Scienmag

JANUARY 20, 2021

Credit: Jan Zrimec/Chalmers University of Technology Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected. Now, computational research at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows that one reason could be significant genetic transfer between bacteria in our ecosystems and to humans.

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Scienmag

MAY 26, 2021

Researchers turn now to see how COVID-19 pandemic affected microbiome in each city Each city has its own unique microbiome, a “fingerprint” of viruses and bacteria that uniquely identify it, according to a new study from an international consortium of researchers that included a team from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). (..)

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Scienmag

JANUARY 8, 2021

Now research reveals that bacteria too have internal clocks that align with the 24-hour cycle of life on Earth. The research answers a long-standing biological question and could have implications for the timing of drug delivery, biotechnology, and […].

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Credit: Avalos Lab/Princeton University Researchers at Princeton University have created a new and improved way to more precisely control genetically engineered bacteria: by simply switching the lights on and off. Working in E.

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Scienmag

MARCH 8, 2021

Credit: Shutterstock Researchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics. The findings offer a potential new drug target in the search for effective new antibiotics as we face the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and infections caused by bacterial pathogens.

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STAT News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This year’s class of 28 Wunderkinds were selected from more than 200 brilliant researchers.

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BioTech 365

AUGUST 24, 2021

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Genetically engineered good bacteria could aid in combating disease.Our bodies are home to several bacterial species that help us maintain our health and wellbeing.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Bacteria naturally develop resistance to antibiotics over time, through genetic mutation, horizontal gene transfer between bacteria, or because of selective pressure. Virus versus bacteria. Phages are viruses of bacteria. Secondly, the relationships between phages and bacteria are very specific.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Princeton researchers have discovered a new protein involved in assembly and maintenance of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria Credit: Silhavy Lab, Princeton University Bacteria are single-celled organisms that are essential to human health, both in our environment and inside our own bodies.

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STAT News

MARCH 29, 2023

Fortunately, there were already multiple strains of bacteria that infected and killed these insects. Why not learn from the best? Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Researchers take a closer look at the genomes of microbial communities in the human mouth Credit: Photo credit: Jessica Mark Welch, Marine Biological Laboratory.

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Scienmag

MARCH 2, 2021

Published today in Nature Communications, the researchers modified E. […]. . — Envisioning an animal-free drug supply, scientists have — for the first time — reprogrammed a common bacterium to make a designer polysaccharide molecule used in pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals.

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Scienmag

JULY 16, 2021

Credit: Vaughn Cooper PITTSBURGH, July 16, 2021 – For the first time ever, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered that phages–tiny viruses that attack bacteria–are key to initiating rapid bacterial evolution leading to the emergence of treatment-resistant “superbugs.”

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Originally discovered in bacteria as a defense mechanism against pathogens, CRISP/Cas9 has made it possible to make exquisitely detailed and precise alterations to DNA sequences on demand, and as a tool for molecular biology has already transformed research into diseases and drug discovery. What started as a curiosity?driven,

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 4, 2023

Like humans, bacteria and archaea can be attacked by viruses. Bacterial defenses, such as CRISPR-Cas systems, have diverse proteins and functions that help bacteria protect themselves against foreign invaders. These microorganisms have developed their own immune defense strategies against their pathogens.

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Scienmag

MARCH 2, 2021

Kim New research suggests that the ability of green algae to eat bacteria is likely much more widespread than previously thought, a finding that could be crucial to environmental and climate science. Bock & E. The work, […].

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in hospitals could be greatly reduced thanks to research by The University of Queensland and Queensland Health.

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STAT News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

With so many “unprecedented,” “transformative” breakthroughs happening, forecasting which one will be awarded top research honors isn’t getting any easier. But with the naming of this year’s Nobels fast approaching — the medicine award will be announced on Oct. 3, physics on Oct.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 19, 2021

A naturally occurring system for tuning CRISPR-Cas9 expressing in bacteria, identified in a study published in Cell , could have implications for gene editing therapies as well. In bacteria with unaltered tracr-L, levels of CRISPR-related genes were low. The authors found that tracr-L redirects Cas9 in S.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 3, 2020

A new study has found that a novel T cell genetically engineered by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers is able to target and attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes, which could lead to new immunotherapy treatments.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Expanding upon the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system, researchers at MIT have designed a new technique called PASTE gene editing that can cut out defective genes and replace them with new genes in a safer and more efficient way. The MIT research team turned to a family of enzymes called integrases to meet their goal.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 20, 2021

Ella, 28, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis – a rare genetic disease which causes a build-up of thick, sticky mucus in the lungs, digestive tract, and sinuses – at 18 months old. This sticky mucus gets trapped and breeds infections from bacteria I inhale,” says Ella, who adds she was “terrified” of doctors as a child.

