New Global Guidelines Tackle Bone Infections Where Surgeons Lack Everything
An international expert group has published the first consensus guidelines for managing fracture-related infections in African low-resource settings, adapting diagnosis, ...
Tag: microbiology
Ultrasound-Shaken Implants Reveal Hidden Bone Infection Pathogens
A Dutch study finds that culturing fluid shaken from removed fracture-fixation hardware by ultrasound detects pathogens missed by tissue cultures, ...
New transposon method HIDEN-SEQ maps which bacteriophage genes matter and which do not
A new transposon-insertion sequencing method called HIDEN-SEQ systematically maps gene essentiality in bacteriophages and uncovers previously unknown antidefence factors.
Shaking Loose Hidden Bacteria: Implant Sonication Boosts Detection of Bone Infections
A German cohort study of 157 patients shows that combining implant sonication with peri-implant tissue culture raises pathogen detection in ...
How Scientists Keep Deep Ocean Rock Samples Clean Enough to Hunt for Hidden Life
Scientists aboard IODP Expedition 399 developed and validated a rigorous workflow for retrieving contamination-free hard rock cores from more than ...
Microbiology Society Earns Top Diversity Accreditation for Small Charities
Applied Microbiology International has received the Investors in Diversity Silver for Charities accreditation, the highest level available to small charities, ...
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, ...
Heatwaves Quietly Suppress Soil Antibiotic Resistance Genes, European Study Finds
A large-scale European experiment shows that heatwaves push soil bacteria into survival mode, temporarily reducing antibiotic resistance genes, while cold, ...
Scientists Turn Fragmented Microbial DNA Into New Antibiotic and Cancer Drug Leads
Researchers have developed a strategy that uses known biosynthetic gene clusters as guides to reconstruct fragmented metagenomic data and prioritize ...
NSF Bets $18.4 Million on Sequencing the Genomes of Antarctic Life, From Microbes to Whales
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $18.4 million to a Desert Research Institute-led team to sequence more than 250 ...
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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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