Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology, cell ...

The federal government isn’t renewing the contracts of more than 200 employees at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg amid “many” job losses across the country, their union told ...

Applied microbiology is a scientific discipline that deals with the application of microorganisms and the knowledge about them. Applications include biotechnology, agriculture, medicine ...

Jens Walter has received honoraria and/or paid consultancy from PrecisionBiotics/Novonesis A/S. NiMe is a trademark of Anissa M. Armet and Jens Walter. The research ...

The indicator light on the Yukon Gate, a little-known, but critical, piece of Metro Vancouver’s sewage infrastructure, was glowing red on Oct. 18, 2024, when an atmospheric river lashed the ...

Researchers have developed a powerful tool that can detect variants of SARS-CoV-2 with high transmission potential before they become widespread. This approach could significantly support public ...

“During the early days of the pandemic, we wanted to see if our approach for isolating small cancer vesicles could be adapted to isolate SARS-CoV-2 virus from biofluids like blood, stool, and ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a new synthetic approach that turbocharges bacteria into producing more of a specific protein, even proteins that would normally destroy ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — New research has yielded promising results in the fight against campylobacter in free-range chicken flocks. Trials demonstrate that adding biochar to chicken feed can reduce ...

A variety of organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, and plants, produce secondary metabolites, also known as natural products. Natural products have been a prolific source and an inspiration for numerous ...

1 Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland 2 Alimentary Glycoscience Research Cluster, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland 3 National ...

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