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Acne bacteria, study suggests, thrive when skin oil turns infection-fighting cells into accomplices 

STAT News

No face is quite as greasy as that of adolescents, flooded with hormones that grow hair, deepen voices, and ramp up production of sebum, a secretion that makes the skin a moist and protective barrier.  And, in people with extra-oily skin, the body’s natural defenses can’t seem to get rid of the bacteria.

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In a first, children with rare genetic diseases get mitochondrial transplants from their mothers

STAT News

At a far distant point in Earth’s ancient past, two separate, single-celled life forms — an archaeon and a bacteria — became one in an act either of symbiosis or enslavement, depending on which microbiologist you ask. They also metabolize cholesterol and synthesize hormones and neurotransmitters.

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#news #biotech Yeast and bacteria together biosynthesize plant hormones for weed control

BioTech 365

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Yeast and bacteria together biosynthesize plant hormones for weed control.Plants regulate their growth and development using hormones, including a group called strigolactones that prevent excessive budding and … Continue (..)

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The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods

Scienmag

New research in mice points to a significant role for fungi to shape metabolism, including fat deposition, and metabolic hormones. – Studies of the microbiome in the human gut focus mainly on bacteria. Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

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Veneno signs research agreement with Astellas Pharma

Pharmaceutical Technology

GPCRs, which secure extracellular neurotransmitters and hormones and transfer their signals to the inside of the cell, are engaged in maintaining homeostasis inside and outside the cell. Veneno will use its next-generation peptide discovery technology, known as the PERISS method (intra-periplasm secretion and selection), to obtain DRPs.

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Leading freeze-drying systems suppliers for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries widely use freeze-drying systems to protect vaccines, antibodies, antibiotics such as penicillin, blood plasma, proteins, enzymes, hormones, viruses, and bacteria from heat and minimise their biological activity.

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Risk adjusted net present value: What is the current valuation of Pharma Mar’s Ecubectedin?

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ecubectedin is a small molecule commercialized by Pharma Mar, with a leading Phase II program in Hormone Sensitive Breast Cancer. Pharma Mar offers in vitro diagnostic products used for detection of virus and bacteria in respiratory infections and human papilloma virus genotypes, among others.

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