Nature – Pathogens
- Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Florida April 18, 2024
- Spatial analysis of dengue transmission in an endemic city in Brazil reveals high spatial structuring on local dengue transmission dynamics April 18, 2024
- Monkeypox virus genomic accordion strategies April 18, 2024
- Does nirsevimab prevent lower respiratory infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus? April 18, 2024
- A meta-analysis on the potency of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in different animal models April 18, 2024
Nature – AMR
- A role for the stringent response in ciprofloxacin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa April 13, 2024
- A folate inhibitor exploits metabolic differences in Pseudomonas aeruginosa for narrow-spectrum targeting April 9, 2024
- Author Correction: The plasmidome associated with Gram-negative bloodstream infections: a large-scale observational study using complete plasmid assemblies April 9, 2024
- Co-selection for antibiotic resistance by environmental contaminants April 1, 2024
- Colonisation of hospital surfaces from low- and middle-income countries by extended spectrum β-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing bacteria March 29, 2024
Outbreaks
- Measles global outbreak continues to spread April 16, 2024
- Dad goes Viral on TikTok: Daughter has Pinworms April 16, 2024
CDC
- COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, and Rates of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Among Residents in Nursing Homes — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, October 2023–February 2024 April 18, 2024
- Durability of Original Monovalent mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Against COVID-19 Omicron–Associated Hospitalization in Children and Adolescents — United States, 2021–2023 April 18, 2024
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Genetic memory: accessing the past through our DNA
Contributed by Poyin Chen The premise for the video game, Assassin’s Creed, is based on the technological ability to re-live our ancestors’ experiences by accessing their memories inherited through their DNA. While this is actually scientifically impossible, the concept of … Continue reading
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Amylases and their importance during glycan degradation
Contributed by Narine Arabyan Amylases catalyze the cleavage of α-D-1,4 and α-D-1,6-glycosidic bonds in starch and related carbohydrates. Amylases are widely distributed in nature and are important in carbohydrate metabolism. Amylases in Salmonella are poorly characterized glycosyl hydrolases. The importance … Continue reading
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A New Take on the Dinosaur Phylogenetic Tree
Contributed by Alli Weis This week’s blog post is inspired by a new hypothesis that has emerged this month, published in the journal Nature. Essentially, for years the widely accepted theory of Dinosaur relationships has been based on dividing Dinosaurs … Continue reading
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Communicating Goals and Expectations
Contributed by B. Carol Huang Goal setting is very important for anyone who wishes to have an achievement. The goal is like a blueprint for a building project, a road map for a journey, in which it will answer the … Continue reading
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3-D tissue culture models to mimic human gut infections
Contributed by Nguyet Kong 3-D tissue culture models to mimic human gut infections In an article from npj Microgravity, scientists have reported their latest advancement in 3-D intestinal model development where they want to develop more realistic model to prevent Salmonella … Continue reading
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Science vs politics?
Contributed by Ning Chin The advancement in science is often pursued because technological improvement is supposed to improve our life. Researches in biological sciences are especially important to improve our health and general wellbeing. But science does not get implemented … Continue reading
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Sequencing and publication of 306 Listeria monocytogenes genomes
Contributed by Poyin Chen Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen prevalent in environmental and food matrices including soil, fruit, and deli meats. This organism encompasses 13 serotypes, among which serotypes 1/2a, 1/2b, and 4b are most commonly associated with disease … Continue reading
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Importance of sialidases during infection
Contributed by Narine Arabyan Sialidases, also known as neuraminidases, are widely distributed in nature and are found in organisms from Eukarya, Eubacteria, and viruses. Sialidases are glycosyl-hydrolases that cleave the α-ketosidic bond of a terminal sialic acid residue from … Continue reading
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Ebola Update
Contributed by Allison Weis Two years ago, beginning in March 2014, the world saw the largest outbreak of Ebola in history. The outbreak was massive, all countries affected combined 28,646 people were infected and of those 11,323 people were killed … Continue reading
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Congrats Alli Weis on her Large-Scale release of Camphlobacter Draft Genomes paper published in Genome Announcements
Large-Scale Release of Campylobacter Draft Genomes: Resources for Food Safety and Public Health from the 100K Pathogen Genome Project *Allison M. Weis,a,e Bihua C. Huang,a,e Dylan B. Storey,a,e* Nguyet Kong,a,e Poyin Chen,a,e Narine Arabyan,a,e Brent Gilpin,b Carl Mason,c Andrea K. … Continue reading
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