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Aberrant RNA Splicing Generates Immunogenic Neoantigens in Systemic Lupus

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and the University of Washington (UW) have discovered that patients with lupus have unusual mutations that may turn their bodies into battlegrounds.

30 Oct 2026

St. Jude Scientists Discover Gene-Regulatory Pathway Protecting Gut Immune Balance

Trillions of bacteria live in the human gut without triggering an immune response. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have now discovered a gene-regulatory pathway that helps maintain this delicate balance. Published today in Science Advances, they showed that a type of immune cell, regulatory T cells, co-opt a well-known general gene expression pathway called COMPASS to suppress inappropriate immune responses and prevent lethal inflammation and autoimmunity.

30 Oct 2026

Genomic Insights Into Microbial Recruitment and Adaptation in Global Eggplant

Plants depend on root-associated microbes for nutrients, protection against pathogens and stress tolerance.

27 Oct 2026

With Climate-Resilient Crops in Mind, Study Tackles Flaw in Photosynthesis

Rising temperatures and increasing drought are shortening crop growing seasons in many parts of the world. Now scientists at KTH report new advances toward engineering more efficient photosynthesis, work that could eventually contribute to efforts to adapt crops for climate change.

24 Oct 2026

New DNA Test Detects Listeria in Ice Cream and Reveals How It Survives Freezing

Researchers developed a PMA-ddPCR assay to detect and quantify potentially viable Listeria monocytogenes in ice cream, identifying the pathogen in two of 500 commercial samples and demonstrating good agreement with conventional culture-based measurements. The method also supported predictive models of bacterial growth under different temperature conditions, while experiments showed that the pathogen could survive 240 days of frozen storage without substantial changes in population levels.

21 Oct 2026

In Situ Plasmonic Nanostructure Growth Enables Label Free Bacterial SERS Analysis

A research team led by Senior Researcher Minyoung Lee and Principal Researcher Sunggyu Park of the Advanced Bio and Healthcare Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), headed by President Chul-jin Choi, has developed a label-free surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) analysis technology that rapidly detects extremely low concentrations of viable bacteria by directly growing plasmonic metal nanostructures on and around bacterial cells.

20 Oct 2026

Korean Researchers Identify New Mechanism Underlying Superbug Antibiotic Resistance

A joint research team led by Professor Hongbaek Cho of the Department of Biological Sciences at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) and Professor Jeong Min Chung of the Department of Biotechnology at The Catholic University of Korea has identified a new mechanism underlying antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a major multidrug-resistant "superbug."

16 Oct 2026

Using Bacteria to Create Biocement Materials

Cement manufacturing is one of the largest sources of CO2 emissions in the construction industry. At the Department of Architecture, Karen Antorveza Paez, who has just completed her doctorate at ETH Zurich, is researching an alternative that works in a totally different way: instead of firing rocks at over 1,000°C, she is getting bacteria to bond grains of sand together into solid architectural elements.

16 Oct 2026

Bee-Free Honey Alternatives Show Promising Medical and Antimicrobial Potential

Vegan honey alternatives could be engineered to have similar antimicrobial properties to prized mānuka honey from New Zealand, according to research at Aston University.

16 Oct 2026

Non-Dominant Bacterial Networks Drive Stability and Resilience in Gut Microbiome

The stability of the human gut microbiome relies on interactions between different bacterial species. However, the specific molecular mechanisms of these interactions, particularly among non-dominant species, remain largely unexplored.

16 Oct 2026

Breakthrough in Bacterial Enzyme Engineering for Sustainable Industrial Chemical Production

To produce pharmaceuticals, food ingredients, and flavours and fragrances, it is often necessary to oxidise alcohols. In conventional chemistry, this transformation typically relies on harsh oxidants and elevated temperatures, besides generating toxic waste.

