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  1. #Bacteroides acidifaciens enriched by KRAS mutation promotes #colorectal tumorigenesis.

    KRAS‑mutant #colorectalcancer selects B. acidifaciens, whose SusF stabilizes ARHGEF2 to amplify KRAS–ERK signaling and drive tumorigenesis.

    #cancer #microbiology #oncology

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  2. 🐛 Mixotricha paradoxa — the protist that swims using 250,000 living bacteria as outboard motors

    When first described in 1933, Mixotricha paradoxa appeared to swim using thousands of hair-like cilia. Electron microscopy in the 1960s revealed the truth: those "cilia" were actually ~250,000 individual spirochete bacteria anchored to its outer membrane, beating in synchrony to propel the host cell.

    This single-celled organism lives exclusively in the hindgut of Australia's primitive giant termite (Mastotermes darwiniensis). It has no mitochondria and no independent mobility — its four flagella act only as rudders, while the bacterial swarm does all the work. Evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis called it "the beast with five genomes" because it is a composite of host, two species of propulsion spirochetes, surface rod bacteria, and internal wood-digesting endosymbionts.

    Mixotricha dies within minutes of oxygen exposure and has never been cultured in a lab. It is considered a living snapshot of symbiogenesis — the theory that complex eukaryotic cells arose when ancient prokaryotes merged into single functioning entities, frozen mid-transition.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixotric

    #Symbiogenesis #Microbiology #NatureIsWeird

  3. Multiobjective learning and design of #bacteriophage specificity.

    Deep learning maps and engineers T7’s multifunctional targeting, enabling tailored infectivity and specificity across strains.

    #phage #microbiology

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  4. Bacteriófagos con satélites, elementos genéticos móviles similares a un virus que necesitan su ayuda para infectar bacterias, en este caso del género Streptomyces. 📷Tagide deCarvalho et al., 2023 #virus #microbiologia #microbiology

  5. Bacteria growing within an aligned liquid crystal fluid—environments mimicking specific biological settings like biofilm matrices or mucus linings—organize into single-cell-wide chains that gradually lengthen before experiencing localized buckling, ultimately forming a tangled, serpentine network.
    #Biophysics #Microbiology #AppliedMathematics #FluidDynamics #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/biph0831260

  6. Bacteria growing within an aligned liquid crystal fluid—environments mimicking specific biological settings like biofilm matrices or mucus linings—organize into single-cell-wide chains that gradually lengthen before experiencing localized buckling, ultimately forming a tangled, serpentine network.
    #Biophysics #Microbiology #AppliedMathematics #FluidDynamics #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/biph0831260

  7. Bacteria growing within an aligned liquid crystal fluid—environments mimicking specific biological settings like biofilm matrices or mucus linings—organize into single-cell-wide chains that gradually lengthen before experiencing localized buckling, ultimately forming a tangled, serpentine network.
    #Biophysics #Microbiology #AppliedMathematics #FluidDynamics #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/biph0831260

  8. Bacteria growing within an aligned liquid crystal fluid—environments mimicking specific biological settings like biofilm matrices or mucus linings—organize into single-cell-wide chains that gradually lengthen before experiencing localized buckling, ultimately forming a tangled, serpentine network.
    #Biophysics #Microbiology #AppliedMathematics #FluidDynamics #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/biph0831260

  9. Bacteria growing within an aligned liquid crystal fluid—environments mimicking specific biological settings like biofilm matrices or mucus linings—organize into single-cell-wide chains that gradually lengthen before experiencing localized buckling, ultimately forming a tangled, serpentine network.
    #Biophysics #Microbiology #AppliedMathematics #FluidDynamics #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/biph0831260

  10. RNA structures regulate norovirus life cycle & enable rational attenuation in vivo

    Conserved #norovirus RNA structures control replication & #immunity, enabling design of a stable, protective attenuated virus.

    #OpenAccess #virology #microbiology

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  11. Researchers have identified a specific protein, TgPRO, that allows the Toxoplasma gondii parasite to alter its metabolism to survive the nutrient-poor, crowded conditions inside a host cell cyst.
    #Microbiology #Parasitology #MolecularBiology #CellularBiology #Genetics #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/mcb08192601

  12. 💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🔬🌸 Japanese #nature photographer Pendora (ぺんどら) captures tiny globular #springtails measuring around 0.3 mm in length.

