About two-thirds of us have Ureaplasma bacteria living in our urinary tract… An unexpected microbe is killing organ transplant patientsStudy fingers bacteria that cause lethal increase in ammonia levels
Artículo seminario del viernes 24 de abril: Ortiz-Castro, R. et al. Transkingdom signaling based on bacterial cyclodipeptides with auxin activity in plants. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 108, 7253–7258 (2011). Transkingdom signaling based on bacterial cyclodipeptides with auxin activity in plantsAbstract Microorganisms and their hosts communicate with each other through an array of…
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Artículo del seminario viernes 17 de abril: Davide Bulgarelli, Ruben Garrido-Oter, Philipp C. Münch, Aaron Weiman, Johannes Dröge, Yao Pan, Alice C. McHardy, Paul Schulze-Lefert, Structure and Function of the Bacterial Root Microbiota in Wild and Domesticated Barley, Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 17, Issue 3, 11 March 2015, Pages 392-403, ISSN 1931-3128, http://ift.tt/1E6PspD.(http://ift.tt/1aBDPcl)Abstract: SummaryThe…
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Algún truco que compartir en el laboratorio? Si lo tienes y gusta, te pueden regalar una bata… GE Life Sciences Tips and TricksHave you experienced how a small change has helped solve a common problem in the lab? Help others by sharing your own tips and tricks for the lab, and by rating tips provided…
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How a Popular Probiotic Works How a Popular Probiotic Works | The Scientist Magazine®Eating a type of bacterium encourages the activity of other gut microbes, according to a small study.
A new interactive interface for learning R online, for free http://ift.tt/1zaHd4h twt DataCamp
two parasites, 1-host http://ift.tt/1HbcOK0 twt #blogs #feedly Edhazardia aedisWhen two different parasites find themselves in a small host animal like a mosquito, there is only so much of the host to go around. So there is a pretty good chance that those co-occurring parasites are going to fight it out…
"converting heterozygous mutations to homozygous mutations in the vast majority of somatic and germline cells" twt BioTechniques – A New Era of Genetic ManipulationA recently developed genetic tool is turning the rules of Mendelian inheritance on their head, potentially paving the way for faster genetic manipulations and genome engineering for applications as diverse as malaria…
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Should peer reviewers receive training? Should there be accreditation? #twt Peer review: do we throw early career researchers in at the deep end? – BioMed Central blogShould peer reviewers receive training? Should there be accreditation? These topics and more were discussed at a recent BioMed Central roadshow in Sydney, Australia. Sarah Hayes, one of…
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How do you raise awareness about population explosion? One group thought that the simplest way would be to show people #twt Overpopulation, overconsumption – in pictures | Global Development Professionals Network | The Guardian
Eighteenth-century genomes show that mixed infections were common at time of peak tuberculosis in Europe Eighteenth-century genomes show that mixed infections were common at time of peak tuberculosis in Europe : Nature Communications : Nature Publishing GroupThese data from body 28 are representative of all eighteenth-century samples. (a) The four panels show the average base…
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A network of marine observatories Wiring the world belowTHE planet arrogantly dubbed “Earth” by its dominant terrestrial species might more accurately be called “Sea”. Seven-tenths of its surface is ocean, yet…
Usando google maps para visualizar el cuerpo y genomas Maps Mania: Google Maps Inside the Human BodyThere has been a long tradition of using the Google Maps API to map the human body. One of the first examples was the NYU School of Medicine Virtual Microscope. Created by the NYU School of Medicine the Virtual…
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