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Researchers identify two sugar-binding proteins that impede the viral entry of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants.

In many skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis and acne, the bacterial layer protecting the skin is damaged. Researchers have developed a method to eliminate the non-target DNA and select the skin microbiome.

Researchers have corrected mutations that cause cystic fibrosis in cultured human stem cells. The study shows that prime editing is safer than the conventional CRISPR/Cas9 technique.

Scientists have completed a 5,310 square mile expedition off the Californian coast to survey the biodiversity of deep sea areas rich in minerals that are of interest to deep sea mining developers. The expedition explored nine deep sea sites, including the offshore site where possibly hundreds of thousands of barrels of toxic waste from the production of the insecticide DDT were dumped from 1947 to 1982.

Researchers have found evidence for antibiotic resistance in the microbiome of lemurs living close to humans. And the closer the contact, the more antibiotic resistance they found.

The first genome of a daddy longlegs, sequenced by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers, is giving up clues to the evolution of the gangly appendages that give members of the order Opiliones their common name.

Scientists have assembled the genomes of 26 different genetic lines of corn to illustrate the crop’s rich genetic diversity. This could pave the way for a better understanding of what genetic mechanisms account for crop traits prized by farmers.

Remote-sensing technology produces detailed images of the size and density of the harmful algal bloom (HAB) in Lake Erie’s western basin each year, but in order to determine the bloom’s toxicity, the water must be tested. Researchers have provided the most accurate estimates to date of where and how much of the liver toxin microcystin might be present during a seasonal bloom.

Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a small tabletop device that can detect SARS-CoV-2 from a saliva sample in about an hour. In a new study, they showed that the diagnostic is just as accurate as the PCR tests now used.

A new project at Rice University seeks to define the social order of bacterial communities, collectively known as microbiomes. the researchers will develop novel computational approaches to track environmental microbiome dynamics over time, across species and after perturbations.