    These wetland micro-arthropods display face-to-face courtship interactions and use a spring-loaded tail organ called a furcula to execute high-speed jumps that look like #teleportation.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/odoriko-tobimu

    #animals #arthropods #biology #cute #hexapod #macro #mating #microscopy #physics #science #wetlands #insects #macrophotography #japan #microbiology #wildlife #entomology #photography #zoology #tksst #video

  13. 💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🔬🌸 Japanese #nature photographer Pendora (ぺんどら) captures tiny globular #springtails measuring around 0.3 mm in length.

    These wetland micro-arthropods display face-to-face courtship interactions and use a spring-loaded tail organ called a furcula to execute high-speed jumps that look like #teleportation.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/odoriko-tobimu

    #animals #arthropods #biology #cute #hexapod #macro #mating #microscopy #physics #science #wetlands #insects #macrophotography #japan #microbiology #wildlife #entomology #photography #zoology #tksst #video

  14. 💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🔬🌸 Japanese #nature photographer Pendora (ぺんどら) captures tiny globular #springtails measuring around 0.3 mm in length.

    These wetland micro-arthropods display face-to-face courtship interactions and use a spring-loaded tail organ called a furcula to execute high-speed jumps that look like #teleportation.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/odoriko-tobimu

    #animals #arthropods #biology #cute #hexapod #macro #mating #microscopy #physics #science #wetlands #insects #macrophotography #japan #microbiology #wildlife #entomology #photography #zoology #tksst #video

  15. 💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 🔬🌸 Japanese #nature photographer Pendora (ぺんどら) captures tiny globular #springtails measuring around 0.3 mm in length.

    These wetland micro-arthropods display face-to-face courtship interactions and use a spring-loaded tail organ called a furcula to execute high-speed jumps that look like #teleportation.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/odoriko-tobimu

    #animals #arthropods #biology #cute #hexapod #macro #mating #microscopy #physics #science #wetlands #insects #macrophotography #japan #microbiology #wildlife #entomology #photography #zoology #tksst #video

  16. Metabolomics of single-strain & co-cultures of 7 Fusarium strains causing #metabolome head blight reveals metabolic modifications induced by strain co-occurrence.

    FHB #metabolomics reveals species‑specific biomarkers & interaction‑driven shifts in co‑cultures

    #microbiology #agriculture #metabolome #Ag

    davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/

  17. _Этология, етологія, Ethology
    #Этология, #етологія, #Ethology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/494

    _Энтомология, Entomology, Ентомологія
    #Энтомология, #Entomology, #Ентомологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/493

    Эмбрио, Ембріо, Embryo
    эмбриология биология развития Embryology developmental biology
    #Эмбрио, #Ембріо, #Embryo
    #эмбриология #биологияразвития #Embryology #developmental biology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/492

    _Экология, Ecology, Екологія
    эко окружающая среда энвайронментализм, экосистемы, популяции,
    #Экология, #Ecology, #Екологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/491

    _эволюция, еволюція, evolution
    теория эволюции, эволюционная теория
    #эволюция, #еволюція, #evolution
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/490

    _Флора и фауна Украины
    Flora and fauna of Ukraine
    Флора і фауна України
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/489

    _систематика, taxonomy
    #систематика, #taxonomy
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/488

    _Палеонтология, Paleontology, Палеонтологія
    #Палеонтология, #Paleontology, #Палеонтологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/487

    _Орнитология, Орнітологія, Ornithology
    #Орнитология, #Орнітологія, #Ornithology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/486

    B Biology, Біологія, Биология
    #Biology, #Біологія, #Биология
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/485

    _нейро, neuro
    Нейробиология, нейрология, Нейробіологія, нейрологія, Neurobiology, neurology,
    #нейро, #neuro
    #Нейробиология, #нейрология, #Нейробіологія, #нейрологія, #Neurobiology, #neurology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/483

    _Нематология, Nematology
    #Нематология, #Nematology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/482

    Определители растений, лишайников, грибов
    Визначники рослин, лишайників, грибів
    #Определители
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/481

