Metagenomic Sequencing Reveals a Hidden World of Bacteriophages in the Ganga River
Metagenomic sequencing of water from the Ganga River at Haridwar has uncovered thousands of viral species dominated by tailed bacteriophages, ...
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Hidden Antarctic microbe turns iron into stone beneath the ice shelf
Scientists discovered a novel iron-oxidizing bacterium beneath Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf whose Cyc2 enzyme, functionally confirmed in the lab, ...
Deep-Sea Clams Use a Tiered Survival Strategy When Sulfide Supplies Falter
HKUST-led researchers used in situ transplant experiments at the Haima cold seep to show that a deep-sea clam and its ...
Sewage Is the Superhighway Spreading Antibiotic Resistance Across the Planet
A major new review finds that sewage and freshwater are the dominant environmental pathways spreading antibiotic resistance genes worldwide and ...
Loyal but not faithful: marine worms swap microbes to stay stable
A three-decade survey of gutless marine worms reveals that their remarkably stable symbioses depend on a surprising willingness to acquire ...
When Kelp Forests Collapse, Even the Microbes Beneath Them Change
A new PNAS study from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences shows that the collapse of Maine's kelp forests fundamentally restructures ...
Antibodies, Not Just Abundance: IgA Surveillance Emerges as a Hidden Architect of the Gut Microbiome
A new quantitative framework reveals that IgA antibody targeting organizes the gut microbiome and fragments detectably in early multiple sclerosis.
Ancient Lake DNA Reveals Microbes Evolving Faster Than Their Functions Under Climate Change
Sedimentary ancient DNA from Lake Daihai in northern China reveals that microbial community structure evolved nearly ten times faster than ...
Viruses as Scalpels: Phages Expose Hidden Dependencies in Intact Microbiomes
Researchers used narrow-host-range bacteriophages to selectively deplete Variovorax from complex microbial communities, confirming thiamine cross-feeding with Leifsonia and revealing auxin-mediated ...
Two Gut Microbe Types Split IBD Patients Into Very Different Diseases
A multi-omics study of 178 inflammatory bowel disease patients identifies two gut microbiome enterotypes with sharply different metabolomic profiles, disease ...
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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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