Bacteria

University of Queensland researchers have identified a pathway in cells that could be used to reprogramme the body’s immune system to fight back against both chronic inflammatory and infectious diseases. Dr Kaustav Das Gupta and Professor Matt Sweet from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience discovered that a molecule derived from glucose in immune cells can […]

The first patient has been treated in everImmune’s Phase I clinical trial evaluating its oncobiotic drug candidate Oncobax AK in lung and kidney cancer patients.  The aim of the trial is to assess the toxicity and efficacy of Oncobax AK when administered alongside an immunotherapy treatment.  EverImmune plans to recruit a total of 60 patients […]

From immunity to metabolism to mental health, it seems like the gut microbiome has been linked to every aspect of human health and disease. But with hundreds of bacterial species populating our gastrointestinal tract, it’s a daunting task to pinpoint which molecules made by which bacteria affect which biological processes—and how they do so. “Microbiome […]

In this technical guide from Analytik Jena you will learn about: The fully automated method for the high-throughput transformation and growth of bacteria cells How to improve robustness and reproducibility of your experiments How the transformation of DNA into bacteria cells, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), is an essential molecular biology technique used for both the […]

Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Hamburg have engineered bacteria with internal nutrient reserves that can be accessed when needed to survive extreme environmental conditions. The findings pave the way for more robust biotechnologies based on engineered microbes.  The challenge  Dr Thomas Gorochowski, joint senior author and a Royal Society University Research Fellow in […]

Scientists have revealed how an antibiotic of ‘last resort’ kills bacteria. The findings, from Imperial College London and the University of Texas, may also reveal a potential way to make the antibiotic more powerful. The antibiotic colistin has become a last resort treatment for infections caused by superbugs. However, despite being discovered over 70 years […]

Using theoretical models of bacterial metabolism and reproduction, scientists can predict the type of resistance that bacteria will develop when they are exposed to antibiotics. This has now been shown by an Uppsala University research team, in collaboration with colleagues in Cologne, Germany. The study is published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution. In […]