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Bacteria use collisions to navigate crowds and escape tight spaces
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (1058+ words) A common germ reverses when it bumps into neighbors, which keeps its crowds from clumping and helps it find its way through tiny glass mazes. Getting jostled in a crowd usually feels like nothing more than an annoyance. For one…...
From Scientific Curiosity to Scientific Leadership: Max Häggblom Takes the Helm of Microbial Ecology
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (1042+ words) A Product of the SEBS and NJAES Office of Public Outreach and Communication October 12, 2026 by Office of Public Outreach and Communication Max Häggblom, Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, was elected Vice President of the…...
Neanderthal Birch Tar May Have Doubled as Ancient Antibiotic
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (208+ words) Birch bark pitch produced in a single sealed pot, the same material Neanderthals made by dry distillation. (Jorre / CC BY-SA 3.0) Every sample inhibited S. aureus, with zones of inhibition running from about 7 to 10.5 millimeters. The strongest result came from tar made…...
Stanford Scientists Discover We’ve Lost Ancient Gut Microbes That Traveled With Humans for Thousands of Years
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (436+ words) Hundreds of bacterial species missing from modern human guts may have accompanied our ancestors for tens of thousands of years. A Stanford University study published October 7 in Nature found that two populations separated by continents share remarkably similar gut microbes,…...
Antiviral immunity via telomerase-like reverse transcription in bacteria
17+ hour, 41+ min ago (171+ words) Nature (2026) Cite this article We’re sharing this article early to provide faster access to peer-reviewed, accepted research. It is citable and carries a permanent DOI. This version is subject to further edits and will be replaced automatically by the final…...
Skin Microbiome Science Gets a Reality Check as Systematic Review Weighs Topical Biotics
15+ min ago (740+ words) A systematic review of 17 clinical studies finds that topical probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, and paraprobiotics can shift the skin microbiome and improve barrier function, but the authors caution that evidence for consistent treatment effects remains limited. The promise of smearing beneficial…...
Now 50 Years Old, One of the World’s Most Diverse Collection of Organisms Lives On at UT
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (357+ words) David Nobles Jr., curator of the UTEX Culture Collection of Algae, looks back and explains why algae matter in research. In 2026, a remarkable collection, unique to The University of Texas in Austin, celebrated its 50th anniversary –– the UTEX Culture Collection of…...
Hidden Chemistry of Philippine Plant Microbes Revealed by Exometabolomic Fingerprinting
59+ min ago (774+ words) Bioengineer.org...
Ancient virus hunters: how we discovered sheeppox DNA hidden in medieval gospels
6+ hour, 44+ min ago (917+ words) DNA can survive in parchment for well over a thousand years. Humans and domesticated animals have lived together for millennia, and this relationship has shaped their destinies in countless ways. Animals offered people food, companionship, traction (pulling ploughs), clothing and…...
Dual-Target Antibody Strikes Two Inflammatory Pathways to Ease Colitis in Mice
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (680+ words) Scientists have engineered a bispecific antibody that simultaneously blocks TL1A and IL-12/23p40, suppressing pathogenic Th1/Th17 immune responses and significantly ameliorating colitis in humanized mice....