Eugene BerryIcon version of the Flipboard logoVibrioThe intragenus and interspecies quorum-sensing autoinducers exert distinct control over Vibrio cholerae biofilm formationplos.org - Andrew A. Bridges by Andrew A. Bridges, Bonnie L. Bassler Vibrio cholerae possesses multiple quorum-sensing (QS) systems that control virulence and biofilm formation …
Eugene BerryWorld News Humans Shipped an Awful Cargo Across the Seas: CancerThe New York Times - Carl ZimmerHumans have spread a contagious form of cancer around the world. Researchers reported on Tuesday that the cancer, which invades mussels, has spread across the Equator. Originating in one species in the
Eugene BerryIcon version of the Flipboard logo Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) modulates calcium influx to favor viral replicationsciencedirect.com Ionic calcium (Ca2+) is a versatile intracellular second messenger that plays important roles in cellular physiological and pathological processes. …
Eugene BerryMeasles Will Measles Virus or Humanity Win the International “Fitness” Challenge?annualreviews.org - Ann M. Arvin Lamb RA, Parks G. 2013. Paramyxoviridae. In Fields’ Virology, ed. BN Fields, DM Knipe, PM Howley, pp. 957–95. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer …
Eugene BerryIcon version of the Flipboard logoEbola Ebola Virus: Pathogenesis and Countermeasure Developmentannualreviews.org - Wakako Furuyama and Andrea Marzi Mario Mietzsch and Mavis Agbandje-McKenna Annual Review of Virology Vol. 4, 2017 Frank DeStefano and Tom T. Shimabukuro Annual Review of Virology Vol. 6, …
Eugene BerryScience How measles causes the body to ‘forget’ past infections by other microbessciencemag.org - Eva Frederick One of the most contagious human pathogens, the measles virus is dangerous enough by itself, with sometimes-fatal complications including pneumonia …
Eugene BerryIcon version of the Flipboard logoZika Virus Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes-borne virus transmission risk with climate changeplos.org - Sadie J. Ryan by Sadie J. Ryan, Colin J. Carlson, Erin A. Mordecai, Leah R. JohnsonForecasting the impacts of climate change on Aedes-borne viruses—especially …
Eugene BerryWorld News How Did a Virus From the Atlantic Infect Mammals in the Pacific?The New York Times - Karen WeintraubSea otters and seals in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Alaska, are infected with a virus that once was seen only in animals in the Atlantic. A new study suggests that melting ice in the Arctic may
Eugene BerryBusiness Four More People Die From Tainted Romaine LettuceThe New York Times - By JAN HOFFMANFour more people have died from tainted romaine lettuce, federal health officials said Friday, bringing the total to five deaths related to a virulent strain of E. coli whose source has still not been
Eugene BerryScience Scientists Program CRISPR to Fight Viruses in Human Cellsscientificamerican.com - Tanya Lewis CRISPR is usually thought of as a laboratory tool to edit DNA in order to fix genetic defects or enhance certain traits—but the mechanism originally …
Eugene BerryAfrica We are gaining against TB but knowledge gaps remaintheconversation.com - Emily Wong and Al Leslie and Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala Important gains have been made in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB). Each year, fewer people are being diagnosed with the disease. The …
Eugene BerryNews Deaths of 3 Infants Traced to Contaminated Equipment, Hospital SaysThe New York Times - Aimee OrtizThe infants at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa., neonatal intensive care unit were tiny, with some born 27 weeks premature. In July, some started to get ill. One by one, the number of sick
Eugene BerryPolio Pakistan accused of cover-up over fresh polio outbreakThe Guardian - Hannah Ellis-PetersenSource claims government plans secret vaccinations after 12 children fall prey to disease Officials in Pakistan have been accused of covering up an outbreak of the most dangerous strain of polio and planning
