Huge Chinese cell atlas reveals surprising immune variation among peoples
Immune cells called T cells help the body to fight off infection.Credit: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/SPL A cellular atlas…
Metabolic control of porin permeability influences antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli
Bacterial strains and growth conditionsBacterial strains The following strains were from the Keio collection1 (Horizon Discovery): E. coli…
Microbiota transplants: the concept of ‘microbiome mismatching’ explored
Research highlight related to: DeLeon O., Mocanu M., Tan A., Sidebottom A.M., Koval J. et al. Cell (2025);188,…
L-citrulline protects testicular Sertoli cell function by mitigating DNA damage via the gut-testis axis of sheep fed a high-concentrate diet
Animals Three-month-old sheep were housed in controlled environmental conditions and divided into two groups. One group of ten…
Polymyxin B lethality requires energy-dependent outer membrane disruption
Fanous, J. et al. Limited impact of Salmonella stress and persisters on antibiotic clearance. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08506-6 (2025). Article …
Oxaloacetate sensing promotes innate immune antiviral defence against influenza virus infection
Saravia, J., Raynor, J. L., Chapman, N. M., Lim, S. A. & Chi, H. Signaling networks in immunometabolism.…
Rodent adapted marburg viruses are lethal in ferrets
GPA-MARV is uniformly lethal in ferrets To determine whether GPA-MARV or MA-MARV caused disease in ferrets, groups of…
Assessing the spatial risk of wild birds in avian influenza transmission using global risk score
Datasets and study time frame The main island of Taiwan was divided into 4,762 squares, each measuring 3Â km…
miRNA biomarkers for prognosis and therapy monitoring in a multi-ethnic cohort with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Patient demographics This study encompassed a total of 31 control individuals (23 males (74.2%) and 8 females (25.8%),…
microbes that fine-tune its flavour
Manipulating microbes involved in the fermentation of cocoa beans could lead to the creation of exciting new flavours…
turning algal protein into mock meat
“This photograph shows me checking microalgae at the TUMCREATE research campus in Singapore. It’s affiliated with several Singaporean…
Unleashing the biological potential of marine algal extracts against Staphylococcus aureus isolated from ready-to-eat beef products
Ready-to-eat (RTE) food is becoming increasingly popular among restaurants and street sellers worldwide, including in Egypt. Although RTE…