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Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Copper Against Bacteria

A researcher at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson was awarded a $1.9 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to carry out more research on the mysteries of copper, particularly how it can be used to eradicate dangerous bacteria and other microorganisms.

13 Jan 2025

Is it possible to predict a pathogen’s next move? Novel tool for detecting pathogen fitness says yes!

Phylowave reveals evolutionary dynamics in pathogens, identifying fitness-linked lineages and mutations, essential for effective public health interventions.

13 Jan 2025

Fiber Consumption Linked to Reduced Risk of Harmful Gut Bacteria

The group of bacteria called Enterobacteriaceae, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, Shigella, E.coli and others, is present at low levels as part of a healthy human gut microbiome.

13 Jan 2025

Identifying PRIMER Cells and their Role in Defense Signaling

A diverse population of immune cells that move from one organ to another and react to anything from cuts to colds to cancer is how human bodies protect themselves. However, this luxury is not available to plants.

9 Jan 2025

Next-gen ‘smart cells’ take a major step forward

A new building kit for creating unique sense-and-respond circuits in human cells has been created by bioengineers at Rice University.

6 Jan 2025

Princeton Engineers Discover How Soil Bacteria Balance Plant Growth and Immunity

To stay healthy, plants balance the energy they put into growing with the amount they use to defend against harmful bacteria.

3 Jan 2025

Genetic Sequencing Breakthrough Reveals Rapid Spread of New Pathogens

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans - including those causing flu, COVID, whooping cough and tuberculosis.

2 Jan 2025

New Insights into Pseudomonas syringae Toxin’s Impact on Non-Flowering Plants

The capacity of bacteria to spread disease across the Plant Kingdom may be much more widespread than previously suspected, according to new analysis.

20 Dec 2024

Silver-Containing Showerheads Fail to Reduce Pathogens in Real-World Conditions

To guard against harmful waterborne pathogens, many consumers, including managers of health-care facilities, install antimicrobial silver-containing showerheads.

19 Dec 2024

Coffee Wilt Fungus Gains New Abilities Through Genetic Theft

Subsequent outbreaks of coffee wilt disease were caused by the fungus that causes the disease repeatedly absorbing DNA segments from a related fungal pathogen.

6 Dec 2024

Stanford Researchers Develop New Approach to Make Cancer Cells Self-Destruct

Our bodies divest themselves of 60 billion cells every day through a natural process of cell culling and turnover called apoptosis.

28 Nov 2024

New Insights Into Salmonella’s Ability to Manipulate the Gut Microbiota

Salmonella, a leading source of food poisoning, can enter the gut even in the presence of beneficial bacteria, according to a recent study from the University of California Davis Health.

18 Nov 2024

Unveiling the Mechanisms of Phenotypic Heterogeneity in M. tuberculosis

The only single-celled organism ever found to sustain a steady growth rate throughout its life cycle is the rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again named the leading infectious disease killer worldwide.

18 Nov 2024

Plastics in Wastewater Found to Harbor Foodborne Pathogens

The study identifies pathogens in plastispheres from WWTPs, underscoring the environmental risks of microplastics and the need for better management strategies.

18 Nov 2024

Intricate Relationship Between Goblet Cells and the Gut Microbiome

In a new study, scientists from the University of California, San Diego have shed light on the crucial function goblet cells—specialized gut-lining cells—play in preserving a balanced and healthy immune environment in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Dr. Fernanda Raya Tonetti led the project, and Dr. Cristina Llorente made important contributions.

13 Nov 2024

MIT Engineers Develop Model to Decode Complex Biological Systems

Over the past two decades, new technologies have helped scientists generate a vast amount of biological data. Large-scale experiments in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and cytometry can produce enormous quantities of data from a given cellular or multicellular system.

6 Nov 2024

New Lab-Grown Lip Cells Could Transform Research and Treatment for Disfiguring Lip Conditions

We use our lips to talk, eat, drink, and breathe; they signal our emotions, health, and aesthetic beauty. It takes a complex structure to perform so many roles, so lip problems can be hard to repair effectively. Basic research is essential to improving these treatments, but until now, models using lip cells -; which perform differently to other skin cells -; have not been available.

4 Nov 2024