The hidden role of waste pickers in climate resilience
Dias, S. M., Ogando, A. C., Broto, V. C., Cypriano, B. & Gonçalves, J. Climate-Change Impacts and Adaptation…
Structure-guided design of a synthetic bile acid that inhibits Clostridioides difficile TcdB toxin
Theriot, C. M. et al. Antibiotic-induced shifts in the mouse gut microbiome and metabolome increase susceptibility to Clostridium…
New Life Sciences Fund and leadership churn reveal continued reset at BDC
Growth Venture Fund leader is out nine months after BDC allocates $1 billion and expands mandate.
The…
Exploring the concept of bacterial memory
Richards, B. A. & Frankland, P. W. The persistence and transience of memory. Neuron 94, 1071–1084 (2017). Article …
Assembly, architecture and functional roles of microbial surface layers
Silhavy, T. J., Kahne, D. & Walker, S. The bacterial cell envelope. Cold Spring Harb. Perspect. Biol. 2,…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses (HPAIV) Associated with Major Southern Elephant Seal Decline at South Georgia
Ling, J. K. & Bryden, M. M. in Handbook of Marine Mammals Vol. 2 (eds S.H. Ridgway &…
Genome sequencing for prevention of health-care-associated bacterial infections
WHO Team Infection Prevention and Control (IPC). Global report on infection prevention and control. WHO https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240051164 (2022). Warren,…
Multimodal learning enables chat-based exploration of single-cell data
Multimodal training data of paired transcriptomes and text To establish a large training dataset of transcriptomes and their…
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.…
US pharma to abandon UK unless NHS pays more, says Trump’s ambassador – POLITICO
The U.K. is locked in drug-pricing negotiations with the Trump administration and pharmaceutical firms about how much the…
Orcas seen killing young great white sharks by flipping them upside-down
An orca carries a subdued white shark on its head. Photo by Marco Villegas. An adult great white…
Old crops in new places
All over the world, farmers are finding new ways to adapt to climate change. But these innovations risk…