The web meets genomics: a DNA search engine for microbes
New search engine allows researchers to identify antibiotic resistance genes or mutations in real time Researchers at EMBL's European Bioinformatics ...
Tag: Microbiology
University spinout receives £1.2 million to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Credit: University of Plymouth Amprologix Limited, a University of Plymouth spinout company, has won a £1.2 million contract from the ...
Microbes help make the coffee
Washington, DC - February 1, 2019 - When it comes to processing coffee beans, longer fermentation times can result in ...
Stem cell growth accelerated by tropoelastin protein
Cheaper and more efficient treatments for diseases could resultCredit: University of Sydney Stem cells are vital for therapeutic treatments to ...
When mucus can be key to treating colon and airway diseases
Researchers have identified proteins that control mucous production and suggest clues to treating colon and airway diseasesCredit: Gerard Cantero -Recasens, ...
Resistant germs — A global problem
BfR at the international start-up project meeting on animal health and food safety in Africa The project is funded by ...
Vaccination with Streptococcus mitis could protect against virulent sibling, Streptococcus pneumonia
Vaccinating laboratory mice with Streptococcus mitis bacteria prevents their virulent sibling, Streptococcus pneumoniae from infecting the mice. The research suggests ...
Researchers develop new approach for vanquishing superbugs
Tackling antibiotic resistance via existing drugs (with a twist)Credit: Jacob Scott, MD, DPhil A scientific team from Case Western Reserve ...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation grants over $4.7 million in awards to 24 top young scientists
Grants totaling over $4.7 million give early career investigators independence to pursue cutting-edge cancer research New York, NY (January 29, ...
Study identifies biomedical potential of bivalves
Shellfish could revolutionize human health research, new study suggestsCredit: José Fernández Robledo/Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Shellfish like oysters and ...
Opioid addiction effects on bones is subject of NIJ research grant
Forensic anthropologist to study how opioids impact the microscopic bone structures used to estimate age-at-deathCredit: The University of Akron Bones ...
Scientists use microorganism to fabricate functional bacterial cellulose in situ
Credit: GAO Minghong Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a cellulose material produced by microbial fermentation with a unique porous network structure. ...
'Small meets smaller': Dietary nanoparticulates impact gut microbiome
Mainz University Medical Center uncovers new insights into the effects of food nanoparticles on the intestinal floraCredit: source: Stauber Group, ...
Tongue microbiome could help identify patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer
Credit: Oleg Magni from Pexels Differences in the abundance of certain bacteria living on the tongue can distinguish patients with ...
Whopping big viruses prey on human gut bacteria
Largest phages ever found in humans target bacteria associated with hunter-gatherer diets Viruses plague bacteria just as viruses like influenza ...
Manipulating cell networks with light — New frontiers in optical microscopy
Credit: Kobe University A new optical microscope system called SIFOM (Stimulation and Imaging-based Functional Optical Microscopy) can stimulate multiple cells ...
'Superbug gene' found in one of the most remote places on Earth
Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the ...
New therapeutic target for graft-vs-host disease could make bone marrow transplant safer
Graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) is a major complication of bone marrow transplant, a potentially curative therapy for blood-borne cancers. Targeting Sirt-1 ...
How sponges undermine coral reefs from within
Scientists from the Royal NIOZ Netherlands Institute for Sea Research have uncovered how the sponges hollow out and take over ...
New insight into unique sugar transport in plants
Credit: Bjorn Panyella Pedersen, Aarhus University Sugar transport through Sugar Transport Proteins (STP) is unique to plants, and is important ...