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From The Labs

Understanding the world within: study reveals new insights into phage–bacteria interactions in the gut microbiome

February 25, 2025 bacteria,  diabetes type 1,  microbiome,  phages,  Research,  TEDDY study

By evaluating temporal trends in the guts of developing children, this study helps to lay the groundwork for therapeutics and diagnostics leveraging the microbiome and its constituents.

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Nail your pedicure with these sanitary tips

December 21, 2023 bacteria,  fungus,  nail salon,  nails,  pedicure

Podiatrist Dr. Esther Jonas offers advice and preventative measures for avoiding infections during nail salon visits.

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From The Labs

Image of the Month: The laboratory worm, C. elegans

March 2, 2021 Aging,  bacteria,  C. elegans,  Image of the month,  lipid signaling,  mitochondria,  Research

What is transparent, as long as a credit card is thick and helps solve science mysteries? The laboratory worm, C. elegans.

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From The Labs

CadA shields help amoebae survive in more than one way

August 8, 2019 agglutinin,  amoeba,  bacteria,  CadA,  D. discoideum,  K. pneumoniae,  lectin,  Research

In some respects, animals and amoebae are not that different. For instance, both are at risk of potentially deadly attacks by bacteria and have evolved

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From The Labs

E. coli shows the way to discover cell-made protein carcinogens

January 29, 2019 bacteria,  Cancer,  carcinogens,  DNA damage,  E. Coli,  Research

When searching for carcinogens, people look at the environment. External factors such as tobacco smoke and sunlight can damage DNA, triggering mutations that can cause

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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