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A new formula to make safe fermented milk products

A research project headed by the Technical University of Denmark, DTU, has come up with the formula for a freeze-dried starter culture that African camel milk farmers can use to make safe, fermented milk products.

24 Sep 2020

Novel framework reveals ecological drivers of microbial community assembly in response to warming

Researchers from the OU Institute for Environmental Genomics and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology lead a study that aims to better understand ecological community assembly mechanisms in response to climate warming.

23 Sep 2020

Research project to explore the impact of global warming on fungi species

Scientists from universities in the UK, US and Argentina are joining forces in a $1m research project to discover what impact an increase in global temperatures could have on the millions of species of fungi around the world.

From Northumbria University 23 Sep 2020

Scientists uncover new pathway to protect plants from fungal infection

Widespread fungal disease in plants can be controlled with a commercially available chemical that has been primarily used in medicine until now. This discovery was made by scientists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of the State of Paraná in Brazil.

23 Sep 2020

Lifeforms likely used arsenic before oxygen was present on planet Earth

Much of life on planet Earth today relies on oxygen to exist, but before oxygen was present on our blue planet, lifeforms likely used arsenic instead.

23 Sep 2020

Escherichia coli bacteria show path to speed up photosynthesis

Cornell University scientists have engineered a key plant enzyme and introduced it in Escherichia coli bacteria in order to create an optimal experimental environment for studying how to speed up photosynthesis, a holy grail for improving crop yields.

22 Sep 2020

Elderly patients face higher risk of severity and death from COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 can infect people of any age. However, elderly people face a greater risk of severity and death when compared to younger patients.

22 Sep 2020

Growing algae for biofuels in the dark using solar-generated electricity

Algae could compete with petroleum as the fuel of the future if only the process of growing it was more efficient. Thanks to a fellowship from the Link Foundation, it soon could be.

16 Sep 2020

Viruses provide a "coup de grace" when ocean algae are stressed and dying

Scientists have long believed that ocean viruses always quickly kill algae, but Rutgers-led research shows they live in harmony with algae and viruses provide a "coup de grace" only when blooms of algae are already stressed and dying.

From Rutgers University 15 Sep 2020

Researchers develop highly scalable and accurate antibody test for COVID-19

An antibody test for the virus that causes COVID-19, developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with Houston Methodist and other institutions, is more accurate and can handle a much larger number of donor samples at lower overall cost than standard antibody tests currently in use.

14 Sep 2020

Bioengineers detect the presence of maxRNA on the surface of human cells

Bioengineers have demonstrated that RNA produced by the human genome is found on the surface of human cells.

11 Sep 2020

Human evolution shaped by pathogens and cell-autonomous immunity

Every human cell harbors its own defenses against microbial invaders, relying on strategies that date back to some of the earliest events in the history of life, researchers report.

10 Sep 2020

Treatments targeting the gut microbiome can protect space travelers from adverse health problems

Space travelers who spend long periods of time in space can experience health problems, such as adverse effects on metabolism, and immunity.

9 Sep 2020

Researchers develop cellular roadmaps to predict the body’s susceptibility to coronavirus

A new study has created promising roadmaps to predict how the novel coronavirus infects organs and detects the factors that could limit the infection.

7 Sep 2020

Safe antibiotic levels can help fight the spread of drug-resistant bacteria

New research reveals current understanding of safe antibiotic levels in rivers may not prevent evolution of antibiotic resistance and fully protect human health. The study suggests the need to introduce thresholds to help fight the spread of resistant bacteria.

From University of Exeter 4 Sep 2020

Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause severe abnormalities in the fetus

Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause severe abnormalities in the fetus, including malformations such as microcephaly. In a small proportion of cases, the disease may lead to miscarriage and perinatal death.

4 Sep 2020

Researchers investigate cellular factors that could be significant for COVID-19 infection

An infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can affect multiple organs. With this in mind, researchers of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Cornell University in the US have investigated cellular factors that could be significant for an infection.

4 Sep 2020

Microbiology

A new formula to make safe fermented milk products

Novel framework reveals ecological drivers of microbial community assembly in response to warming

Research project to explore the impact of global warming on fungi species

Scientists uncover new pathway to protect plants from fungal infection

Lifeforms likely used arsenic before oxygen was present on planet Earth

Escherichia coli bacteria show path to speed up photosynthesis

Elderly patients face higher risk of severity and death from COVID-19

Growing algae for biofuels in the dark using solar-generated electricity

Viruses provide a "coup de grace" when ocean algae are stressed and dying

Researchers develop highly scalable and accurate antibody test for COVID-19

Bioengineers detect the presence of maxRNA on the surface of human cells

Human evolution shaped by pathogens and cell-autonomous immunity

Treatments targeting the gut microbiome can protect space travelers from adverse health problems

Researchers develop cellular roadmaps to predict the body’s susceptibility to coronavirus

Safe antibiotic levels can help fight the spread of drug-resistant bacteria

Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause severe abnormalities in the fetus

Researchers investigate cellular factors that could be significant for COVID-19 infection

Researchers develop antibacterial agent to treat drug-resistant infections

Study reveals gene that provides resistance to tomatoes from bacterial speck disease

Study: Bacterial cells from different species can combine into unique hybrid cells

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