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Published Sweet salvation -- how a sugar cane pathogen is gearing up a new era of antibiotic discovery - Sweet Salvation: How a Sugar Cane Pathogen is Gearing Up a New Era of Antibiotic Discovery



A potent plant toxin with a unique way of killing harmful bacteria has emerged as one of the stronge...
Published How waste-eating bacteria digest complex carbons - How Waste-Eating Bacteria Digest Complex Carbons


For the first time, researchers mapped the metabolic mechanisms in a Comamonas bacterium that digest...
Published Pungent ginger compound puts immune cells on heightened alert - Pungent Ginger Compound Puts Immune Cells on Heightened Alert


Ginger has a reputation for stimulating the immune system. New results now support this thesis. In l...
Published Scientists discover compound found in trees has potential to kill drug-resistant bacteria - Scientists Discover Compound Found in Trees Has Potential to Kill Drug-Resistant Bacteria


Researchers have found a naturally occurring compound, known as hydroquinine, has bacterial killing...
Published 'Electronic nose' built with sustainably sourced microbial nanowires that could revolutionize health monitoring - Electronic Nose Built with Sustainably Sourced Microbial Nanowires that Could Revolutionize Health Monitoring


Scientists recently announced the invention of a nanowire 10,000 times thinner than a human hair tha...
Published Broccoli consumption protects gut lining, reduces disease, in mice - Broccoli Consumption Protects Gut Lining, Reduces Disease, in Mice



Broccoli is known to be beneficial to our health. For example, research has shown that increased con...
Published Pathogen mapped: Evolution and potential treatments - Pathogen Mapped: Evolution and Potential Treatments


A parasite which has devastating impacts on agriculture and human health is the first pathogen to ha...
Published Study connects decomposing body's BMI to surrounding soil microbes - Study Connects Decomposing Body's BMI to Surrounding Soil Microbes


Researchers investigated how the process of human body decomposition affected microbial life of the...
Published Designing more useful bacteria - Designing More Useful Bacteria: The Future of Biotechnology


In a step forward for genetic engineering and synthetic biology, researchers have modified a strain...
Published Scallop eyes as inspiration for new microscope objectives - Scallop Eyes as Inspiration for New Microscope Objectives



Neuroscientists have developed innovative objectives for light microscopy by using mirrors to produc...
Published Humans bite back by deactivating mosquito sperm - Humans Bite Back by Deactivating Mosquito Sperm


New research makes it likely that proteins responsible for activating mosquito sperm can be shut dow ...
Published An extra X chromosome-linked gene may explain decreased viral infection severity in females - An Extra X Chromosome-Linked Gene May Explain Decreased Viral Infection Severity in Females


It has long been known that viral infections can be more severe in males than females, but the quest...
Published Here's how a worm's embryonic cells changed its development potential - Here's how a worm's embryonic cells changed its development potential



Researchers have spotted how specific proteins within the chromosomes of roundworms enable their off ...
Published Near-universal T cell immunity towards a broad range of bacteria - Near-Universal T Cell Immunity: A Promising Solution to Bacterial Infections



Typically T cells of the immune system respond to a specific feature (antigen) of a microbe, thereby...
Published How dormant bacteria come back to life - How Dormant Bacteria Come Back to Life



Bacterial spores can survive for years, even centuries, without nutrients, resisting heat, UV radiat...
Published How bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotics - How Bacteria Evolve Resistance to Antibiotics



Bacteria can rapidly evolve resistance to antibiotics by adapting special pumps to flush them out of...
Published Why do some people live to be 100? Intestinal bacteria may hold the answer - Why Do Some People Live to Be 100? Intestinal Bacteria May Hold the Answer



Some people live longer than others -- possibly due to a unique combination of bacteria in their int...
Published Scientists slow aging by engineering longevity in cells - Scientists Slow Aging by Engineering Longevity in Cells



Researchers have developed a biosynthetic 'clock' that keeps cells from reaching normal levels of de...
Published New insights into the complex neurochemistry of ants - New Insights into the Complex Neurochemistry of Ants



Ants' brains are amazingly sophisticated organs that enable them to coordinate complex behavior patt...
Published Stowaways in the genome - Stowaways in the Genome: The Intriguing World of Transposable Elements



Scientists have discovered over 30,000 viruses by using the high-performance computer cluster 'Leo'...