. Blokesch, EPFL In 2015, EPFL researchers led by Melanie Blokesch published a seminal paper in ...
How plants react to fungi
Credit: Michaela Kopischke Plants are under constant pressure from fungi and other microorganisms. The air is full of fungal spores, ...
New bioinformatics hub at UChicago enables next-gen infectious disease research
NIH-funded resource merges pathogen databases and adds AI capabilitiesCredit: PATRIC/University of Chicago The most valuable weapon against the next deadly ...
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