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vegan diets, dog health

Could vegan diets for dogs be healthier than meat-based diets?

Nutritionally complete vegan diets for dogs were more beneficial for dog’s health than conventional meat diets – but not as healthy as raw meat diets.
atlantic aquaculture

ASTRAL (2020-2024): A collaborative ecosystem for Atlantic aquaculture

Here, we discover that All Atlantic Ocean Sustainable, ProfiTable and Resilient AquacuLture (ASTRAL) involves a collaborative ecosystem for Atlantic aquaculture
coevolving informatics, evolutionary transitions

Sex, language & coevolving informatics

Chris Girard, Associate Professor at Florida International University, shares his expertise on sex, language & coevolving informatics.
bacterial cells, evolutionary biology

Finding innovative ways to deal with bacteria

Professor of Evolutionary Biology Ashleigh S. Griffin discusses harnessing the power of evolutionary process instead of fighting it, particularly regarding bacterial cells and cooperation.

Professor Laura Grenville-Briggs Didymus – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

As well as leading the Integrated Plant Protection Unit, Professor Laura Grenville-Briggs Didymus also leads her own research group, the Plant Pathology Lab. Professor Didymus' own research group focuses on the molecular and genetic determinants of disease in oomycete and fungal plant pathogens in combination with molecular analysis of interactions...
disease-causing microorganisms, WHO ukraine

WHO asks Ukrainian scientists to destroy disease-causing microorganisms

The World Health Organisation (WHO) asked Ukrainian scientists to destroy disease-causing microorganisms, also known as pathogens.
tropical leishmaniases, immunology

Do the arts of the treating tropical leishmaniases teach important lessons?

Professor Peter Bretscher, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Saskatchewan, explains what we can learn from the treatment and prevention of tropical leishmaniases.
Organismal contributions

Organismal contributions to changing climate

Zachary Senwo, PhD Professor, explores how organismal contributions can be used in the search for climate change solutions
genome remodelling

Unlocking dark matter for genome remodelling

Dr Helen Rowe, Senior Lecturer in Epigenetics, outlines the significance of research into dark matter and genome remodelling
breast milk baby formula

New clues for reproducing breast milk in baby formula

Frederique Lisacek from SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ponders if we are getting closer to reproducing breast milk in baby formula
higher infection rates

Higher infection rates amongst politically authoritarian countries

The politics of COVID-19 is intertwined with infection rates, where researchers highlight the linear transmission rate in more authoritarian areas.
healthcare-associated infections 

Healthcare-associated infections: Cleanliness goes hand in hand with safety

John Brill from Nilfisk outlines how strategic cleaning regimes can support the critical need to ensure healthcare environments provide the highest standards of cleanliness in the fight to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
temperature infectious diseases, climate change disease

How do temperature variations affect infectious diseases?

Climate change is set to rise temperatures globally through greenhouse gas emissions, amidst this change, rates of infectious diseases are to become increasingly difficult to predict.
pandemic measures, wildlife

Just 5% of COVID expenditure could prevent the next pandemic

Reducing the risk of future pandemics takes investment, biodiversity action, and fostering better human-wildlife relationships to prevent the spread of zoonotic viruses.
genetically engineered microbe, plastic

Scientist creates genetically engineered kill switch for microbes

A team at Washington University, St. Louis are creating a genetically engineered kill switch for some microbes,  which would remotely cause them to self-destruct.
resource-restricted settings

Challenges of clinical microbiology in resource-restricted settings

Dr Zisis Kozlakidis & Prof Olivier Vandenberg, describe the challenges of clinical microbiology in resource-restricted settings
moderate calorie restrictions, chronic inflammation

What are the health benefits of moderate calorie restrictions?

Researchers find that moderate calorie restrictions – with no specific diet – can shift the immuno-metabolic state in a way which can be protective of human health.
AMR

Antimicrobial resistance now kills more people than HIV or malaria

According to a new study in The Lancet, antimicrobial resistance is now a leading cause of death worldwide, higher than HIV/AIDS or malaria.
zika virus

Scientists discover how Zika Virus evades cellular antiviral response

The human immune system is an intricate web designed to stop invading pathogens - but with over 200 virus species capable of infecting humans, some have a way to break through.
water quality research, wastewater

Water quality research in the U.S.

Water quality is an integral aspect of the overall research at Alabama A&M University, A Center of Excellence in Watershed Management - here, Dr Elica M. Moss details ongoing and upcoming projects in her Environmental Microbiology Lab

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