    _Микробиология и Вирусология
    Мікробіологія та вірусологія
    Microbiology and Virology
    #Микробиология и #Вирусология
    #Мікробіологія та #вірусологія
    #Microbiology and #Virology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/480

    _Микология, Mycology, Мікологія
    #Микология, #Mycology, #Мікологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/479

    _Макология
    #Макология
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/478

    _Microscopy, Мікроскопія, Микроскопия
    #Microscopy, #Мікроскопія, #Микроскопия
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/476

    Cell
    Cell biology, Клітина, клітинна біологія, біологія клітини, Клетка, клеточная биология, биология клетки
    #Cell
    #Cell biology, #Клітина, #клітиннабіологія, #біологіяклітини, #Клетка, #клеточнаябиология, #биология клетки
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/475

    Клетка, клеточная биология
    #Клетка, #клеточнаябиология
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/474

    _Красная книга
    Червона книга, the Red Book,
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/473

    История биологии
    History of biology
    Історія біології
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/472

    Иммунология, Імунологія, Immunology
    #Иммунология, #Імунологія, #Immunology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/471

    Гистология, Histology, Гістологія
    #Гистология, #Histology, #Гістологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/469

    _Грибы
    mushrooms, Мікологія, Микология, Mycology
    #Грибы
    #mushrooms, #Мікологія, #Микология, #Mycology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/470

    Зоология, Зоологія, Zoology
    #Зоология, #Зоологія, #Zoology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/468

    Genome, Геном,
    геномика, Genomics, геноміка
    #Genome, #Геном,
    #геномика, #Genomics, #геноміка
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/466

    Genetics, генетика
    #Genetics, #генетика
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/465

    Вода, Water
    #Вода, #Water
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/464

    Владивосток, Vladivostok, Приморье, Приморский край
    природа, наука, в основном биология, ДВГУ, дипломные работы
    #Владивосток, #Vladivostok, #Приморье, #Приморскийкрай
    #природа, #наука, в основном #биология, #ДВГУ, #дипломные
    работы
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/463

    Анатомия и морфология растений
    Анатомія і морфологія рослин
    Anatomy and morphology of plants
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/462

    Сосудистые растения,
    Судинні рослини
    Vascular plants
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/460

    Низшие растения
    Lower plants
    Нижчі рослини
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/459

    Геоботаника, Геоботаніка, Geobotany
    #Геоботаника, #Геоботаніка, #Geobotany
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/458

    Биоэтика, Біоетика, Bioethics
    #Биоэтика, #Біоетика, #Bioethics
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/456

    Биохимия, молекулярная биология
    Biochemistry, molecular biology
    Біохімія, молекулярна біологія
    #Биохимия, #молекулярнаябиология
    #Biochemistry, #molecular biology
    #Біохімія, #молекулярна
    біологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/455

    Биология моря, морская биология
    Marine biology, Біологія моря, морська Біологія
    #Биологияморя, #морскаябиология
    #Marine biology, #Біологіяморя, #морськаБіологія
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/453

    Альгология, Альгологія, Algology
    #Альгология, #Альгологія, #Algology
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/452

    Bioinformatics, Биоинформатика, Біоінформатика
    #Bioinformatics, #Биоинформатика, #Біоінформатика
    t.me/scilib_yura15cbx/450

  18. Bacteriophages are the most abundant and diverse viral entities on Earth, functioning as microscopic apex predators that exist exclusively to infect, replicate within, and ultimately lyse bacterial populations.
    #WhatIs #Virology #Microbiology #EvolutionaryBiology #MolecularBiology #Biophysics #Biogeochemistry #ClinicalImmunology #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/07/wi07312601.

