Global change reshapes marine microbial communities, functions and One Health outcomes
Falkowski, P. G., Fenchel, T. & Delong, E. F. The microbial engines that drive Earth’s biogeochemical cycles. Science…
First person infected with rare Shamonda virus: what we know
An outbreak of Shamonda virus was detected in cows in Europe in July and is ongoing.Credit: Charly Triballeau/AFP…
Flu season could kick off ‘incredibly’ early — what scientists are watching
A variant of the H1N1 influenza virus is dominating flu season in the Northern Hemisphere so far this…
AlphaFold ‘goes viral’: database adds protein complexes of common viruses
Thousands of protein pairs from disease-causing viruses, such as monkeypox virus, have been added to the protein-structure database…
Speed dating? Shark Tank? Trainees promote their ideas for incorporating AI into their science
“The goal is to pull those out so we can look at their cell identity,” he said. “Now,…
Impacts of pollution on the soil microbiome
Rodríguez-Eugenio, N., McLaughlin, M. & Pennock, D. Soil Pollution: A Hidden Reality (FAO, 2018). Montanerella, L. et al.…
Program introduces Florida students to virology and pandemic preparedness
Thirty outstanding high school students from 18 communities across Florida arrived in Tampa last week for the Global…
Mapping in-cell protein contact sites reveals hijacking of paraspeckles during influenza A virus infection
Immortalized cell lines Human A549 (86012804; ECACC) and HEK293T (CRL-3216; ATCC) cells were cultured in DMEM (11960044; Gibco)…
Biologists pinpoint how common virus triggers multiple sclerosis
Epstein-Barr virus triggers specific T cells in the immune system, which leads to an attack on nerve cells…
New viral library helps scientists study thousands of proteins
To prevent viruses from sickening or killing us – whether it’s an individual case of hepatitis B or…
Voices of microbiome researchers in an artificial intelligence era
Competing interests The Global Grants for Gut Health (GGGH) Colloquium comprises researchers who have been selected as GGGH…
A phage puts a new spin on bacterial flagella
Transposon-encoded TnpB proteins are RNA-guided nucleases that use a transposon-encoded guide RNA to cleave DNA target sequences, promoting…