How Bacteria Outsmart Disinfectants and more!
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How Bacteria Outsmart Disinfectants
Disinfectants such as bleach, acids, phenols, and alcohols are important weapons against infectious diseases. During the COVID-19 pandemic, as the coronavirus ran rampant across the world, experts advised disinfecting frequently touched surfaces to prevent viral transmission. Despite this, scientists do not completely understand how these compounds kill microbes or how microbes become tolerant to them...?Continue reading.
Targeting the Worm Microbiome to Combat Filariasis
Parasitic worms are difficult to kill with current therapies, but their commensal bacteria might be their Achilles’ heel. Read more.
Ribosomes Team Up to Translate Tricky mRNA Segments
During translation, ribosomes can pause on the nucleic acid. Researchers showed that collisions from incoming proteins get them moving again. Read more.
How Does the Gut Immune System Distinguish Between Friends and Foes?
Cell-cell interactions help drive tolerogenic or inflammatory responses to the maelstrom of antigens passing through the gut. Read more.
Why Do We Scratch an Itch?
What’s common between a scratchy sweater, a mosquito bite, and poison ivy? A brush with any of them guarantees an itchy spot on the skin. Scratching that itch is extremely tempting because of how satisfyingly good it feels, but there can be consequences...?Continue reading.
Mosquitoes Adapt to a Warming Environment
Genetic alterations may help mosquitoes adjust to climate change, shifting the distribution of mosquito-borne disease in a warming planet. Read more.
Microplastics Build Up in Human Organs, Especially the Brain
New research uncovered an alarming accumulation of plastic particles in human brains, raising concerns about their potential role in neurodegenerative disease.?Read more.
How the Brain Chooses to Eat or Exercise
Neurons that secrete the neuropeptide orexin help mice decide between exercise and snacking. Read more.
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