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You Are What You Eat: Gut Microbiota Linked to Distinct Personality Types
New research shows that distinct bacteria and metabolomes in the gut are associated with different personality traits.
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Researchers Ask: Should COVID-19 Vaccines and Drugs Be Not-for-Profit?
In The BMJ, Mohga Kamal-Yanni, a consultant in global health policy and access to medicines, argues that the pandemic offers a chance for governments to retain control by sharing knowledge and waiving intellectual property rules.
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Hepatitis C and E Won't Share When It Comes to Hosts
Co-infection experiments with hepatitis C virus and hepatitis E virus have revealed that the HCV protein NS3/4A suppresses hepatitis E virus replication.
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Radical New Picture of How Bacterial Cells Continually Repair Damaged DNA
Two studies provide a radically new picture of how bacterial cells continually repair damaged sections (lesions) in their DNA.
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Oil Production From Industrial Microalgae Doubled by Exploiting Blue Light Sensor
A genetic sensor for blue light has been found to regulate oil synthesis in microalgae, which can be exploited to boost oil production for biofuels.
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Universal Flu Vaccine Yields Positive Results When Tested in Mice
A new platform has been designed to deliver a universal influenza vaccine candidate to immune cells and the results in mice are suggesting that the immunization effectively protects against multiple flu strains.
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Pathogenic Bacteria Hitch a Lift on Red Blood Cells
Mycobacteria are known to cause tuberculosis and leprosy in humans and it has now been identified that they can bind to red blood cells and multiply extracellularly.
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Synthetic Antibiotics Capable of Killing “Superbugs” Could Save Millions of Lives
University of Liverpool scientists have taken a significant step towards unlocking the medical potential of a new class of potent antibiotic capable of killing "superbugs" including MRSA without detectable resistance.
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Previous COVID-19 Infection Linked to Accelerated Immune Response After First Vaccine Dose
Scientists have shown that responses to the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine differ significantly in individuals based on whether or not they were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2.
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Alzheimer’s Drug Candidate May Also Improve Memory in People With Down Syndrome
New research suggests that the drug sargramostim, currently being trialed in Alzheimer’s patients, may also improve cognitive function in people with Down syndrome.
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