Microbiology News
March 2, 2025
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Feb. 28, 2025 — Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores -- and genital herpes flare-ups caused by the same virus -- after researchers discovered an unexpected way the herpes virus re-activates in the ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — The discovery of a powerful 'weapon' used by many disease-causing fungi to infect and destroy major food crop staples, such as rice and corn, could offer new strategies to bolster global food ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — The balance between two types of molecules -- reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) -- plays a crucial role in tackling drug-resistant bacteria, according to a new ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers use a unique barcoding system to track K. pneumoniae bacteria as it moved throughout the ...
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Feb. 27, 2025 — A new study has identified a genetic circuit in plants that controls individual leaf growth and allows the plants to adapt to their environment. The findings could help the development of more ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Messenger RNA can travel between different types of stem cells through tunnel-like structures, as revealed by a new study. By studying interactions ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A new study suggests that ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have not resulted in ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — It's common knowledge that sugar causes cavities, but new research provides evidence that -- depending on your genetic makeup -- starches could also be a contributing ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — How do wildlife researchers know when an endangered population is sick? They can detect infectious microbes in animal waste, but the presence of a microbe doesn't always equate to impactful ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Two new papers describe a significant advance in understanding the complex functions of the metabolic ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body don't stash them in specialized compartments as once thought, but turn them into critical nutrients that build proteins, create energy and keep the cells ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — The reason why so many tree species can coexist in species-rich forests has long been a subject of debate in ecology. This question is key to understanding the mechanisms governing the dynamics and ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Researchers report on the influence of an endophytic fungus of the genus Cladosporium on the defense of black poplars against herbivorous insects. The fungus, which lives inside the leaves, not only ...
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Feb. 26, 2025 — A comprehensive encyclopedia of the known functions of all protein-coding human genes has just been completed and released. Researchers used large-scale evolutionary modeling to integrate data on ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Working toward more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccines, researchers have developed two strains of mycobacteria with 'kill switches' that can be triggered to stop the bacteria after they ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Researchers are investigating whether certain viruses known as bacteriophages, or phages, which specifically infect bacteria but not human cells, affect the development of type 1 diabetes in young ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Keeping work surfaces clean during meat processing is a challenge, and now researchers deliver key insights into a solution that could change the current practice altogether: Instead of working to ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Researchers have found that specific gut cells, BEST4/CA7+ cells, regulate electrolyte and water balance in response to bacterial toxins that cause diarrhea. Their findings show that these cells ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Researchers have investigated the structure and light energy transfer efficiency of a protein complex crucial to the photosynthesis of purple sulfur bacteria thriving in high-salt, high-alkaline ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — A team has used a process known as DNA origami to make electrochemical sensors that can quickly detect and measure ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — This research comes as dengue-carrying mosquitoes expand their territory into new regions, including Southern ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — There's an arms race in medicine -- scientists design drugs to treat lethal bacterial infections, but bacteria can evolve defenses to those drugs, sending the researchers back to square one. A ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — Researchers say they found that infection with a common virus that can be transmitted from mother to fetus before birth significantly worsens an often-fatal complication of premature birth called ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — The gut bacteria of giraffes are not primarily determined by what they eat, but by the species they belong to. This is shown in a new study in which researchers have analyzed the link between diet ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — A hybrid microscope allows scientists to simultaneously image the full 3D orientation and position of an ensemble of molecules, such as labeled proteins inside cells. The microscope combines ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Using the microscopic structures found on the wings of the Morpho butterfly, researchers have developed a simple and inexpensive way to analyze cancer biopsy samples that could make cancer diagnosis ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Epigenetic inhibitors as a promising new antimalarial intervention strategy? A new study identifies an inhibitor of gene regulation that specifically kills the malaria ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Biologists have discovered a new type of RNA-splicing regulation that helps to determine which protein-coding exons will be included in messenger RNA ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is able to establish infection of liver cells, researchers have identified a vulnerability that opens ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. In the global oceans, however, this element is scarce, and nitrogen availability is therefore critical for the growth of marine life. Some bacteria found ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Researchers have 3D printed bioelectronic scaffolds that have the properties cells need to form new ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — New research has yielded promising results in the fight against campylobacter in free-range chicken flocks. Trials demonstrate that adding biochar to chicken feed can reduce campylobacter in chickens ...
