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Fungal chemicals could become powerful new cancer medicines
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (949+ words) Scientists have poured decades and billions of dollars into reading the genomes of animals and crops. Fungi mostly got left behind. The kingdom tends to earn attention only when it spoils bread or colonizes someone's toes. That is a strange…...
Scientists develop antibody against the virus hiding in 95% of adults and linked to cancer and MS
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (405+ words) Unlike most viruses, EBV binds to nearly every B cell in the body, making it hard to find the specific immune cells trained to fight it. "Finding human antibodies that block Epstein-Barr virus from infecting our immune cells has been…...
Alker leads microbiome research
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (124+ words) Providence Business News Antibiotics have long been the go-to treatment for a bacterial stomach bug. The fact that they eliminate harmful bacteria while also disrupting the broader gut microbiome is accepted as a necessary side effect. University of Rhode Island…...
Innovative algorithm makes genomic surveillance faster and more affordable for global disease outbreaks " Texas A&M Stories
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (594+ words) Scalable framework for tracking viral variants optimizes resources for early detection of pandemics. July 3, 2026 By Casey Patton '27, Texas A&M University College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Patricia Ning, an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics, developed an algorithm…...
This Tiny Bacterial Secret Could Lead to Better Cancer Drugs
12+ hour, 45+ min ago (116+ words) Scientists have finally uncovered how bacteria naturally create multiple versions of powerful anti-cancer drugs, solving a mystery that has frustrated researchers for decades....
An Open Challenge to Virologists | Principia Scientific, Intl.
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (957+ words) Written by Mike Stone on July 3, 2026. Posted in Current News In August 2025, virologist Ed Rybicki discovered Viro LIEgy. com after I cited one of his blog posts in an article on Tobacco Mosaic "Virus" Instead of addressing the evidence, he…...
Microalgal-Bacterial Synergy for Sustainable Wastewater Remediation and Bioenergy Production
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (297+ words) Frontiers You will be redirected to our submission process. About this Research Topic Manuscript Submission Deadline 19 January 2027 This Research Topic is currently accepting articles Microalgal'bacterial consortia have emerged as a promising frontier in environmental biotechnology, offering an eco-integrated solution to…...
Arctic microbes are constantly swapping DNA in thawing permafrost
15+ hour, 27+ min ago (658+ words) Deep in the peatlands of northern Sweden, billions of microbes are constantly gaining, losing, and swapping pieces of DNA. These tiny organisms help control how carbon moves through the environment. As frozen Arctic ground slowly thaws, microbes influence whether huge…...
Healthtech startup aims to turn biology and microbiome data into daily action
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (734+ words) There are thousands of supplements companies out there and they care about their sales, but might not care too much about whether their customer actually needs their product," said Marijn Lewis, scientific representative for NB1, speaking at IPC (19th International Scientific Conference…...
A WRAP for biology's greasiest problem
1+ day, 22+ min ago (406+ words) Media Contact: Leila Gray - 206-475-9809, leilag@uw. edu Embedded in the boundary between the inside and outside of each cell are membrane proteins. They act as first responders by sensing signals, regulating which molecules enter and leave the cell, and enabling…...