Eugene BerryViruses Rapid functionalisation and detection of viruses via a novel Ca 2+ -menature.com - Nicole C. Robb, Jonathan M. Taylor, Amy Kent, Oliver J. Pambos, Barak Gilboa, Maria Evangelidou, Alexios-Fotios A. Mentis, Achillefs N. Kapanidis Current virus detection methods often take significant time or can be limited in sensitivity and specificity. The increasing frequency and magnitude …
Eugene BerryRepublic of the Congo Listen: Scientists discover new HIV strain, first in nearly two decadesAudioburst - WTMJ 620 "News scientists have discovered a new strain of HIV you the first in nearly twenty years discovery comes from a research team at the Abbott labs …
Eugene BerryThe Arctic Deadly virus spreads among marine mammals as Arctic ice meltsNational Geographic - Sarah GibbensAs climate change worsens, scientists fear the virus—once found only in European waters—could spread to the U.S. West Coast. When sea otters in Alaska were diagnosed with phocine distemper virus (PDV)
Eugene BerryMicrobiome Microbiota and the social brainsciencemag.org , A valence-free definition of sociality as any violation of inter-individual independence.Proc. R. Soc. B 284, 284 (2017). …
Eugene BerryMicrobiology There's a New Drug-Resistant STI Among Gay Menout.com - Matt Baume The bacteria’s been around for a long time, but drug resistance is new. Researchers at the University of Washington have identified a worrisome new …
Eugene BerryMicrobiology Fecal transplants work better than antibiotics to treat deadly bacterial infectionNBC News - Linda CarrollThe new study is the first to look at the treatment’s effects on complications that can stem from the infection. Fecal transplants are more likely than antibiotics to save lives and prevent deadly bloodstream
Eugene BerryPhysiology Minuscdc.gov Among children, coverage during the 2018–19 season increased significantly compared with the 2017–18 season for Hispanic children, non-Hispanic white …
Eugene BerryIcon version of the Flipboard logoYellowstone National Park An uncultivated virus infecting a symbiotic Nanoarchaeota in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Parkasm.org You may be able to gain access using your login credentials for your institution. Contact your library if you do not have a username and password. If …
Eugene BerryPublic Health Vaccine Shows Promise for Preventing Active TB DiseaseU.S. News & World Report - Associated Press An experimental vaccine proved 50% effective at preventing latent tuberculosis infection from turning into active disease in a three-year study of …
Eugene BerryWorld News New TB Vaccine Could Save Millions of Lives, Study SuggestsThe New York Times - Donald G. McNeil Jr.In what may be a watershed moment in the fight against tuberculosis, the world’s most lethal infectious disease, an experimental new vaccine has protected about half the people who got it, scientists on
Eugene BerryPublic Health Two Strains of Polio Are Gone, but the End of the Disease Is Still Far OffThe New York Times - Donald G. McNeil Jr.In another milestone on the long, expensive and sometimes discouraging road to wiping out polio, global health officials announced Wednesday that two of the three strains of wild polio virus have officially
Eugene BerryFood & Dining When the Menu Turns Raw, Your Gut Microbes Know What to DoThe New York Times - Veronique GreenwoodIt was a challenge unlike any other the chef-turned-graduate student had faced: Vayu Maini Rekdal had to create a menu where every ingredient could be eaten either raw or cooked. No pickling was allowed,
Eugene BerryAnts After This Fungus Turns Ants Into Zombies, Their Bodies ExplodeThe New York Times - Carl ZimmerEvolutionary biologists retrace the history of life in all its wondrous forms. Some search for the origin of our species. Others hunt for the origin of birds. On Thursday, a team of researchers reported
Eugene BerryScience Chemicals released by bacteria may help gut control the brain, mouse study suggestssciencemag.org - Elizabeth Pennisi The more researchers look, the more connections they find between the microbes in our intestines and those in our brain. Gut bacteria appear to …
Eugene BerryScience New drug forces flu virus into ‘error catastrophe,’ overwhelming it with mutationssciencemag.org - Kai Kupferschmidt Scientists often warn about the dangers of pandemic pathogens spreading quickly around the globe. But one virus already sweeps across the world every …
