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Bacterial Sixth Sense: Detecting Death for Survival
Some species of bacteria are able to protect themselves in response to the death of their kin.
Identifying the Airborne Assassins of Algal Blooms
How do airborne bacteria kill oceanic algal blooms?
Going Undercover: Plants Fight Fungi with Messenger Molecules
Plants smuggle vesicles containing the information for antimicrobial effectors into fungi to defend themselves against an ongoing infection.
Resource management in overworked microbes
When Pseudomonas putida is made to produce lots of protein, the bacterium re-organizes its metabolism in previously unknown ways.
Life after ice
Hungry microbes in the rapidly warming Antarctic grow faster and consume more carbon under warming scenarios.
How do microbes contribute to skin inflammation?
Microbe residence on skin in early life controls allergic inflammation in the skin in adult life
Dandruff as explained by forensic science
Can your itchy scalp be a source of your DNA?
Viruses in the gut may be tied to chronic stress
Stress can induce or be modulated by viruses found in the gut microbiomes of mice.
Vitamin A deficiency hinders our Neutrophil Defense
Vitamin A protects us against Salmonella by aiding our immune system
Unlocking Nature’s Secret Language
Scientists are harnessing a chemical language between plants and microbes to create better crops.
Symbiotic Solutions! Microbes help trees tolerate climate change
As changing temperatures threaten trees with extinction, adapted microbial communities may be the key to survival.
It takes guts to fight mental disorders
Study using twins finds specific gut bacteria that are linked to our mental health status
Degraded polysaccharides as a foraging cue
Bacteria sense degraded polysaccharides as a signal for nutrient exhaustion.
Ebola Virus Sneaks Out Through Cellular Tunnels
Ebola virus causes infection by using thin tubes called tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) to move its genetic material from one cell…
Viral Ghosts: COVID-19 leaves a proinflammatory trace
SARS-CoV-2 protein fragments bind with viral RNA and may be responsible for the extreme inflammatory effects of COVID-19
Botany tango: Saga of Jasmonic acid & Streptomyces
In the plant-microbe dance, Streptomyces and plant hormone jasmonic acid waltz through a tale of defense and adaptation.
Grip Strength – A Silent Indicator of COVID-19 Severity
Could being a bodybuilder reduce your risk of developing long COVID? Researchers are learning how hand grip strength may predict…
A cheesy story of microbial cooperation
Microbes cooperate during cheddar cheese formation and give it its unique flavour.
Microbial Marvels: Rescuing Earth One Dye At A Time
Dislike beets but like the color red? We now have a yeast producing the same red color but waaaay better…
Your Body’s Timberland: Microbial Ecology Fighting Cancer
What can we learn by measuring changes in the microbiome of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients?
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