Microbiomes – News and Features

Antibiotic resistance – a gradual decrease in the sensitivity of pathogens to drugs threatens us all. Here, we consider how resistance develops, how we got there and, most importantly, what it threatens us with.

Researchers have developed new AI models that can vastly improve accuracy and discovery within protein science. Potentially, the models will assist the medical sciences in overcoming present challenges within personalized medicine and drug discovery.

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the movement of genetic material from one organism to another. In this article, we will discuss what HGT is, how it is used in research, how to detect it and the threat it poses to humanity.

Bacteriophages are viruses that selectively target and kill bacteria. They are abundant, commonly occurring natural entities that play crucial roles in regulating bacterial populations and influencing microbial ecosystems, including human health.

Recent studies have discovered microplastics inside human organs, the brain and the blood. But does this accumulation of plastic have any adverse effect on our health? Experts suggest that more research is still needed.

In a new paper, researchers describe the creation of synthetic peptides, a class of antibiotics, derived from the secretions of a frog commonly found in South Asia.

In this article, we discuss transformation, bacterial transformation in particular, and how scientists can utilize it to manipulate bacteria for a plethora of purposes.

New research, in a rat model, finds that both biological sex and mitochondrial DNA – the small set of genes inherited only from mothers – play a key role in how gut bacteria change over time.

The modified chocolates also had higher antioxidant levels than regular dark chocolate.

A new study, led by researchers at Arizona State University, explores the relationship between diet, blood sugar (specifically glucose) and cancer prevalence across a broad range of vertebrate species.