Bacteria could replace fossil fuels for making valuable chemicals

Engineered bacteria could pave the way "renewable chemicals to be produced that do not burden the environment," researchers say.

ETH Zurich • futurity
April 26, 2024 ~7 min

New vaccine could fight antibiotic resistance

A new vaccine could help fight off "superbugs" that have become resistant to antibiotics, researchers report.

Emilie Lorditch-Michigan State • futurity
April 24, 2024 ~9 min


Do backyard or commercial chicken farms have more salmonella?

New research could help small and larger farms understand more about the spread of Salmonella in their respective systems.

Mick Kulikowski-NC State • futurity
April 24, 2024 ~5 min

‘Sunny day flooding’ increases fecal bacteria in coastal waters

"Sunny day flooding," which occurs during high tides, increases the levels of fecal bacteria in coastal waters, a new study shows.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
April 24, 2024 ~6 min

Chemical pollutants can change your skin bacteria and increase your eczema risk − new research explores how

From synthetic fabrics to car exhaust to wildfires, exposure to environmental pollutants push the skin microbiome to adapt in ways that reduce its ability to protect the skin.

Ian Myles, Chief, Epithelial Therapeutics Unit, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases • conversation
April 22, 2024 ~9 min

Red cabbage juice may ease inflammatory bowel disease

Red cabbage juice can alleviate inflammation-associated digestive health conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease in mice.

Eric Slusher-U. Missouri • futurity
April 17, 2024 ~5 min

Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how

There are many ways to kill microbes that cause dangerous infections. Combining genetic screening with machine learning can help researchers identify new antimicrobials.

Mariana Noto Guillen, Ph.D. Candidate in Systems Biology, UMass Chan Medical School • conversation
April 16, 2024 ~7 min

Team solves mystery of how phages disarm bacteria

A new study of how phages disarm dangerous bacteria could lead to new treatments for bacterial infections, researchers report.

Laura Muntean-Texas A&M • futurity
April 15, 2024 ~7 min


When an antibiotic fails: MIT scientists are using AI to target “sleeper” bacteria

Most antibiotics target metabolically active bacteria, but with artificial intelligence, researchers can efficiently screen compounds that are lethal to dormant microbes.

Alex Ouyang | Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health • mit
April 8, 2024 ~4 min

Bacteria can sense when their relatives die

"...populations of bacteria can alter their collective behaviors when they sense the deaths of their relatives."

Carnegie Mellon • futurity
March 29, 2024 ~5 min

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