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Designing Self-Destructing Bacteria to Make Effective Tuberculosis Vaccines
- Understanding the World Within: Study Reveals New Insights Into Phage--Bacteria Interactions in the Gut Microbiome
- Mimicking Shark Skin to Create Clean Cutting Boards
- New Insights Into How Gut Cells Respond to Bacterial Toxins
- Elucidating the Photosynthetic Mechanism of Purple Sulfur Bacteria Living in High-Salt, High-Alkaline Environments
Monday, February 24, 2025
- DNA Origami Suggests Route to Reusable, Multifunctional Biosensors
- As Dengue Spreads, Researchers Discover a Clue to Fighting the Virus
- Scientists Invent New Drug Candidates to Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
- Research Suggests Common Viral Infection Worsens Deadly Condition Among Premature Babies
- Unexpected Discoveries in Study of Giraffe Gut Flora
Friday, February 21, 2025
- New Microscope Can Image, at Once, the Full 3D Orientation and Position of Molecules in Cells
- Stealth Virus: Zika Virus Builds Tunnels to Covertly Infect Cells of the Placenta
- Butterfly Wings Inspire New Imaging Technique for Cancer Diagnosis
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Promising New Class of Antimalarial Drugs Discovered
- Biologists Discover a New Type of Control Over RNA Splicing
- Digging Into a Decades-Old Hepatitis B Mystery Suggests a New Potential Treatment
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Nitrogen Fixation on Marine Particles Is Important in the Global Ocean
- For Success in Bioelectronics, Build With Nature-Inspired Design
- Feed Additives Can Reduce Campylobacter in Free-Range Broilers
- New Research Shows Neonatal HSV Infections May Lead to Long-Term Cognitive Impairment
- Resilient Algae May Speed Up Greenland Ice Melt
- Parasitic Orchids Are Healthier
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Biologists Transform Gut Bacteria Into Tiny Protein Pharmacies
- Designing Antivirals for Shape-Shifting Viruses
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Marine Mystery Solved: How Anemonefish Avoid Stings from Their Sea Anemone Hosts
- Protective Role of Mitochondrial Protein Mitofusin 2 in Cellular Health Revealed
- Reduced Prediabetes in People Who Ate Broccoli Compound
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Disordered Eating and Certain Foods Linked to Higher Risk for Urinary Incontinence in Middle-Aged Women
- Scientists Herald Active Matter Breakthrough With Creation of Three-Dimensional 'synthetic Worms'
- Researchers Shed Light on the Mechanisms of Bacterial Flagellar Motors
- Stalled Microbiomes: Cystic Fibrosis Disrupts Early Gut Development in Infants
- Researchers Create Digital Microbe Collection to Transform Health Research
- Research Team Identifies Carbonate-Dissolving Microorganisms
- Fungus 'hacks' Natural Immune System Causing Neurodegeneration in Fruit Flies
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Worm Surface Chemistry Reveals Secrets to Their Development and Survival
- Splicing Twins: Unraveling the Secrets of the Minor Spliceosome Complex
- Engineered Animals Show New Way to Fight Mercury Pollution
- Mpox: Better Understanding of Tecovirimat Resistance
- Ovarian Cancer Discovery Could Turn Failed Treatment Into Lifesaver
- Protein Shuttling Mechanism Helps Bacteria Pump out Antibiotics
- Long-Term Yogurt Consumption Tied to Decreased Incidence of Certain Types of Colorectal Cancer
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Engineering Biological Reaction Crucibles to Rapidly Produce Proteins
- Breast Cancer Treatment Advances With Light-Activated 'smart Bomb'
- Micro-Nano Plastics Make Other Pollutants More Dangerous to Plants and Intestinal Cells
- Looking Between Cells
- Cold Temperatures Promote Spread of a Bird Pink Eye Pathogen at Winter Feeders
- 'Junk' RNA Segments Play Role in Protein Production, Cell Stress Response
