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New insights could help phages defeat antibiotic resistant bacteria
Researchers at the University of Southampton have worked out how bacteria defend themselves against viruses called phages and the new insights could be key to tackling antibiotic resistance.
Cell & Microbiology
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With help from AI, researchers upgrade plants' internal alarm system to fend off pathogens
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, used artificial intelligence to help plants recognize a wider range of bacterial threats — which may lead to new ways to protect crops like tomatoes and potatoes from devastating ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Scientists create an artificial cell capable of navigating its environment using chemistry alone
Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have created the world's simplest artificial cell capable of chemical navigation, migrating toward specific substances like living cells do.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 25, 2025
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New tool maps tumor cell history and location to reveal growth patterns
All life is connected in a vast family tree. Every organism exists in relationship to its ancestors, descendants, and cousins, and the path between any two individuals can be traced. The same is true of cells within organisms—each ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 25, 2025
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BATMAN brings T cell receptor therapy out of the shadows
Imagine your immune cells could be modified to attack any kind of cancer. T cell receptor (TCR) therapy has the potential to one day become a universal cancer treatment. But there are risks. Similarities between cancerous ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 25, 2025
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New software simulates cancer cell behavior using genomics and computational models
In the same vein as weather forecast models that predict developing storms, researchers have now developed a method to predict the cell activity in tissues over time. The new software combines genomics technologies with computational ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 25, 2025
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Study finds plant alkaloid triggers unique two-phase response in cell cleanup process
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have discovered a unique biphasic cellular response triggered by tetrandrine, a naturally occurring alkaloid containing nitrogen. The research is published in the journal ACS Chemical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 25, 2025
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IRF-5 identified as key factor in T cell energy preservation
In fighting chronic infections or certain cancers, CD8+ T cells—the immune system's frontline soldiers—eventually become exhausted. They lose effectiveness and respond less efficiently to threats. This weakening is a ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2025
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Researchers look to microbial interactions for early indicators of harmful algal blooms
Harmful algal blooms are not all the same. That's true even of the blooms within northwest Ohio, where researchers have long known that the strain of cyanobacteria that typically dominates blooms in the western basin of Lake ...
Ecology
Jul 24, 2025
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New AI system forecasts muscle stem cell yield from iPS cells using imaging
A team of researchers has recently developed a nondestructive imaging and machine learning system that accurately predicts the efficiency of stem cell differentiation into muscle stem cells. The team was led by Associate ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2025
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AI-powered microscope predicts and tracks protein aggregation linked to brain diseases
The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain is central to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. But to the human eye, proteins that are destined to form harmful ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2025
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Intestinal damage results from hidden cryptosporidium cell invasion, study shows
The intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium is a vicious trespasser, hiding within the cells that line the gut and causing intestinal damage.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 23, 2025
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Microbial gene ratios reveal timeline and severity of oil spill contamination
Scientists in Belfast and Nigeria have developed a diagnostic tool that deploys microbes to uncover the timeline of crude oil contamination in soils.
Ecology
Jul 23, 2025
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Study uncovers technologically appealing trick used by microalgae to manipulate light
Skoltech researchers and their colleagues have uncovered an intricate light manipulation mechanism likely used by microscopic algae to boost photosynthesis.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 23, 2025
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A step toward solving central mystery of life on Earth
It is the ultimate mystery of biology: How did life begin?
Evolution
Jul 23, 2025
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Study links caffeine intake to decreased antibiotic potency in common bacteria
Ingredients of our daily diet—including caffeine—can influence the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. This has been shown in a new study by a team of researchers at the Universities of Tübingen and Würzburg led ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 23, 2025
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Study sheds light on cilia's function in cells, role in diseases
A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered the atomic structure of a protein complex pivotal to the function of motile cilia, the hair-like structures extending from the surfaces of many cell types ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 23, 2025
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Compound produced by deep-sea bacteria shows anti-tumor effects in mouse study
Promoting pyroptosis—an inflammatory form of programmed cell death—has become a promising treatment strategy for cancer. In research published in The FASEB Journal, investigators purified a long-chain sugar molecule, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 23, 2025
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Scientists discover blood protein albumin transforms harmless fungus into dangerous pathogens
A research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has uncovered a new way in which the yeast Candida albicans can damage human tissue. In a study published in Nature Communications, the scientists describe an alternative pathogenicity ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 22, 2025
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Scientists recreate mouse egg cell development without ovarian support cells
Researchers from Japan and France have successfully reconstituted the development of mouse egg cells, known as oocytes, from embryonic stem cells entirely in vitro, without the need for ovarian support cells. This new method ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 22, 2025
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