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Newly discovered bacteria breaks down soil pollutants
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): Researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria that is particularly adept at breaking down organic matter, including the cancer-causing chemicals that are released when coal, gas, oil and waste products are burned.
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Changes in gut bacteria helped human ancestors to survive in new geographi
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): A new study has suggested that adaptive changes in the microbes inhabiting the human gut (gut microbiome) might be one of the factors responsible for human evolution, allowing our ancestors to survive in new geographic areas and spread around the world.
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New class of antibiotics to fight off drug-resistant bacteria
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Hamilton (Ontario) [Canada], Feb 13 (ANI): A new category of antibiotics has shown promise for countering the constantly mounting threat of drug-resistant bacteria.
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Study reveals half of lupus rashes harbour high levels of bacterial infect
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): Lupus is a long-term autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. Scientists have found one side effect of lupus, that it could also make patients more vulnerable to a skin infection, or sprea
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These colour-changing bandages sense, treat bacterial infections
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Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): Researchers have developed colour-changing bandages that can sense drug-resistant and drug-sensitive bacteria in wounds and treat them accordingly.
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Study reveals eating yogurt may help lessen risk of breast cancer
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Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): A recent study has found that consuming natural yoghurt on a daily basis may help women to be at lower risk of risk cancer.
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Study reveals urine reuse as fertiliser not likely to transfer antibiotic
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): Healthy human urine is rich in components like nitrogen, potassium, and phosphate. These components are essential for healthy plants and can be used as a fertiliser.
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Self-healing bacteria bricks could help build 'alive' structures on Moon
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Colorado [USA], January 21 (ANI): Scientists have developed a special kind of building material that can help build highly durable structures on Moon or Mars that may never need a repair.
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Researchers develop new strategy to fight antibiotic resistance
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): While traditional antibiotics are known to serve the purpose of killing or reducing the activity of individual bacteria, some bacteria become resistant to these antibiotics. In recent research, bioscience engineers have developed a new antibacterial strat
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Human foetal lungs harbour a microbiome signature, find researchers
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Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): In a first time finding, researchers discover that the lungs and placentas of foetuses in the womb as young as 11 weeks after conception already show a bacterial microbiome signature, which suggests that bacteria may colonise the lungs well before birth.
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Genetics might explain the difference in our ability to ward off gut infec
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 17 (ANI): Individuals vary in the capability of their immune systems to ward off gut infections due to bacteria viruses and other pathogens, but the latest research suggests that part of this can be explained by genetic factors.
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New strategy developed by researchers to fight antibiotic resistance
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): Bioscience engineers have developed a new antibacterial strategy that weakens bacteria by preventing them from cooperating.
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