Microbiology

Inflammation in a sound-processing region of the brain mediates ringing in the ears in mice that have noise-induced hearing loss, according to a study publishing June 18 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Shaowen Bao of the…
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Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine previously found evidence that the placenta harbors a sparse but still present community of microorganisms, which they and other researchers speculate may…
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Scientists didn't find ancient DNA or proteins in fossils, but they did find lots of strange microbesCredit: Nobu Tamura Bad news, Jurassic Park fans--the odds of scientists cloning a dinosaur from ancient DNA are pretty much zero. That's…
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New titles will meet growing demand for gold open access, and build on the Current Opinion legacy of editorial excellence, high-impact and global reachCredit: Elsevier Amsterdam, June 18, 2019 - Elsevier, the information analytics…
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Targeting heteroresistance A sneaky form of antibiotic resistance called "heteroresistance" is more widespread than previously appreciated, scientists at the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center report. At the same time, tracking…
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Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech biochemist Brandon Jutras has discovered the cellular component that contributes to Lyme arthritis, a debilitating and extremely painful condition that is the most common late stage symptom of Lyme…
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Credit: National Institute for Health and Welfare Earlier research has shown that growing up on a farm with animals may as much as half the risk of asthma and allergies. The protective effect is thought to be attributable to the diverse…
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The research has focused on different types of cells called macrophages, and how they work when bacteria are presentCredit: University of Plymouth Affecting around 115,000 people in the UK alone, Crohn's Disease is a lifelong condition…
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Microbiologists have discovered a new family of bacteria belonging to the order Rickettsiales -- Deianiraeaceae; this is the first report of the Rickettsia-like bacteria that display a unique extracellular lifestyle and are in fact…
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Award includes four years of funding to explore biomedicine's most challenging questionsCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist Lillian Fritz-Laylin is one of 22 early-career researchers selected for the Pew…
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Smarter food production is becoming an imperative as the world's population swells and climate changes. With the backing of a 203 million kroner grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, researchers at the University of Copenhagen and other…
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Credit: McCready AR, et al. (2019) Researchers have developed a new mutant version of a receptor used by a bacterial pathogen for a chemical communication process called quorum sensing, according to a study published June 13 in the…
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A concrete example of how one species of bacteria consumes levodopa, the primary treatment for Parkinson's disease, could reveal more about how the microbiome impacts our healthCredit: Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer; Harvard…
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Innovation enables better visualization and interpretation of data from cell microscopyCredit: Carnegie Mellon University/Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason A combined research team from Carnegie Mellon University and Benaroya…
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