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Gut Microbes of Newborns Negatively Impacted by Antibiotics
Treating babies with antibiotics in the first week of life is linked with a decrease in healthy bacteria necessary amongst others to digest milk and an increase in antimicrobial resistance, research suggests.
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Some Human RNA Able To Resist Viral Takeover
A post-transcriptional modification to mRNA can protect the mRNA from virus-mediated degradation in Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection.
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Protein Complex Critical in Helping Control Cell Death Identified
A protein complex involved in controlling cell death has been identified and targeted for inhibition to protect cells against excessive cell death in inflammation-associated diseases.
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Protein Pump Helps Bacteria To Become Resistant to Antibiotics
Chemists have discovered the structure of a protein that can pump toxic molecules out of bacterial cells. Proteins similar to this one are believed to help bacteria become resistant to multiple antibiotics.
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Novel Mechanism Explains How Legionella Is Able To Manipulate Host Cell Immune Responses
A mechanism has been found that allows Legionella pneumophila to target the immune response of the cells it infects by secreting a small regulatory RNA, facilitating its survival and proliferation.
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Entire Human Gut Mapped at Single-Cell Resolution
Researchers have mapped the human gut at a greater resolution than before, showing how cell types differ across regions of the intestines and shedding light on cellular functions.
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Protein That Plays a Key Role in Malaria Parasite Identified
A protein needed for the growth and survival of the protozoan that causes malaria has been identified, providing a potential new therapeutic target.
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Superbugs Use Mirror Images To Evade Antibiotics
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus has a well-known resistance mutation to one of its enzymes that has recently been characterized. This mutation enables the enzyme to use the cofactor of different chirality to evade antibiotics.
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A New, Longer-Lasting Type of Cholera Vaccine
Researchers have developed a new type of cholera vaccine consisting of polysaccharides displayed on virus-like particles. The vaccine generated long-lasting antibody responses against V. cholerae in mice.
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Engineered Bacterium Could Fertilize Crops and Reduce Pollution
Scientists have engineered strains of a ubiquitous, nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium to produce and excrete ammonia at high concentrations for crops, replacing conventional chemical fertilizers.
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