How a group of scientists identified a receptor that can slow down Zika virus in its initial host–the mosquito.
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An exploration into the testing standards of the materials that cover the public surfaces we encounter on a daily basis.
Bacteria have a lot of ways to increase their chances of survival, including flipping their genes backward.
For the first time, miniproteins are succesfully used in mice for the treatment of autoinflammatory diseases, outperforming antibodies.
Bacterial circadian clockwork helps in anticipating seasonal changes in the environment.
This study shows that bacteria cooperate to survive where we don’t want them.
Researchers engineer a bacterium to capture CO2 and produce mevalonate, a chemical used in the pharmaceutical industry.
The origins of antibiotics span far beyond the 20th century, including an 1,000-year-old empirical recipe termed Bald’s eyesalve.
Certain microbes affect immune cell control in cancer. This study identifies crucial microbes through fecal microbiota transplantations.
Researchers have modified a common probiotic bacteria to develop a nasal vaccine that can help us fight influenza’s seasonal infection.
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