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Influenza A Viruses Adapt Shape in Response to Environmental Pressures
- Bacteria, Brains, and Sugar: Scientists Uncover New Connections
- Less, but More: A New Evolutionary Scenario Marked by Massive Gene Loss and Expansion
- Novel Bacteria Parasitizing Archaea
- Scientists Develop Realistic 'micro-Gut' Model to Study the Relationship Between Gut Microbes and Human Diseases
- Blood Test Eases Diagnosis of Invasive Mold Disease
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Potential New Pathway to Fight Viruses
- An Unexpected Mechanism Regulates the Immune Response During Parasitic Infections
- Spliceosome: How Cells Avoid Errors When Manufacturing mRNA
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Warding Off Superbugs With a Pinch of Turmeric
- Essential Genome of Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Knowlesi Mapped
- Uncovering How Developmental Genes Are Held in a Poised State
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Mouth Bacteria May Hold Insight Into Your Future Brain Function
- Using Sugars from Peas Speeds Up Sour Beer Brewing
- Drug Reverses Groin Hernias in Male Mice Without Surgery, Shows Promise in Humans
- Why Antibiotics Can Fail Even Against Non-Resistant Bacteria
- Researchers Discover New Way to Customize Living Materials for Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery and 3D Printing
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- How Sudan Virus Binds to Human Cells
- How Healthy Stem Cells Turn Into Oral Cancer
- Helping Viruses Deliver a Knockout Blow for Killer Bacteria
- Why Do Plants Transport Energy So Efficiently and Quickly?
- New Study Model With Clues to Anti-Aging
Monday, February 3, 2025
- New Research on Ancient Life Found in Yellowstone Hot Springs
- Hijacking of Plasmin by Dengue Virus for Infection
Friday, January 31, 2025
- Gut Microbes May Mediate the Link Between Drinking Sugary Beverages and Diabetes Risk
- Healthy Gut Bacteria That Feed on Sugar Analyzed
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- A Common Mouth and Gut Bacteria May Be Linked With Increased Stroke Risk
- Why Maggots Love the Texture of Decaying Fruit
- New Light-Tuned Chemical Tools Control Processes in Living Cells
- Zika Uses Human Skin as 'mosquito Magnet' To Spread Virus Further
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- New Microscopy Technique Reveals Dynamic Escherichia Coli Membrane Stiffness
- New Fungal Species Named in Honor of Sir David Attenborough Making Zombies of Cave Spiders on the Island of Ireland
- Study Reveals How Microbes Help Detoxify Our Atmosphere
- Precision Medicine and Inflammatory Diseases: Power of Metabolic Modelling to Generate Personalized Probiotics
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Relative of Deadly Hendra Virus Found in the US
- Microbial Therapy Offers New Hope for Vitiligo Patients
- New Clues to the Mechanism Behind Food Tolerance and Allergies
- Genetic 'fingerprint' To Predict Drug Resistance in Bacteria
Monday, January 27, 2025
- How Animal Poop Helps Ecosystems Adapt to Climate Change
- New Insights Into the Immune Response of Plants
Friday, January 24, 2025
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- The Secret 'sex Lives' Of Bacteria: Study Challenges Old Ideas About How Species Form
- Bacteria Found to Eat Forever Chemicals -- And Even Some of Their Toxic Byproducts
- Imagining the Physics of George R.R. Martin's Fictional Universe
- New Study Reveals How a 'non-Industrialized' Style Diet Can Reduce Risk of Chronic Disease
- Curiosity Driven Experiment Helps Unravel Antibiotic-Resistance Mystery
- Solving the Evolutionary Puzzle of Polyploidy: How Genome Duplication Shapes Adaptation
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- T Cells Rise Up to Fight Infections in the Gut
- Plants More Likely to Be 'eavesdroppers' Than Altruists When Tapping Into Underground Networks
- Final Synthetic Yeast Chromosome Unlocks New Era in Biotechnology