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Published Scrapie could breach the species barrier - Scrapie Could Breach the Species Barrier: A Threat to Livestock and Humans


The pathogens responsible for scrapie in small ruminants (prions) have the potential to convert the...
Published Human body a breeding ground for antimicrobial resistance genes - Human Body: A Breeding Ground for Antimicrobial Resistance Genes


The community of microbes living in and on our bodies may be acting as a reservoir for antibiotic re...
Published Multidrug-resistant bacterium emerging in community settings



New 'hypervirulent' strains of the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae have emerged in healthy people in...
Published Skin behind the ears and between the toes can host a collection of unhealthy microbes



Scrubbing behind the ears and between the toes may help keep the skin in those regions healthy, new...
Published Restoring the function of a human cell surface protein in yeast cells



Yeast cells are widely used to study G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a large group of cell surf...
Published Research connecting gut bacteria and oxytocin provides a new mechanism for microbiome-promoted health benefits



Researchers found that the hormone oxytocin, known to be involved in regulating feeding and social b...
Published Lab-grown retinas explain why people see colors dogs can't



With human retinas grown in a petri dish, researchers discovered how an offshoot of vitamin A genera ...
Published Researchers map genome for cats, dolphins, birds, and dozens of other animals



Researchers mapped genetic blueprints for 51 species including cats, dolphins, kangaroos, penguins,...
Published Bacteria subtype linked to growth in up to 50% of human colorectal cancers



Researchers have found that a specific subtype of a microbe commonly found in the mouth is able to t...
Published Milk to the rescue for diabetics? Cow produces human insulin in milk



An unassuming brown bovine from the south of Brazil has made history as the first transgenic cow cap...
Published As we age, our cells are less likely to express longer genes



Aging may be less about specific 'aging genes' and more about how long a gene is. Many of the change...
Published Discovery of vast sex differences in cellular activity has major implications for disease treatment



The study reveals vast differences in gene activity within the mitochondria of males compared to fem...
Published Evolution of taste: Early sharks were able to perceive bitter substances



New genetic data show that humans and sharks share bitter taste receptors, even though their evoluti ...
Published Study of ancient British oral microbiomes reveals shift following Black Death



The Second Plague Pandemic of the mid-14th century, also known as the Black Death, killed 30-60 perc...
Published How evolution tamed a deadly virus and why we should still worry



Over the last century, a once-deadly mosquito-borne virus has evolved so that it no longer sickens h...
Published Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk?



New research may help close the nutrition gap between infant formula and human breast milk. The stud ...
Published Drug compounds to combat neurodegenerative diseases



Prions are the abnormal, pathogenic agents that are transmissible and are able to induce abnormal fo...
Published Do smells prime our gut to fight off infection?



In nematodes and humans, mitochondrial stress in the nervous system initiates a whole-body response ...
Published Luring the virus into a trap - Luring the Virus into a Trap: A Promising Approach to Combatting Infectious Diseases



Viruses like influenza A and Ebola invade human cells in a number of steps. Research teams investiga ...
Published Hairs that help fish feel -- and humans hear - Hairs that Help Fish Feel -- and Humans Hear



Scientists are reporting a discovery about unexpected asymmetry on the hair cells of zebrafish that...