‘Fire amoeba’ survives in hotter conditions than any other complex cell
Hot springs at at Lassen Volcanic National Park in California, where the heat-tolerant amoeba was discovered.Credit: Kelly Vandellen/iStock…
New technique helps understand how bacterial shapes contribute to disease
Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean…
York Region declares local measles outbreak to be over | Spare News
York Region has declared the measles outbreak in Thornhill officially over as of Nov. 19. The outbreak, which…
Washington Patient Dies After Rare Bird Flu Infection | Health
Key Takeaways A rare bird flu case in Washington has led to a death The specific strain had…
World AIDS Day to reflect on HIV/AIDS in York Region and beyond | Spare News
World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 is an opportunity to reflect on the state of HIV and AIDS…
Global Tuberculosis Cases Hit Record High, WHO Warns | Health
Key Takeaways About 8.3 million new TB cases were reported worldwide in 2024 TB deaths dropped slightly to…
The 24, 2 hours initiative: a game changer in malaria mortality reduction | Malaria Journal
The Global Technical Strategy for Malaria calls for at least a 75% reduction by 2025 compared with 2015…
Current and projected effects of climate change in cryosphere microbial ecosystems
Fox-Kemper, B. et al. Ocean, Cryosphere, and Sea Level Change 1211–1362 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge Univ.…
Powerful new antibiotic that can kill superbugs discovered in soil bacteria
A colony of Streptomyces coelicolor bacteria secretes an antibiotic compound (red) into the surrounding medium.Credit: Dr Jeremy Burgess/Science…
Microbiome and well-being: a meta-analysis
Leewenhoeck, A. An abstract of a letter from Mr. Anthony Leevvenhoeck at Delft, dated Sep. 17. 1683. Containing…
Scientists uncover the gut’s hidden hydrogen engine and how it falters in Crohn’s disease
A global research team has pinpointed the enzyme fueling hydrogen production in healthy guts and shown how its…
Advances in biomanufacturing and recent biological applications of the fundamental bacterial carotenoids: a comprehensive review | Microbial Cell Factories
Abdelaziz AA, Kamer AMA, Al-Monofy KB, et al. Pseudomonas aeruginosa’s greenish-blue pigment pyocyanin: its production and biological activities.…