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July 30, 2023

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Cell Biology: How Cellular Powerhouses Call for Help When Under Stress

Originally, the powerhouses of higher cells, the mitochondria, were independent organisms. Researchers have investigated to what extent their metabolism has blended with that of their host cells in the course of evolution, using the example of a mitochondrial stress response. They have discovered ...

Research Points to Potential New Medical Therapy for Lyme Disease

A medical therapy that inhibits the growth of cancer cells may one day be effective at treating Lyme disease, according to new research ...

Bacteria as Blacksmiths

A hot bath is a place to relax. For scientists, it is also where molecules or tiny building blocks meet to form materials. Researchers take it to the next level and use the energy of swimming bacteria to forge materials. A recent study shows us how this works and the potential sustainability ...

New Resource Harmonizes 16S and Shotgun Sequencing Data for Microbiome Research

Scientists debut Greengenes2, a massive reference database that could be used to reconcile years of microbiome ...
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Study Improves Understanding of How Bacteria Benefit Plant Growth

Scientists have found that competition between strains of beneficial bacteria in the soil degrades the service that the bacteria provide to their ...

Why We Lose Fat and Muscle During Infection

Scientists discovered that 1) the wasting response to T. brucei infection in mice occurs in two phases, each regulated by different immune cells and 2) fat loss did not benefit the fight against ...

Revealing HIV Drug-Resistance Mechanisms Through Protein Structures

Researchers have discovered the molecular mechanisms by which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) becomes resistant to Dolutegravir, one of the most effective, clinically used antiviral drugs for ...

Detection of Bacteria and Viruses With Fluorescent Nanotubes

The new carbon nanotube sensor design resembles a molecular toolbox that can be used to quickly assemble sensors for a variety of purposes -- for instance for detecting bacteria and ...

Probiotic Combo Stops Bacteria That Cause Toxic Shock Syndrome

New findings suggest that a probiotic combination could reduce incidence of toxic shock ...

Scientists Develop AI-Based Tracking and Early-Warning System for Viral Pandemics

Machine-learning system effectively predicts emergence of prominent ...

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Immune Systems Develop 'Silver Bullet' Defenses Against Common Bacteria

Immune systems develop specific genes to combat common bacteria such as those found in food, new research ...

Living Together: Microbial Communities Are More Than the Sum of Their Parts

Microbial communities are widely used biotechnology suppliers for processes like manufacturing biofuels and new foods, or helping crops grow better. To engineer successful communities, scientists ...

Fueled by New Chemistry, Algorithm Mines Fungi for Useful Molecules

A newly described type of chemistry in fungi is both surprisingly common and likely to involve highly reactive enzymes, two traits that make the genes involved useful signposts pointing to a ...

Hitting Reset to Start a New Embryo

Scientists show how a fertilized egg cell, or zygote, hits 'reset' so that the newly formed embryo can develop according to its own genetic ...

(How) Cells Talk to Each Other

Like us, cells communicate. Well, in their own special way. Using waves as their common language, cells tell one another where and when to move. They talk, they share information, and they work ...

Scientific Breakthrough Harnesses mRNA Technology to Develop Powerful Malaria Vaccine

A new mRNA vaccine targeting immune cells in the liver could be the key to tackling malaria, a disease that causes over half a million deaths each year according to the World Health Organization, yet ...

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Important Groups of Phytoplankton Tolerate Some Strategies to Remove CO2 from the Ocean

Humanity has a long track record of making big changes with little forethought. From fossil fuels to AI, plastics to pesticides, we love innovating away our problems, only to find we've created ...

New Treatment to Tackle Infections Resistant to Antibiotics

Innovative treatment paves the way for reducing antimicrobial resistance in the treatment of a deadly infection in chickens, according to an international team of ...

Gene Mutation May Explain Why Some Don't Get Sick from COVID-19

People who contract COVID-19 but never develop symptoms -- the so-called super dodgers -- may have a genetic ace up their sleeve. They're more than twice as likely as those who become ...

New Method Expertly Evaluates Protein Folding Stability on a Large Scale

Researchers have developed a method to evaluate the folding stability of a million proteins simultaneously. DNA libraries were used to generate protein -- DNA complexes that were treated with enzymes ...

Bioengineered Yeast Feed on Agricultural Waste

研究人员创建了一个bioengineered yeast that can grow efficiently on a wide range of sugars from agricultural waste biomass, closing a carbon cycle for the biosynthesis of fuels, ...

Unraveling the Mystery of Semi-Extractable RNAs from Human Cell Lines

Membraneless organelles in cells contain high concentrations of semi-extractable RNAs, which could serve as potential biomarkers and drug targets. However, the identification and characterization of ...

A Global Overview of Antibiotic Resistance Determinants

To understand the main determinants behind worldwide antibiotic resistance dynamics, scientists developed a statistical model based on a large-scale spatial-temporal analysis. Using the ATLAS ...

'Mind Controlling' Parasitic Worms Are Missing Genes Found in Every Other Animal

Parasitic hairworms manipulate the behavior of their hosts in what's sometimes called 'mind control.' A new study reveals another strange trait shared by different hairworm species: ...

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