15 Oct 2026

Cryo-EM Snapshots Capture Multi-Stage Structural Transitions During DNA Recombination

Bacteriophages, or viruses that infect bacteria, have a fiendishly simple purpose in life: attach to a bacterial cell, inject their DNA, and then use the host's genetic machinery to reproduce. In doing so, they may have evolved some of the most efficient gene editing tools ever seen in nature.

15 Oct 2026

Metagenomic Sequencing Reveals Widespread Resistance Across Estuarine Bacteria

Marine bacteria have evolved to bypass the copper-based coatings placed under ships to stop the growth of barnacles, algae, and other marine life.

14 Oct 2026

Researchers Capture Real-Time Molecular Movie of Penicillin Enzymatic Ring Closure

Researchers from the University of Oxford and international collaborators have revealed previously unseen rapid chemical stages in the formation of β-lactam antibiotics like penicillin, offering insights that can support future antibiotic development.

10 Oct 2026

Microbe Retains Self-Replication Machinery While Discarding Almost All Metabolic Pathways

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown microorganism, which has the smallest genome ever found, that is possibly able to replicate and express its own genetic information.

10 Oct 2026

Ancient Gut Microbes Traveled Globally With Prehistoric Human Ancestors

As waves of humans left Africa tens of thousands of years ago, eventually populating the entire planet, they were joined on their world-conquering ride by the trillions of microorganisms that compose the gut microbiome.

8 Oct 2026

Enzyme Knockdown Repolarizes Immune Cells for Targeted Immunotherapy

Our bodies contain immune cells called macrophages.

8 Oct 2026

Researchers Discover Novel Protein Plug Mechanism in Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

8 Oct 2026

Obligate Endosymbionts Synthesize Vital Amino Acids and Nutrients for Host Survival

Endosymbionts are widely distributed across various cell types in insects and are transmitted primarily vertically, while also spreading among different hosts through horizontal transmission. Functionally, they can be divided into obligate (primary) and facultative (secondary) endosymbionts.

8 Oct 2026

Collision-Sensing Enables Efficient Bacterial Navigation Through Complex Micro-Scale Mazes

Whether in fish schools, bird flocks or human crowds, moving as a group can offer safety and efficiency, but it can also lead to congestion and jamming," says Alexandre Persat, Professor at EPFL.

7 Oct 2026

Bacteria News and Research

Aberrant RNA Splicing Generates Immunogenic Neoantigens in Systemic Lupus

St. Jude Scientists Discover Gene-Regulatory Pathway Protecting Gut Immune Balance

Genomic Insights Into Microbial Recruitment and Adaptation in Global Eggplant

With Climate-Resilient Crops in Mind, Study Tackles Flaw in Photosynthesis

New DNA Test Detects Listeria in Ice Cream and Reveals How It Survives Freezing

In Situ Plasmonic Nanostructure Growth Enables Label Free Bacterial SERS Analysis

Korean Researchers Identify New Mechanism Underlying Superbug Antibiotic Resistance

Using Bacteria to Create Biocement Materials

Bee-Free Honey Alternatives Show Promising Medical and Antimicrobial Potential

Non-Dominant Bacterial Networks Drive Stability and Resilience in Gut Microbiome

Breakthrough in Bacterial Enzyme Engineering for Sustainable Industrial Chemical Production

Cryo-EM Snapshots Capture Multi-Stage Structural Transitions During DNA Recombination

Metagenomic Sequencing Reveals Widespread Resistance Across Estuarine Bacteria

Researchers Capture Real-Time Molecular Movie of Penicillin Enzymatic Ring Closure

Microbe Retains Self-Replication Machinery While Discarding Almost All Metabolic Pathways

Ancient Gut Microbes Traveled Globally With Prehistoric Human Ancestors

Enzyme Knockdown Repolarizes Immune Cells for Targeted Immunotherapy

Researchers Discover Novel Protein Plug Mechanism in Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Obligate Endosymbionts Synthesize Vital Amino Acids and Nutrients for Host Survival

Collision-Sensing Enables Efficient Bacterial Navigation Through Complex Micro-Scale Mazes

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