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Published Surprise finding in study of environmental bacteria could advance search for better antibiotics



Researchers studying bacteria from freshwater lakes and soil say they have determined a protein's es...
Published Researchers show that IgA fine tunes the body's interactions with microbes - Researchers Show That IgA Fine Tunes the Body's Interactions with Microbes



A new study has demonstrated that IgA acts as a 'tuner' that regulates the number of microbes the bo...
Published Biologists, chemical engineers collaborate to reveal complex cellular process inside petunias - Biologists and Chemical Engineers Collaborate to Reveal Complex Cellular Process Inside Petunias


Once upon a time, prevailing scientific opinion might have pronounced recently published research as...
Published Why microbes in the deep ocean live without sunlight - Why Microbes in the Deep Ocean Live Without Sunlight



A new study reverses the idea that the bulk of life in the ocean is fueled by photosynthesis via sun...
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 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 Gutless marine worms on a Mediterranean diet: Animals can synthesize phytosterols - Gutless Marine Worms on a Mediterranean Diet: Animals Can Synthesize Phytosterols



Phytosterols are good for your health, but humans and other animals are not able to make them themse...
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 Study identifies key T cells for immunity against fungal pneumonia - Study Identifies Key T Cells for Immunity Against Fungal Pneumonia


Researchers have identified a specific T cell that produces cytokines necessary for immunity against...
Published Without this, plants cannot respond to temperature - Without This, Plants Cannot Respond to Temperature


Scientists have significantly advanced the race to control plant responses to temperature on a rapid...
Published HIV genomes that hide in white blood cells offer new target to eliminate infections - HIV Genomes That Hide in White Blood Cells Offer New Target to Eliminate Infections


To develop treatments that may one day entirely rid the body of HIV infection, scientists have long...
Published Scientists discover new embryonic cell type that self-destructs to protect the developing embryo - Scientists Discover a New Embryonic Cell Type that Self-Destructs to Protect the Developing Embryo



Scientists have uncovered a new quality control system that removes damaged cells from early develop...
Published Researchers show mobile elements monkeying around the genome - Researchers Show Mobile Elements Monkeying Around the Genome



Whole-genomic sequencing has revolutionized the amount and detail of genetic diversity now available...
Published A detailed map of the microverse: Microbial niches - A Detailed Map of the Microverse: Microbial Niches



What defines the habitat -- the ecological niche -- of a microorganism? It is a combination of envir...
Published Scientists get fungi to spill their secrets - Scientists Get Fungi to Spill Their Secrets


Using multiplex base-editing, an approach that simultaneously modifies multiple sites in fungal geno...
Published New genetic disorder that causes susceptibility to opportunistic infections - New Genetic Disorder That Causes Susceptibility to Opportunistic Infections


Immunogeneticists have discovered a new genetic disorder that causes immunodeficiency and profound s...
Published Archaea in a warming climate become less diverse, more predictable - Archaea in a Warming Climate Become Less Diverse, More Predictable



Using a long-term multifactor experimental field site researchers showed that experimental warming o...
Published Exploring the underground connections between trees - Exploring the Underground Connections Between Trees



Fungal networks interconnecting trees in a forest is a key factor that determines the nature of fore...
Published Cross-species prion adaptation depends on prion replication environment - Cross-Species Prion Adaptation: Understanding the Role of Prion Replication Environment


A hamster prion that replicated under conditions of low RNA levels in mouse brain material resulted...
Published Flexible tail of the prion protein poisons brain cells - Flexible Tail of the Prion Protein Poisons Brain Cells


Prion proteins are the infectious pathogens that cause Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease...