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Tracking Dynamic Mitochondrial Networks Beyond Flat Snapshots Assesses Cellular Health

Mitochondria - tiny structures that convert nutrients into energy - are often depicted as discrete kidney bean-shaped objects.

18 Sep 2026

Study Decodes Molecular Key Triggering SARS-CoV-2 Cell Invasion

To enter our cells, the Covid-19 virus fuses its surrounding membrane with the membrane of the target cell.

17 Sep 2026

Restoring Gut Indole Levels Reduces Campylobacter Infection in Mouse Models

What if something produced naturally by your gut bacteria could help fight a dangerous foodborne pathogen?

17 Sep 2026

Single-Molecule Tracking Captures Nucleation and Rapid Growth Kinetics in Capsid Assembly

Oxford University researchers have captured the step-by-step assembly of individual virus-like particles, revealing how simple molecular interactions can reliably build these complex biological structures. The results have been published today (16 September) in Nature.

17 Sep 2026

Novel Phage-Producing Bacteria Provide Early Defense Against Gut Pathogens

The mammalian gut microbiome is teeming with a delicate balance of bacteria and the viruses that keep them in check, called bacteriophages, or phages. Each bacterial species usually has its own set of phage partners.

17 Sep 2026

Research Exposes Molecular Mechanisms Dampening CD8+ T Cell Functional Efficacy

A research team led by Prof. ZHOU Xuyu from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from Beijing Ditan Hospital and Capital Medical University, has identified ANKRD11 as a key regulator that reduces the activity of CD8+ T cells during chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and cancer.

15 Sep 2026

Merging Advanced Machine Learning With Biological Research Accelerates Global Health Solutions

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how science gets done. At the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, researchers are not just using AI as a tool.

15 Sep 2026

Icosagen Develops Manufacturing-Ready CHO Cell Line for EPOK Therapeutics' Complex Tetravalent Antibody-Like Protein

Icosagen, a private European protein therapeutics CRDMO, and EPOK Therapeutics Inc., a pre-clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, based in Toronto, Canada, today announced the successful completion of a development project for EPOK's novel antibody EPRA-0322.

From Icosagen 15 Sep 2026

Low CO2 Triggers Bacterial Metabolic Switch to Maximize Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Synthesis

Driven by the ongoing environmental issues caused by plastics, biodegradable plastics, synthesized by microorganisms and naturally decomposed, are drawing significant interest.

14 Sep 2026

Researchers Identify Genetic Factors Enabling Deadly E. coli Strains to Infect

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have identified how certain dangerous bacteria are spread.

12 Sep 2026

Genetically Modified Bacterial Enzyme Breaks Down Dense Polyurethane Plastics

Your favorite pair of tennies, kicks, or trainers may soon become a little more sustainable. In a study publishing September 11 in the Cell Press journal Chem Catalysis, researchers have developed a new kind of enzyme based on a bacterium found in compost that can degrade the polyurethane material in shoe foams.

12 Sep 2026

Synchronized Gene Regulatory Pathways Defend C. diff Against Host and Microbiota Threats

The pathogen Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) - a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections - must contend with a variety of threats inside the harsh environment of the gut to survive and grow.

10 Sep 2026

Researchers Discover Groundbreaking Protein-Stabilizing Antiviral for Ebola

A University of Minnesota-led multi-institutional research team has discovered a highly potent small molecule that blocks Ebola virus entry by stabilizing the virus's entry protein and provides strong protection when given orally in a preclinical model.

10 Sep 2026

Study Evaluates Impact of Broad-Spectrum Fungal Immunization on Resident Gut Microflora

A vaccine created by University of Georgia researchers to battle multiple life-threatening fungal infections is successful in achieving protective immunity in pre-clinical animal models while also maintaining the biodiversity of the gut microbiome, according to a new study.

9 Sep 2026

Elusive Archaea Act as Flexitarians in Marine Sponge Symbiosis

Symbiotic ammonia-oxidizing archaea in marine sponges are not strict specialists, but true "flexitarians": A team led by microbiologists Bettina Glasl and Katharina Kitzinger from the University of Vienna, in collaboration with partners from Australia, has shown that these microbes dine not only on ammonia but also on amino acids such as valine, leucine, and isoleucine - and presumably do that to communicate with their animal host.

7 Sep 2026

Key Cellular Complexes Drive Protein Localization Within Resistant Bacterial Membranes

Gram-negative bacteria are responsible for causing several infections that are hard to treat, owing to their high resistance to antibiotics.

7 Sep 2026

Research Identifies Microorganisms That Convert Precursors Into Testosterone

Many prostate cancers depend on androgen hormones, including testosterone, to grow. That is why treatments for advanced disease often try to reduce testosterone production or block its effects.

7 Sep 2026

Bacterial Chemical Signals Work Together to Control Intestinal Movement

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that chemical signals produced by gut bacteria work together to control intestinal movement.

3 Sep 2026

Genetically Engineered Marine Bacteria Accelerate Global Carbon Dioxide Removal Efforts

Rock weathering, the breakdown and dissolving of rocks and minerals caused by their exposure to water, air, and biological life, is a major regulator of Earth's atmospheric CO2 levels and climate.

31 Aug 2026

Single Line T Cell Immunity Fails Maintaining Permanent Zika Protections

CA-Zika virus has been spreading for decades, but it first grabbed worldwide headlines in 2016. That February, with an outbreak sweeping the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the surge in Zika-linked birth defects a "public health emergency of international concern"-a designation which lasted until that November.

31 Aug 2026

Microbiology

Tracking Dynamic Mitochondrial Networks Beyond Flat Snapshots Assesses Cellular Health

Study Decodes Molecular Key Triggering SARS-CoV-2 Cell Invasion

Restoring Gut Indole Levels Reduces Campylobacter Infection in Mouse Models

Single-Molecule Tracking Captures Nucleation and Rapid Growth Kinetics in Capsid Assembly

Novel Phage-Producing Bacteria Provide Early Defense Against Gut Pathogens

Research Exposes Molecular Mechanisms Dampening CD8+ T Cell Functional Efficacy

Merging Advanced Machine Learning With Biological Research Accelerates Global Health Solutions

Icosagen Develops Manufacturing-Ready CHO Cell Line for EPOK Therapeutics' Complex Tetravalent Antibody-Like Protein

Low CO2 Triggers Bacterial Metabolic Switch to Maximize Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Synthesis

Researchers Identify Genetic Factors Enabling Deadly E. coli Strains to Infect

Genetically Modified Bacterial Enzyme Breaks Down Dense Polyurethane Plastics

Synchronized Gene Regulatory Pathways Defend C. diff Against Host and Microbiota Threats

Researchers Discover Groundbreaking Protein-Stabilizing Antiviral for Ebola

Study Evaluates Impact of Broad-Spectrum Fungal Immunization on Resident Gut Microflora

Elusive Archaea Act as Flexitarians in Marine Sponge Symbiosis

Key Cellular Complexes Drive Protein Localization Within Resistant Bacterial Membranes

Research Identifies Microorganisms That Convert Precursors Into Testosterone

Bacterial Chemical Signals Work Together to Control Intestinal Movement

Genetically Engineered Marine Bacteria Accelerate Global Carbon Dioxide Removal Efforts

Single Line T Cell Immunity Fails Maintaining Permanent Zika Protections

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