Researchers uncover new facets of HIV's 'arms race' with human defense system
Study could contribute to new therapies COLUMBUS, Ohio - A new study reveals details about the evolutionary contest between HIV ...
Tag: Microbiology
Swimming microbes steer themselves into mathematical order
Credit: Video courtesy of Saverio Spagnolie MADISON, Wis. -- Freeing thousands of microorganisms to swim in random directions in an ...
Red tide rolling: Harmful algae found to flourish in both high-, low-CO2 environments
Credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The algae responsible for Florida's toxic red tides may be more ...
Boyce Thompson Institute researchers uncover new structures at plant-fungal interface
New discovery could eventually help reduce the use of fertilizer in agricultureCredit: Jotham Austin II and R. Howard Berg For ...
Researchers develop mini kidneys from urine cells
New publication in Nature BiotechnologyCredit: Anne Rios (Princess Maxima Centre) for Nature Biotechnology Scientists from Utrecht University, University Medical Center ...
Scientists expose hidden risks of diarrhoeal disease
A rapidly evolving new subspecies of the cryptosporidium parasite - a leading cause of diarrhoeal disease in children worldwide - ...
Researchers find window of opportunity for treatment of early cystic fibrosis lung infections
New research from DTU Biosustain and Rigshospitalet suggests that disease-causing microbes in young cystic fibrosis (CF) patients change rapidly within ...
Researchers find potential new source of rare earth elements
Study could benefit the US clean energy and electronics industriesCredit: USDA ARS Researchers have found a possible new source of ...
Breast milk microbiome contains yeast and fungi: Do these benefit the infant?
Washington, DC - March 1, 2019 - Investigators have now shown that the breast milk microbiome contains fungi. Multiple previous ...
Bacteria in frog skin may help fight fungal infections in humans
Credit: Christian Martin In the past few decades, a lethal disease has decimated populations of frogs and other amphibians worldwide, ...
High-fat diet and age alter microflora and cause inflammation in heart failure
Experiments with mice show involvement of gut bacteria and spleen in this heart pathologyCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Growing older ...
Research identifies mechanism that helps plants fight bacterial infection
UC Riverside study could lead to better strategies for protecting crops from attacks by pathogensCredit: Jin lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...
How Capsella followed its lonely heart
Credit: Andrew Davis The Brassicaceae plant family boasts a stunning diversity of fruit shapes. But even in this cosmopolitan company ...
Gonorrhoea: Drug resistance compromises recommended treatment in Europe
Very limited alternatives left to successfully treat gonorrhoeaCredit: ECDC Gonorrhoea is the second most commonly notified sexually transmitted infection across ...
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