Viruses & Microorganisms

infected bacteria

The Basic Bacterial Defense

26.09.2019

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Evolution and Development

A newly-discovered immune system in bacteria is the distance ancestor of one in our own cells

diatoms

Survival of the Fewest

08.08.2019

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate

How do a handful of marine microorganisms live through a major crash?

gut bacteria

Gut Microbes May Affect the Course of ALS

22.07.2019

Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Researchers isolated a molecule that may be under-produced in the guts of patients

macrophage and bacteria

First Impressions Go a Long Way in the Immune System

22.07.2019

Viruses & Microorganisms, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

An algorithm that predicts the immune response to a pathogen could lead to early diagnosis for such diseases as tuberculosis

bacteria compete

Winners of the Evolution World Championship

13.05.2019

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Biotechnology

The principles of test-tube evolution may guide new biotechnology research

Noam Stern-Ginossar and group

Host and Virus Face Off over RNA Modification

11.04.2019

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

What happens when a mechanism meant to protect the cell gets exploited by bad-mannered viruses?

E. Coli

Same Microbe, Different Effect

27.03.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Asking a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes might help target disease more precisely

Revealing the gut’s B-cell training program may point to new means of developing oral vaccines

Revealing the gut’s B-cell training program may point to new means of developing oral vaccines

04.03.2019

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

biofuel feedstock

Breakdance of the Cohesins: Revealing a Breakdown Structure’s Flexible Side

28.02.2019

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Energy, Biotechnology

Deconstructing the enzymes that deconstruct plant biomass

bacteria attacking algae

Smelling Sulfur in the Sea

07.02.2019

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Fertility, Genetics, Environment, Environment

How do sulfur-loving bacteria contribute to the rapid death of algal blooms?

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