Pharmaceutical Waste Is Breeding Superbugs in Rivers and Wastewater Worldwide
A comprehensive review of 167 studies shows that pharmaceutical and clinical effluents are transforming aquatic ecosystems into hotspots where multidrug ...
Tag: horizontal gene transfer
Staphylococcus aureus SauUSI Motor Revealed as a One-Enzyme DNA Shredder
Single-molecule experiments reveal that one SauUSI restriction enzyme dimer from Staphylococcus aureus acts as an ATP-driven motor that loops along ...
First Plasmid Found in Halovibrio Reveals a Mosaic Genome Forged by Gene-Sharing in Salt Brines
Researchers have characterized the first plasmid from the halophilic bacterial genus Halovibrio, uncovering a mosaic structure shaped by horizontal gene ...
Scellmate brings contamination-aware curation to thousands of single-cell microbial genomes
A new semi-supervised computational framework called Scellmate curates thousands of noisy single amplified genomes and maps mobile genetic elements to ...
Gene Swapping, Not Mutation, Drives the Hidden Evolutionary Rulebook of Gut Bacteria
A new PLOS Biology study shows that recombination, not changing selection pressures, largely explains the declining dN/dS ratios observed in ...
Gut Microbes That Traveled the World With Ancient Humans Are Vanishing
Deep genomic sequencing of the Tsimane and Hadza peoples reveals that hundreds of gut bacterial species co-migrated with humans across ...
Hidden Viral World Revealed Beneath the Pacific’s Nodule Fields Before Mining Begins
A new genomic survey of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone reveals that over 99 percent of its sediment viruses are unknown ...
The Amoebae We Forgot: Tiny Predators May Hold the Key to Climate-Microbiome Dynamics
A new PLOS Ecosystems opinion article argues that free-living amoebae, long ignored in climate and public health surveillance, may be ...
Living Near Livestock Farms Linked to Drug-Resistant Genes in Household Dust
A large metagenomic study of Iowa homes finds that bedroom dust contains more antimicrobial resistance genes when residences sit closer ...
Hidden Insect Species May Owe Their Origins to the Microbes Living Inside Them
A new synthesis in the Journal of Systematics and Evolution outlines how endosymbionts drive cryptic speciation in insects through ecological ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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