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Packing material, disposable cutlery, CD cases: Polystyrene is among the most common forms of plastic, but recycling it isn’t easy and the vast majority ends up in landfills, incinerators or, in the worst cases, finds its way to the oceans. Scientists at Australia’s University of Queensland have now discovered that superworms — the larvae of Zophobas morio darkling beetles — are able to dine on polystyrene, and their gut enzymes could hold the key to higher recycling rates. Chris Rin...

Enzymes made by gut bacteria in larvae of the beetle Zophobas morio can degrade polystyrene used in packaging, and could help recycle plastics

By understanding the microbes that help large beetle larvae digest polystyrene, scientists hope to find a better disposal process for packing foam.

A team of Queensland scientist have made a surprising discovery – one which could change the process of rec...

A study concluded that the genomes of Xylella fastidiosa in Apulian olive trees descended directly from Costa Rican coffee plants.

Professor Leah Cowen has been named the University of Toronto’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.

Study reveals new lineage of tuberculosis-causing bacteria in the eastern part of the continent Mireia Coscollá, a researcher at the Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), a joint centre of the University of Valencia and the Spanish National Research Council, has led a study on the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, one of the 10 deadliest diseases in the world, which proves the existence of a new lineage. After analysing 675 African genomes in an article published in the journ...

IDbyDNA Shares Insights on Role of Metagenomics for Tracking COVID-19 on New Illumina Podcast Share Article Metagenomics Innovator Featured on New Series about Role of Genomics for Managing Global Pandemics Medicine is on the cusp of the most dramatic change in infectious disease work since the discovery of antibiotics. SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) April 09, 2021 Today, IDbyDNA, the company revolutionizing the use of metagenomics to impr...

Horsetalk.co.nz International horse movements play role in spread of strangles, researchers find Share A two-year-old Shetland pony with strangles. His first symptom was a runny nose. He then developed a fever, and swelling to the right side of his face. This is a side view before the abscesses burst. ©AkaEmma, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The latest DNA sequencing techniques have been used to track the bacteria responsible for strangles in horses around the world, in the larg...

Strangles, caused by the bacteria  Streptococcus equi, is the most frequently diagnosed infectious disease of horses, with 600 outbreaks estimated to occur in the United Kingdom each year. Streptococcus equi invades the lymph nodes of head and neck of horses, causing them to swell and form abscesses that can, in around 2% of cases, literally strangle the horse to death. Some of the horses that recover from strangles remain persistently infected. These apparently healthy animals shed bacteria ...