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Microbiology
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A gut fungus protects mice against parasitic worms but increases allergies
Nature, Published online: 11 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03651-4 It has been hard to find fungi that normally reside in…
Unexpected RNA modification protects bacteria against viral infection
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03923-z Adding to the ever-growing list of newly discovered bacterial immune systems,…
Fungal symbiont transmitted by free-living mice promotes type 2 immunity
Iliev, I. D. & Leonardi, I. Fungal dysbiosis: immunity and interactions at mucosal barriers. Nat. Rev. Immunol. 17,…
Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they’re not from space
Bacteria on a sample from the Ryugu asteroid, viewed with an electron microscope Matthew J. Genge et al.…
Your friends shape your microbiome — and so do their friends
Friends share more than just food when they dine together.Credit: Getty A shared meal, a kiss on the…
What happens when a bacterium gets into a fungus and stays — for generations
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 13 November 2024 Bacteria living inside other cells can form stable, mutually beneficial partnerships with their…
Surprise finding reveals mitochondrial ‘energy factories’ come in two different types
Download the Nature Podcast 6 November 2024 In this episode: 00:46 Mitochondria divide their labour to help cells…
how adhesive bacteria drive colon cancer
Pleguezuelos-Manzano, C. et al. Nature 580, 269–273 (2020). Article PubMed Google Scholar Jans, M. et al. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08135-z…
Viruses may help store vast amounts of carbon in soil
A bacteriophage virus can kill microbes, influencing what happens to the carbon their bodies contain nobeastsofierce Science/Alamy Viruses…
‘Poo milkshake’ boosts the microbiome of c-section babies
The route of birth — c-section or vaginal — can have an effect on an infant’s microbiome.Credit: Jordi…