  19. Midwest Poultry Services is recalling nearly 1.6 million cartons of eggs over concerns that they could be contaminated with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
    #Trumpism #PublicHealth #CDC #epidemic #pathology #diseases #microbiology #food #biology #regulations
    cbsnews.com/news/egg-recall-sa

  20. Bacteriófago T4 que infecta la Escherichia coli adhiriéndose irreversiblemente a su superficie con su cola, que contrae para perforarla e inyectar su ADN. 📷Instituto de Microbiología (Biozentrum) - Universidad de Basilea #microbiologia #microbiology

  21. Researchers have discovered that metabolites produced by a specific gut bacterium can significantly enhance the body's immune response to cancer. The bacterium Bacteroides uniformis converts the amino acid tryptophan into indoles, which subsequently suppress tumor growth and boost anti-tumor immunity.
    #Oncology #Immunology #Microbiology #NutritionalScience #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/07/ongy0716260

  22. The First Pandemic? Scientists Find 214 Ancient Pathogens In Prehistoric DNA

    Shutterstock Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague. The findings show zoonotic diseases began spreading around 6,500 years ago, likely triggered by farming and animal domestication. These ancient infections may still influence us today, and help guide the vaccines of tomorrow…….Continue reading…. By: University of Copenhagen – The Faculty of Health and Medical […]

    onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026

  23. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🧬💉 #Tattoo ink triggers an immune response the moment it enters the skin, with pigment particles lodging permanently in the dermis and sometimes traveling to #lymphnodes.

    A medical microbiologist explains that many modern inks contain industrial pigments and heavy metals, and the largely unregulated industry leaves consumers to navigate risks on their own.

    👉 sciencealert.com/were-only-jus

    #tattoos #immunesystem #health #science #skincancer #melanoma #allergies #research #bodyart #art #microbiology

  24. Blepharisma es un género protistas unicelulares de color rosado, gracias a los gránulos del pigmento blefarismina. Estos gránulos le permiten detectar la luz y evitarla. 📷MikeN #microbiologia #microbiology

  25. 🐨🍼 Scientists at the University of the #SunshineCoast in #Queensland, #Australia, are milking #koalas to analyze their milk.

    They found the liquid contains unique proteins that kill harmful #bacteria and #fungi. The #research helps explain how joeys survive in their mothers’ pouches and offers clues for better koala #conservation.

    👉 discoverwildlife.com/animal-fa

    #koala #biology #marsupials #mammals #wildlife #science #evolution #zoology #biochemistry #nature #microbiology

  26. Salinella salve es un animal multicelular descrito por Johannes Frenzel en los salares en torno al río Cuarto, en la provincia argentina de Córdoba, en 1892. Desde entonces no se ha vuelto ha encontrar, por lo que se duda de su existencia. #microbiologia #microbiology

  27. Los rotíferos bdeloideos tienen en su corona dos discos trocales cubiertos de cilios con los que crean una corriente para alimentarse. 📷zimmwisdom #microbiologia #microbiology

  28. La unión hace la fuerza. Cuando no dispone de bacterias de las que alimentarse, la ameba social (Dictyostelium) se agrega a otras y se mueve al unísono. #microbiologia #microbiology

  29. Metallogenium personatum es una bacteria que forma minerales de óxido de manganeso con forma de estrella. 📷Dag Klaveness #microbiologia #microbiology

  30. Kefir is a fermented milk product scientifically proven to reduce high blood pressure and exhibit significant antidiabetic effects by improving glucose absorption and insulin sensitivity.
    #Biotechnology #Biochemistry #Microbiology #NutritionalScience #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/04/nut04302601

  31. El paracariota de Myojin (Parakaryon myojinensis) es un organismo unicelular con rasgos tanto de eucariotas como de procariotas, pero a su vez con grandes diferencias con ambos. Se recogió en las cerdas de los poliquetos polinoidos de las fuentes hidrotermales de la loma Myōjin. 📷Tadashi Maruyama #microbiologia #microbiology

  32. El Trichoplax adhaerens es un placozoo, es decir, un animal acuático formado por una capa de células envueltas en un moco que, como los seres más simples, se alimentan por fagocitosis, se mueven con cilios y se reproducen sexualmente o asexualmente por gemación o división. 📷Bernd Schierwater #microbiologia #microbiology

  33. El Myxococcus llanfair­pwll­gwyn­gyll­go­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­gochensis es una mixobacteria gramnegativa del suelo, donde forma cuerpos fructíferos naranjas. Caza en grupos a otras bacterias, produciendo enzimas y toxinas que destruyen a sus presas. 📷James Chambers et al., 2020 #microbiologia #microbiology