A new bacterial blueprint to aid in the war on antibiotic resistance
A team of scientists from around the globe, including those from Trinity College Dublin, has gained high-res structural insights into a key bacterial enzyme that may help chemists design new drugs to inhibit it and thus suppress disease-causing bacte.....»»
Decoding anthocyanin impact: Genetic insights into plant defense and growth trade-offs
Anthocyanins are key pigments in plants for plant resistance to abiotic stress. It can provide photoprotection by potentially absorbing visible light and scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS) when biotic stress occurs. However, comparative studies.....»»
Researchers discover novel bacteriocin in common skin bacterium
Infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a growing global problem. Part of the solution may lie in copying the bacteria's own weapons. Researchers in Tromsø have found a new bacteriocin, in a very common skin bacterium. Bacteriocin inhibits.....»»
Bacteria store "memories" and pass them on for generations, study finds
Scientists have discovered that bacteria can create something like memories about when to form strategies that can cause dangerous infections in people, such as resistance to antibiotics and bacterial swarms when millions of bacteria come together on.....»»
Will this antibiotic work for you? A quick and easy method of testing antimicrobial susceptibility
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) directly causes an estimated 1.3 million deaths around the globe annually, a figure that the World Health Organization has predicted will rise. A leading cause of AMR is the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, which has.....»»
Study shows how AI can detect antibiotic resistance in as little as 30 minutes
To mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, researchers supported by the Oxford Martin Program on Antimicrobial Resistance Testing at the University of Oxford have reported advances towards a novel and rapid antimicrobial susceptibility test that can.....»»
Feeding dogs raw meat increases the risk of antibiotic-resistant E. coli, finds study
Feeding dogs raw (uncooked) meat increases their risk of excreting E. coli that cannot be killed by a widely used antibiotic—ciprofloxacin—researchers at the University of Bristol have found from a study of 600 healthy pet dogs......»»
New method combines synthetic biology with AI in the cell-free quest for new antibiotics
The rising resistance of bacteria to antibiotics presents an escalating global health risk. Now, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, Germany, have combined synthetic biology and artificial intelligence (AI.....»»
Scientists discover key to a potential natural cancer treatment"s potency
Slumbering among thousands of bacterial strains in a collection of natural specimens at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, several fragile vials held something unexpected, and possibly very useful......»»
The mystery of phosphite: A scientific detective story leads to discovery of new type of bacterial metabolism
Konstanz biologists have discovered a phosphorus-based bacterial metabolism that is both new and ancient. The story of its discovery features a calculation from the 1980s, a sewage plant, a new bacterial organism, and a remnant from around 2.5 billio.....»»
Study reveals bacterial protein capable of keeping human cells healthy
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, partnering with colleagues in Australia, have identified a novel bacterial protein that can keep human cells healthy even when the cells have a heavy bacterial burden. The discovery could l.....»»
"Superbugs" with hypervirulence and carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae
A new bacterial threat, the carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP), is rapidly spreading in clinical environments in China, posing a significant public health challenge. This pathogen is simultaneously multidrug-resistant,.....»»
Single gene controls Corn Belt weed"s resistance to soil-applied herbicide, study finds
Waterhemp, the aggressive weed threatening Corn Belt crop production, is throwing curveballs once again, according to researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The weed has famously developed resistance to not one or two, but seven.....»»
How do bacteria actually become resistant to antibiotics?
"What doesn't kill me makes me stronger," originally coined by Friedrich Nietzsche in 1888, is a perfect description of how bacteria develop antibiotic resistance......»»
Education is key to curbing antimicrobial resistance in cats, study says
Better education for cat owners, more communication from veterinarians, increased drug choices and cheaper, rapid diagnostic tools can help improve antimicrobial use in cats, which has important implications for rising antimicrobial resistance in ani.....»»
Wow! These JVC true wireless earbuds can be yours for $15 today
The JVC Gumy Mini true wireless earbuds are very cheap at $15 from Amazon's Woot, but they offer an IPX4 water resistance rating and 15 hours of battery life......»»
Vineyards of the future will produce more than wine
Europe is seeking to use emissions and residues from winemaking for new products ranging from animal feed to antibiotic alternatives......»»
Analyzing the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacterium P. aeruginosa
The University of Cordoba is participating, together with IMIBIC and the Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, in a national study that analyzes the evolution, between 2017 and 2022, of the antibiotic resistance of a bacterium associated with high mor.....»»
Gene discovery may help growers battle grape downy mildew
Researchers at Cornell have discovered a new grape downy mildew resistance gene—giving the wine and grape industry a powerful new tool to combat this devastating disease......»»
U.S. hopes $40 million in smart infrastructure grants will create blueprint
The Federal Highway Administration will award $40 million in grants to communities for vehicle-to-everything technologies such as roadside infrastructure and wireless connectivity......»»
Chloroplasts do more than photosynthesis: They"re also a key player in plant immunity
Scientists have long known that chloroplasts help plants turn the sun's energy into food, but a new study, led by plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, shows that they are also essential for plant immunity to viral and bacterial pa.....»»