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First Nationwide Microbiome Atlas Reveals Hidden Nitrifiers Across Denmark

An international research team led by Aalborg University with contributions from the University of Vienna has systematically mapped the microbiome of an entire country for the first time.

8 Dec 2025

Nearly 1/3 of Pesticides and Industrial Chemicals Harm Gut Bacteria

A study reveals that common pesticides and industrial chemicals inhibit gut bacteria, highlighting risks to health and the need for revised safety assessments.

5 Dec 2025

New Evidence Shows Complex Life Began Far Earlier Than Previously Believed

Complex life began to develop earlier, and over a longer span of time, than previously believed, a groundbreaking new study has revealed.

4 Dec 2025

Engineered Gut Bacteria With MiRNA Nanoparticles To Reverse IBD

Biomimetic nanoparticles delivering microRNA to gut bacteria enhance protective metabolites, repair intestinal barriers, and alleviate colitis symptoms.

3 Dec 2025

New Label-Free Breakthrough for Studying Bacterial Shape Diversity

Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean has remained a major challenge, especially for species that can't be grown in the lab.

2 Dec 2025

Ambiguous Stop Codons Expand the Genetic Code in Archaea

The beauty of the DNA code is that organisms interpret it unambiguously. Each three-letter nucleotide sequence, or codon, in a gene codes for a unique amino acid that's added to a chain of amino acids to make a protein.

2 Dec 2025

Nobel Prize-Awarded Material That Puncture and Kill Bacteria

Bacteria that multiply on surfaces are a major headache in healthcare when they gain a foothold on, for example, implants or in catheters.

27 Nov 2025

Biotin Competition in the Nasal Cavity

Research reveals biotin competition in the nasal cavity affects Staphylococcus aureus growth, highlighting potential strategies to combat antibiotic resistance.

26 Nov 2025

New Tool Maps Microbial Activity to Transform Gut Health Research

The gut microbiome is made up of trillions of microbes that play a vital role in keeping us healthy.  A disturbance in the balance of these microbes can contribute to a variety of health conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

22 Nov 2025

Cancer Cells Survive Treatment and Regrow by Hijacking Cell Death Enzyme

The emergence of cancer drug resistance remains one of the most pressing problems in cancer care and there is a critical need to devise approaches to mitigate it.

22 Nov 2025

Bacteriophages Facilitate the Survival of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Kimchi Fermentation

The World Institute of Kimchi (President: Hae Choon Chang), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, has confirmed in a new study that bacteriophages, which were previously considered a 'nuisance' during the process of food fermentation, actually play the role of key helpers that facilitate the survival of lactic acid bacteria (LAB).

21 Nov 2025

New Cloaked CRISPR Technology Reveals Hidden Gene Targets for Cancer Metastasis

The immune system plays a crucial role in fighting tumors and metastases. Consequently, it is decisive to conduct cancer research in mouse models with an immune system that is as natural as possible – which is easier said than done.

21 Nov 2025

New Study Finds Higher Levels of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Surface Water During Winter

A new study from The James Hutton Institute, Scotland’s pre-eminent interdisciplinary scientific research institute for the sustainable management of land, crop and nature resources, has found that the levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) present in surface water increase during winter.

21 Nov 2025

LEVA Enables Real-Time Tracking of Extracellular Vesicle Communication

In stunning new time-lapse videos, biological nanoparticles scoot and flit across a starry field of glowing dots.

19 Nov 2025

Reviving Ancient DNA Techniques to Study Historical Disease Evolution

Research institutions around the world house valuable genetic information that could help unlock countless medical mysteries.

17 Nov 2025

Studying Disease Evolution Through Ancient DNA Analysis

Research institutions around the world house valuable genetic information that could help unlock countless medical mysteries. However, because DNA degrades over time, it is difficult for researchers to analyze DNA samples older than 20 years using conventional analytical approaches.

14 Nov 2025

New Aquatic Arthropod Model Emerges from Visualization of Endosymbiosis in Ostracods

Ostracods, sometimes called seed shrimp, are nearly microscopic, aquatic organisms, inhabiting all types of marine and freshwater environments.

13 Nov 2025

Animal Testing to Be Phased Out Faster as UK Unveils Roadmap for Alternative Methods

Animal testing in science is set to be phased out faster under a new plan to deliver on the government’s manifesto commitment, unveiled by Science Minister Lord Vallance today (Tuesday 11 November).

13 Nov 2025

Rethinking Model Organisms to Harness Nature’s Untapped Diversity

Recent epic leaps in genetics have created a biodiversity library. As the genetic make-up of animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and viruses has been mapped, researchers racing to develop solutions to today's global challenges run into a question: Why be limited to a mouse?

12 Nov 2025

Pitt-Led Team Creates Fully Synthetic Bacteriophages, Speeding Up Discovery

A team led by University of Pittsburgh's Graham Hatfull has developed a method to construct bacteriophages with entirely synthetic genetic material, allowing researchers to add and subtract genes at will. The findings open the field to new pathways for understanding how these bacteria-killing viruses work, and for potential therapy of bacterial infections.

11 Nov 2025