Persistence of gut microbial strains in twins, living apart after cohabitating for decades
A genomics tool can determine whether twins maintained identical gut strains, even after living apart for years.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ...
Tag: Microbiology
Disorderly DNA helps cancer cells evade treatment
Discovery could help researchers design new chromatin-based therapeuticsCredit: Northwestern University Researchers discover inverse relationship between cancer patient survival and plasticity ...
A response key for survival of Mycoplasma genitalium in the urogenital tract uncovered
Credit: IBB-UAB Metals (iron, zinc, nickel, cobalt, etc.) participate in numerous enzymatic reactions and are essential nutrients for bacteria. Inside ...
Smartphone cameras can speed up urinary tract infection diagnosis
New 25-minute test could simplify initial diagnosis of urinary tract infections and assist in the fight against the global threat ...
The birds and the bats: Evolving to fly may have had big effect on gut microbiome
Comparing microbiomes in 900 vertebrate species revealed that bats have guts more like birds than other mammalsCredit: UC San Diego ...
Birds and bats have strange gut microbiomes — probably because they can fly
Credit: Holly Lutz At a time when kombucha is commonplace on cafe menus and "probiotic-fortified" has become the newest health ...
Grower citizen science project uses collaboration to improve soil health
Credit: Natasja van Gestel West Texas cotton growers face many environmental challenges, including rising temperatures, higher temperature extremes, less rainfall, ...
Brassica crops best for crop rotation and soil health in potato production systems
Credit: Robert Larkin Crop rotation is vital to any crop production system. Rotating crops maintains crop productivity and soil health ...
Microbes from humics lakes produced omega-3 fatty acids from micropla
Researchers used carbon isotope labeling to follow the fate of polyethylene in the food chainCredit: The University of Jyväskylä Increasing ...
Harnessing the microbiome to improve stroke recovery
Short chain fatty acid supplementation improves stroke recovery in miceCredit: Sadler et al., JNeurosci 2019 Supplementing the body's short chain ...
First study to compare citrus varieties with combination of metabolomics and microbiome
Credit: Emily M. T. Padhi, Nilesh Maharaj, Shin-Yi Lin, Darya O. Mishchuk, Elizabeth Chin, Kris Godfrey, Elizabeth Foster, Marylou Polek, ...
Researchers map malaria parasites proliferate in human blood cells
Credit: Kentaro Kato, Tohoku University Malaria parasites transform healthy red blood cells into rigid versions of themselves that clump together, ...
NUS researchers uncover how fish get their shape
Sculpting of fish muscle requires genetic and mechanical informationCredit: Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore The diverse colours, shapes and ...
Hepatitis D: The mystery of the virus’ life cycle revealed
Professor Patrick Labonté's team at the INRS reveals the key role of a cellular process in the development of the ...
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