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Tag: bacteria

Bacterial nanosyringes are drug and delivery all in one

Nanosyringes produced by some bacterial species naturally inject proteins into eukaryotic cells, paving a new frontier for biologic drug delivery. … More

bacteria, biologics, drug delivery, microbiology, nanosyringe

Animal microbiomes hold the key to new antifungals

From sea squirts to ants to opossums on the side of the road, the bacteria that live in animal microbiomes … More

animals, antifungal, ants, bacteria, drug resistance, insects, mammals, microbiome, science, sea squirt

Meet the microrobots primed to take down cancer

Sperm, bacteria, bubbles, and shuttles are just some of the latest cancer-treating microrobots in development for human use in the … More

bacteria, bubbles, cancer, health, microrobot, nanobot, robot, science, sperm

A new molecule disrupts tuberculosis by cutting off cholesterol

Increasing cAMP production blocks tuberculosis’ cholesterol metabolism, impairing its pathogenesis in mice. Drug Discovery News

bacteria, cholesterol, infectious disease, TB, treatment, tuberculosis

Space alters an astronaut’s immune system

From microgravity to radiation, space wreaks havoc on astronauts’ immune systems, potentially putting them at risk of infection from microbes … More

bacteria, fungi, immunology, microbes, space

Marathon runners get a boost from the bacteria in their guts

The secret to a healthier life may lie in the guts of elite athletes. Scientists who studied marathon runners discovered … More

bacteria, endurance, exercise, gut bacteria, marathon, marathon runners, microbiome, probiotic, runners, running, science

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