Bacterial Strain Uncovered for Producing Bioplastics From Sewage Sludge and Wastewater
Researchers report that the bacterium Zobellella denitrificans ZD1, found in mangroves, can consume sludge and wastewater to produce...
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Researchers report that the bacterium Zobellella denitrificans ZD1, found in mangroves, can consume sludge and wastewater to produce...
#aging patients still should have an annual “wellness” visit to check blood pressure, blood sugar (for the presence of Type 2 #diabetes),...
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can be caused by a variety of different pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and...
CHF is when the heart isn't able to pump enough blood to meet the body's demands, which leads to congestion—or fluid buildup—in various...
Researchers discovered large variability in #microbiota living in certain areas of the mouth & surprising amount of site-specific...
Moderna developed a #coronavirus vaccine known as mRNA-1273. A clinical trial demonstrated that the vaccine has an efficacy rate of 94.1...
Researchers identified Bifidobacterium longum APC1472 as regulator of appetite & metabolism. In overweight or obese people, the novel...
By altering the gut #microbiota, the #Reishi mushroom (#Ganoderma lucidum) prevents and reverses symptoms of #obesity in mice, including...
More and more evidence is coming out that people with #COVID19 are suffering from cognitive effects, such as brain fog and fatigue....
Gout is an inflammatory disease where uric acid precipitates into crystals that deposit in various joints around the body, causing pain...
‘Anti-vaxxer’ misinformation to be tackled from next week, and conspiracy theories from 2021 Twitter will remove tweets that spread...
Virtual special issue on the novel #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 Articles on #COVID19 published in Microbes and Infection...
The most downloaded articles from Current Research in Microbial Sciences in the last 90 days. #microbiology https://www.journals.elsevier...
About life of university professors: "The industry I’m in is actually two in one: teaching and research. I love teaching and interacting...
Recent research shows a link between health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease & periodontal disease. But it's still...
All life on Earth can be divided into three broad domains—archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes. Humans, other animals, plants, fungus—right...
Both vaccines rely on mRNA to work, although with slightly different structures & makeup. Moderna's coronavirus vaccine candidate is...
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for the coronavirus & has mild symptoms. Macron will now self-isolate for the next 7...
Prokaryotes have developed an adaptive immune system called Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats ( #CRISPR ) to...
#mycology #microbiology Two new fungi species that infect flies and eject spores out of a large hole in the insect’s abdomen “like small...