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Tracing tomatoes' health benefits to gut microbes: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Two weeks of eating a diet heavy in tomatoes increased the diversity of gut microbes and altered gut bacteria toward a more favourable profile in young pigs, researchers found.
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Atomic structure of staphylococcal bacteriophage using cryo-electron micro
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Cryo-electron microscopy by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers has exposed the structure of a bacterial virus with unprecedented detail. This is the first structure of a virus able to infect Staphylococcus epidermidis, and high-resolution knowledge of structure is a key link bet
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Mosquitoes carry bacteria internally than outside: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As per a study conducted by North Carolina State University, mosquitoes possess greater bacterial diversity internally than externally.
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Linking fossil climate proxies to living bacteria helps climate prediction
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Microbial skins are made out of lipids - fatty molecules - which can be preserved as fossils telling us stories about how these microbes lived in the past.
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Want to know which bacteria lives on mosquitoes? Read here
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Avoiding mosquitoes to protect against bites is always a good idea. But a new North Carolina State University study shows that the bacteria-ridden exteriors of mosquitoes may be another reason to arm yourself with a swatter.
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Study finds specific bacteria in bladder that makes women more prone to
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists have discovered certain bacteria in the bladder that may identify which postmenopausal women are more prone to recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs), and they discovered that oestrogen may contribute to lowering that vulnerability.
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Sri Lanka registers decline in crop yield, high food inflation rates follo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In order to switch to organic fertilisers, Sri Lanka yet again relied on a Chinese company, only to get deceived in the end as the organic fertilizer supplied could not pass the two rounds of the National Plant Quarantine Services (NPQS) test due to high contamination.
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Research suggests that antiviral defense regulates intestinal function and
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Besides the skin, the digestive tract is the tissue that is most exposed to environmental influences such as bacteria and viruses. Therefore, cells that form these barriers to the interior of the body also have special defence mechanisms. A research team led by Professor Dr Thorsten Hoppe ha
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Study finds possible link between mouth bacteria, brain abscesses
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to new research, bacteria that cause mouth infections may also have a role in individuals getting potentially fatal brain abscesses.
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Researchers find how pathogenic bacteria trigger Crohn's disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The findings of a recent study headed by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers, suggests that changes in a single gene allow dangerous gut bacteria to trigger the inflammation that underlies Crohn's disease.
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Study shows new and more detailed world map of antimicrobial resistance
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has become aware of the value of using sewage analyses to monitor disease development in an area. However, at DTU National Food Institute, a group of researchers has been using sewage monitoring from throughout the world since 2016 as an effective and
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Researchers find new method of microbial pathogen detection in patients wi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
With the aid of the Wyss Institute's FcMBL broad-spectrum pathogen capture technology, researchers have redesigned the procedure for identifying microorganisms in blood samples from paediatric sepsis patients.
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