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4 days ago | 5 min read

In Search of Microbes That Weave Colors into Moroccan Carpets

A scientist’s quest for microbes that produce purple pigments led her to the vibrant world of natural dyes, where biology and traditional artistry intertwine.
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5 days ago | 3 min read

Previously Unidentified Microbes Detected in Food 

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Dogs Engage in Scent-sational Science to Sniff out Staphylococcus Bacteria
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Oct 3, 2024 | 5 min read
Researchers take the guesswork out of infection detection by training dogs to recognize the scent of bacterial biofilm biomarkers.
Image of female scientist crouching as she collects samples in a cave.
Spelunking for Microbes
Laura Tran, PhD | Oct 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Hazel Barton studies cave microbiomes and leverages their properties for unique applications.
Exploring the Gut Microbiome’s Role in Neurodegeneration
Exploring the Gut Microbiome’s Role in Neurodegeneration
The Scientist Staff | 1 min read
In this webinar, Sarkis Mazmanian and Gautam Dantas will discuss how researchers study the roles that endogenous gut microbes play in influencing the body’s response to neural injury and disease.
Image of the small intestines and colon within a person with three circular callouts, highlighting different microbes. 
Unlocking the Human Microbiome Mysteries: From Cancer to COVID-19
Laura Tran, PhD | Sep 24, 2024 | 4 min read
The microbiome is a dynamic environment that can give researchers the inside scoop on health and disease.
Two vaccine syringes on a baggy labelled with San Diego Zoo and Bonobo
Can Animals Get Covid and Should They Be Vaccinated?
Chris Baraniuk | Sep 23, 2024 | 7 min read
While covid has caused illness and millions of deaths among humans, multiple nonhuman animal species have turned out to be susceptible to it, too.
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Linking Fasting to Health and the Gut Microbiome
The Scientist | 1 min read
Alex Mohr discusses a trial comparing various calorie-restricted diets on the gut microbiome and overall health measures.
Illustration of a scientist at a high-containment laboratory. He is dressed in a Tyvek suit with a helmet respirator for being in the BSL-3 and is unpacking a box of lab supplies.
Career Chat: Directing a New Science Path
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Sep 9, 2024 | 3 min read
A professional detour veered Ludovic Desvignes into a high-maintenance career—director of a high-containment facility.
Photograph of a black and white mosquito standing on a water surface, where its reflection is visible. 
Excess Lipids Keep Dengue at Bay
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Sep 2, 2024 | 2 min read
Accumulating lipids may be Wolbachia bacteria’s secret weapon for decreasing viral transmission.
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Sexually Transmitted Infections: The Silent Epidemic
The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific | 1 min read
Advanced diagnostic testing methods empower scientists to swiftly and precisely detect STIs. 
Photograph of the end of a tattoo gun and pots of different colored ink on a napkin.
FDA Found Anaerobic Bacteria in Sealed Tattoo Inks
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Aug 27, 2024 | 3 min read
The presence of microbes in tattoo inks raises concerns regarding the products’ safety.  
Pseudo-colored scanning electron microscope image of the algae microrobot with the algae in green and the drug-filled nanoparticles in orange.
Green Warriors: Algae Microrobots Set to Combat Metastasis
Laura Tran, PhD | Aug 26, 2024 | 4 min read
Green algae can be outfitted with nanoparticles, transforming them into efficient drug-delivering machines that target lung tumors.
A researcher holds a Petri dish containing many bacterial colonies in red colored culture medium.
Exploring the Landscape of Bacterial Culture Media
Priyom Bose, PhD | 8 min read
Culture media contain various components that promote and support bacterial growth and differentiation.
Salmonella living within macrophages can survive antibiotic treatment and potentially give rise to resistance by two different mechanisms that slow or arrest their growth.
Slow Bacterial Growth Enables Antibiotic Resistance
Niki Spahich, PhD | Aug 26, 2024 | 3 min read
In Salmonella, two seemingly similar antibiotic survival strategies result from very different molecular mechanisms.
A woman and a child sitting on a couch blowing their noses. 
A Better Mucus Model
Aparna Nathan, PhD | Aug 20, 2024 | 4 min read
A more realistic model of the mucus layer that lines the lungs and gut could provide important insights into the function of this critical defensive barrier.
Harnessing Metagenomics for Health and Disease Research
Harnessing Metagenomics for Health and Disease Research
The Scientist Staff | 1 min read
Discover how metagenomics approaches provide insights into human diseases.
An illustration of lungs being infected by microbes.
Bacteria Put on an Invisibility Cloak to Cause Asymptomatic Infections 
Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | Aug 15, 2024 | 5 min read
Biofilms prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa toxins from being detected by sensory neurons, tricking the body into not looking sick.
Conceptual illustration of researchers studying microbes in a petri dish.
Next-Level Screening for Antimicrobial Resistance
The Scientist Staff | Aug 15, 2024 | 2 min read
Bacterial isolate screening improves surveillance, stewardship, and infection control.
A yellow-bellied marmot being held in the arms of a researcher while they collect a cheek swab from the marmot.
Exploring the Link between Sociality and the Marmot Gut Microbiome
Harita Sistu | 4 min read
The marmot social microbiome is unlike that of other mammals, adding a new perspective to wildlife conservation efforts.
Two scientists at a table with two petri dishes of mold. One scientist opens a cloche revealing a meat-like patty made of koji mold.
Mold Burger: Coming Right Up
Laura Tran, PhD | Aug 15, 2024 | 2 min read
From the laboratory to the table, researchers cooked bioengineered fungi into a tempting patty.
Electron microscopy image of Marburg virus false-colored red. 
Viral Research Gets Batty to Study Spillovers
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Aug 5, 2024 | 3 min read
Marburg virus enters humans from bats to cause viral hemorrhagic fever, but how it alters immune cells is unclear.
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