Microbial link between Western-style diet and incidence of colorectal cancer uncovered
New research builds the case that a Western-style diet — rich in red and processed meat, sugar and refined grains/carbohydrates ...
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A warming climate decreases microbial diversity, study finds
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have found that the warming climate is decreasing microbial diversity, which is essential for ...
Deconstructive chemical pre-treatment accelerates microbial decomposition of plastics
Washington, D.C. – June 12, 2022 – Chemical pre-treatments that deconstruct certain types of plastics can help naturally occurring microbial ...
Microgravity analog culture profoundly affects microbial infection process in 3-D human tissue models, a new study finds
Infectious microbes have evolved sophisticated means to invade host cells, outwit the body’s defenses and cause disease. While researchers have ...
In wake of hurricane, microbial ecosystem remarkably resilient
After sustaining seemingly catastrophic hurricane damage, a primordial groundcover vital to sustaining a multitude of coastal lifeforms bounced back to ...
Seasonal variations of methane (CH4) consuming and methane producing microbial communities contribute to CH4 emissions in wetlands
Wetland ecosystems are the most important and prolific natural methane (CH4) sources. CH4 is constantly flowing in and out of ...
Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), and the National Oceanic ...
Fungal infections: Microbial cooperation leads to drug tolerance
The treatment of fungal infections is often hampered by fungal pathogens that do not respond, or are tolerant, against anti-fungal ...
Microbial communities where cells cooperate have increased drug tolerance
Research from the Francis Crick Institute has revealed a key mechanism which increases tolerance to drugs amongst microbial communities. The ...
Study: microbial life helps warming ocean adapt
Climate change will challenge many of the processes that sustain life around the globe, but new research led by Bigelow ...
Ramanome technique devised to spot ‘sleeper’ microbial tooth infections
A Chinese research team has devised a ramanome-based technique to catch pathogens that are still present and metabolically active in ...
Antibacterial bioactive glass doubles down on microbial resistance to antibiotics
Infections linked to medical devices such as catheters, dental implants, orthopaedics and wound dressings could be dramatically reduced using a ...
Living in a microbial world: The healthy oral microbiome contributes to jaw bone health by influencing immune cell interactions with bone cells
It is becoming increasingly clear that the human microbiome – the collection of bacteria, viruses and fungi that live on ...
A microbial compound in the gut leads to anxious behaviors in mice
A Caltech-led team of researchers has discovered that a small-molecule metabolite, produced by bacteria that reside in the mouse gut, ...
Study finds reduced microbial diversity in guts of wild bears that eat human food
A recent study suggests that eating human food has a pronounced effect on the microbiome of black bears. Specifically, researchers ...
Yeast cells cause embedded objects to rise via the microbial Brazil nut effect
A phenomenon where microbe-generated gas bubbles create granular fluctuations at the wet sandy floors of rivers, oceans, and lakes has ...
Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
Soils are home to diverse microbial communities that cycle nutrients, support agriculture, and trap carbon – an important service for ...
University of Oklahoma researchers lead US-China grassland microbial biodiversity study
Grassland soil today experiences increased nutrient inputs, which have dramatic impacts on biodiversity. To help understand this issue, researchers at ...
Climate change will alter functioning of marine microbial communities, study shows
A study by an international group of researchers shows that interaction between communities of plankton – microorganisms that live at ...
The microbial afterlife: team wins $15M from DOE to study how microbes’ traits are linked to carbon storage
The future of the Earth’s climate depends on how much carbon we can keep out of the atmosphere, and how ...
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nTIDE May 2022 COVID Update: Uncertainty about inflation tempers good news for people with disabilities
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The pair of Orcas deterring Great White Sharks – by ripping open their torsos for livers
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Wildfires may have sparked ecosystem collapse during Earth’s worst mass extinction
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Hidden in caves: Mineral overgrowths reveal ‘unprecedented’ sea level rise
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Book gives fresh perspective on Black literature of 1930s
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Clashes of inference and perspective explain why children sometimes lose the plot in conversation