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Scienmag

JUNE 24, 2021

NIH scientists discover that bacteria may drive activity of many hallmark aging genes in flies Credit: Courtesy of the Giniger lab NIH/NINDS.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Researchers at Stanford Medicine found that COVID-19 antibodies preferentially target different parts of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in mild COVID-19 cases than they do in severe cases. New Class of Antibiotic Works Against Range of Bacteria. Isoprenoids are required for cell survival in most pathogenic bacteria.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 22, 2021

Cryo-electron microscopy study allows researchers to visualize structural changes in an E.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Research shows how mosquito genetics, combined with expanding habitats due to climate change , may accelerate the risk of Zika virus outbreaks, emphasizing the urgency of targeted vector control strategies.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The key component in all vaccines is one or more active ingredients made from viruses or bacteria, also called antigens, which generates an immune response. The active component of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tozinameran, contains the genetic code for the coronavirus spike protein, inside a lipid (fat) capsule.

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Roots Analysis

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Bacteria plays a crucial role in maintaining the ecosystem balance. However, there are few species of bacteria that can cause several infectious diseases ( such as strep throat, salmonellosis, tuberculosis, whooping cough ). The overuse of antibiotics has resulted in the emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacteria. coli and P.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Researchers aiming to predict which staph-infection patients might develop a related kidney disease have found a high frequency of gene mutations in the infecting bacteria of affected patients, which suggests these variants may play a role in the body's initiation of the renal damage.

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Scienmag

MAY 10, 2021

Researchers reconstruct the oral microbiomes of Neanderthals, primates, and humans, including the oldest oral microbiome ever sequenced from a 100,000-year-old Neanderthal, and discover unexpected clues about human evolution and health Credit: Werner Siemens Foundation, Felix Wey Living in and on our bodies are trillions of microbial cells belonging (..)

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Work allows genomic monitoring for epidemic strains of Vibrio cholerae bacteria The evolution of epidemic and endemic strains of the cholera-causing bacterium Vibrio cholerae in Argentina has been mapped in detail by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the University of Cambridge and the (..)

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

12, 2020 — Lung cancer patients who harbor certain bacteria in the airways may have a poorer prognosis, a new study finds, adding to evidence that the body’s “microbiome” may play a role in cancer patients’ outlook. None of that proves the bacteria, themselves, were to blame, Segal said. THURSDAY, Nov.

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XTalks

JULY 26, 2021

But several researchers and experts have brought to light some food safety concerns of plant-based meat, and why it must be treated differently than that of animal protein. Plant-based meat has been in the spotlight in recent years thanks to its professed health, safety and environmental benefits over its animal-based counterpart.

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XTalks

JANUARY 6, 2021

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US have isolated small antibodies called “nanobodies” from a llama named Cormac that can block the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Owing to their size, they can be grown in bacteria as opposed to larger animal or human cells, making them easier and cheaper to produce.

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Scienmag

AUGUST 17, 2020

Credit: Professor Mark Schembri There is new hope for approximately 700,000 people who die each year from antibiotic resistant infections, with University of Queensland researchers discovering how bacteria share antibiotic-resistance genes. “The diminishing […].

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 4, 2021

Improper disposal of antibiotics also releases these drugs into the environment, and researchers working with these drugs in the lab also have concern over their ultimate effects on study results. The process described in the research was previously developed by a former graduate student research in O’Malley’s lab, Justin Yoo.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 12, 2021

The John Innes Centre researchers used the technology to create a new strain of Streptomyces formicae bacteria which over-produces the medically promising molecules. Martins Scientists have used gene-editing advances to achieve a tenfold increase in the production of super-bug targeting formicamycin antibiotics.

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