Common floral bacteria can induce pollen germination Certain species of floral bacteria can enhance pollen germination, according to a...

Vaccination alone won't stop the rise of new #coronavirus variants & could push the evolution of strains that evade their protection, new...

Now that we’re a year into the #COVID19 pandemic, we’re beginning to have an understanding of the lasting long-term effects the disease...

Researchers found that L452R mutation of #SARSCoV2 #Spike protein, which is common to two strains, Epsilon & Delta, can evade...

Amoeba-infecting viruses called Marseilleviridae wind their DNA around viral histone proteins. This packing arrangement may help...

In reversal, the US DCD will recommend some vaccinated people wear #Masks indoors. The change follows reports of breakthrough infections...

Advantages & challenges of intranasal vaccines against #COVID19. Intranasal vaccination gives added protection vs intramuscular shots...

Joseph Mercola, an osteopathic physician, creates and profits from misleading claims about #COVID19 vaccines. The article that appeared...

For the first time, the C.D.C. identified several cases of #Candida auris that were resistant to all drugs, in two health facilities in...

Infection with the common parasite #Toxoplasma gondiii is associated with mild cognitive impairment in otherwise healthy individuals, new...

#France is taking the lead in making life unpleasant for the unvaccinated, even requiring some people to get #COVID19 shots. Protesters...

Some Hospitals in Florida, US, Have More #COVID19 Patients Than Ever Before. The numbers reflect a rapid rise in hospitalizations in...

A full course of 2 of the most widely available #COVID19 vaccines (from Pfizer & AstraZeneca) is about as effective against the more...

#johnsonandjohnson Vaccine May Be Less Effective Against #DeltaVariant, Study Suggests Many who received the shot may need to consider...

Plasmid, Virus or Other? DNA #Borgs Blur Boundaries. Some #archaea seem to carry unusual DNA outside their chromosomes that straddles the...

Lunchtime walk University of the Pacific, Stockton campus #UoPacific #California #education #research

Researchers discovered that acetate, a major metabolite produced by some intestinal bacteria, is involved in regulating other intestinal...

Newborns at risk for Type 1 #diabetes because they were given antibiotics may have their gut microorganisms restored with a maternal...

The science behind the idea of restoring the intestinal #microbiome to an ancestral state is shaky, skeptics say, and in some cases...

Chinese veterinarian dies from rare #MonkeyBVirus A man in #China has died after contracting a rare infectious disease from primates,...