Painting a clearer picture of COVID-19
MU researchers team up with 8th grader, MU undergrad to identify mutations in virus that may be causing its high ...
Tag: Microbiology
Microbiome-based technologies drive multibillion-dollar market
New research field promises to transform food production and treatment of diseases; a global panel of experts unified concepts to ...
Water at the end of the tunnel
How methanogens are able to render oxygen molecules harmlessCredit: S. Engilberge and T. Wagner Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas ...
A new twist on public health tick surveillance
UMass Amherst scientists to capture the outdoor locations of people with tick-borne diseasesCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
Ultrapotent antibody mix blocks COVID-19 virus attachment
A cocktail of powerful antibodies identified in recovered patients locks the coronavirus infection machinery, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 attachment to host cells, ...
Study could be first step in providing personalized care to patients with ureteral stents
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ONTARIO - For patients with kidney stones, ureteral stents (hollow devices placed in the ...
Potential drug target for dangerous E. coli infections identified
Credit: UNSW Sydney Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, are bacteria which many people associate with causing mild food poisoning, ...
Secondary variant of Photorhabdus luminescens interacts with plant roots
New form of insect-pathogenic bacterium extends the options for sustainable crop protection and biological pest control in agricultureCredit: ill./©: Nazzareno ...
Lending color to dead cells — A novel natural dye for screening cell viability
Scientists discover a natural food pigment that can distinguish between living and dead cells in cell culturesCredit: Tokyo University of ...
Penicillium camemberti: a history of domestication on cheese
Credit: © Tatiana Giraud, CNRS researcher at the Ecology, Systematics and Evolution Laboratory (CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay/AgroParisTech), CNRS Silver Medal 2015 The ...
Born to be wild: Fungal highways let bacteria travel in exchange for thiamine
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find a mutualistic growth mechanism between a filamentous fungus and a bacterium that allows ...
Genome of Alexander Fleming’s original penicillin-producing mould sequenced
Credit: CABI Researchers have sequenced the genome of Alexander Fleming's penicillin mould for the first time and compared it to ...
A new strategy of cell entry for some types of parvoviruses
Researchers at INRS uncover a new parvovirus strategy for reaching the cell nucleusCredit: INRS Researchers at the Institut national de ...
Magnetic ‘T-Budbots’ made from tea plants kill and clean biofilms (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Biofilms -- microbial communities that form slimy layers on surfaces -- are difficult to treat and ...
Let them eat rocks
$4.2 million grant to uncover mysteries of deep earth-dwelling microbesCredit: (Danny Newman and Mia Maltz/UCR) UC Riverside is leading an ...
Researcher receives $3.75 million NCI grant for advanced cancer research software
New technologies will analyze and archive data focused on the interplay between the human microbiome and diverse types of cancerCredit: ...
Fungi in a warmer world
Research project will explore impact of global warming on fungi speciesCredit: Dr Matthew Pound, Northumbria University Scientists from universities in ...
Web resources bring new insight into COVID-19
Credit: CDC Researchers around the world are a step closer to a better understanding of the intricacies of COVID-19 thanks ...
Scientists reveal details about the first cat infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Spain
Credit: Author: IRTA CC BY-NC 4.0 On 8 May 2020, the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) reported the ...
PNNL, UW broaden capacity to test for COVID-19
Collaborative research leads to newly approved testing technologyCredit: Photo by Andrea Starr | PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. - The nation's ability ...