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Fungal growth in plants can be inhibited by modified yeast
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], July 16 (ANI): About 70-80 per cent of crop losses due to microbial diseases are caused by fungi. Fungicides are key weapons in agriculture's arsenal, but they pose environmental risks. Over time, fungi also develop a resistance to fungicides, leading growers on an endless q
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Modified yeast inhibits fungal growth in plants: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): About 70-80 per cent of crop losses due to microbial diseases are caused by fungi. Fungicides are key weapons in agriculture's arsenal, but they pose environmental risks. Over time, fungi also develop a resistance to fungicides, leading growers on an endless q
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Consuming a balanced diet reduces skin, joint inflammation: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): A study, led by UC Davis Health researchers, found that a diet rich in sugar and fat leads to an imbalance in the gut's microbial culture and may contribute to inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis.
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Switching from a Western diet to balanced diet reduces skin, joint inflamm
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): A study, led by UC Davis Health researchers, has found that a diet rich in sugar and fat leads to an imbalance in the gut's microbial culture and may contribute to inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis.
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Researchers explore microbial ecosystem in search of drugs to fight SARS-C
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 21 (ANI): Researchers from Yonsei University in South Korea have found that certain commensal bacteria that reside in the human intestine produce compounds that inhibit SARS-CoV-2.
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Microbial resistance is promoted by global travellers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): A new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that new and potentially deadly strains of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs might be coming to a community near you carried like stowaways in the guts of international travelle
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Global travellers pick up numerous genes that promote microbial resistance
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 7 (ANI): Carried like stowaways in the guts of international travellers, new and potentially deadly strains of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs may be coming to a community near you, suggests new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Breakthrough study finds microbial gene discovery could mean greater gut h
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): As the owner of a human body, you are carrying trillions of microbes with you everywhere you go. These microscopic organisms are not just hitching a ride; many of them perform essential chemical reactions that regulate everything from our digestion to our immun
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Researchers discover microbial gene that could help maintain 'greater' gut
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Illinois [US], May 27 (ANI): New research from the University of Illinois identifies a microbial gene discovery could that could mean lead to greater gut health.
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Enzymes protect skin by ignoring microbes, viruses
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 23 (ANI): The human body is constantly exposed to various environmental actors, from viruses to bacteria to fungi, but most of these microbial organisms provoke little or no response from our skin, which is charged with monitoring and protecting from external dangers.
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NASA's Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars, to search for signs of anc
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): American independent space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday (local time) announced that the Perseverance rover has landed on Mars.
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Issar Pharma develops first-ever peptide molecule for skin care
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's first ever peptide molecule for the treatment of Vitiligo was developed way back in 2004 and the second peptide New Chemical Entity (NCE) which is first ever peptide-based drug in the world to treat burn wounds and microbial i
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