Updated Jan 17, 2021 | 10:29 IST
Scientists know that microbiota the trillions of beneficial microbes living harmoniously inside our gut can protect people from bacterial infections, but little is known about how they provide protection. Scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection | Photo Credits: Pixabay
Washington: Scientists studying the body s natural defences against bacterial infection have identified a nutrient taurine that helps the gut recall prior infections and kill invading bacteria, such as Klebsiella pneumonia (Kpn).
The finding, published in the journal Cell by scientists from five institutes of the National Institutes of Health, could aid efforts seeking alternatives to antibiotics.
Scientists know that microbiota the trillions of beneficial microbes living harmoniously inside our gut can protect people from bacterial infections, but little is known about how they provide protection.
Scientists studying the body's natural defenses against bacterial infection have identified a nutrient taurine that helps the gut recall prior infections and kill invading bacteria, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kpn).
NIH scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection
Klebsiella pneumoniae (
Kpn). The finding, published in the journal
Cell by scientists from five institutes of the National Institutes of Health, could aid efforts seeking alternatives to antibiotics.
Scientists know that microbiota the trillions of beneficial microbes living harmoniously inside our gut can protect people from bacterial infections, but little is known about how they provide protection. Scientists are studying the microbiota with an eye to finding or enhancing natural treatments to replace antibiotics, which harm microbiota and become less effective as bacteria develop drug resistance.
The scientists observed that microbiota that had experienced prior infection and transferred to germ-free mice helped prevent infection with
U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Friday announced his White House science team, describing it as a deeply respected group of diverse and eminently qualified scientists who will marshal the force of science to drive meaningful progress in the lives of people.
The new team is expected to “help the Biden-Harris administration confront some of the biggest crises and challenges of our time, from climate change and the impact of technology on society to pandemics, racial inequity and the current historic economic downturn,” the transition team said.
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The president-elect announced that Dr. Francis Collins will continue in his role as Director of the National Institutes of Health. The president-elect also
January 15, 2021 3:00 PM Virtual
On January 15 at 2:00 PM EST, the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS), together with the Divisions of Biological Infrastructure (DBI), Environmental Biology (DEB), and Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at the National Science Foundation (NSF and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will host a webinar about the Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) program (NSF 21-546). Following a brief presentation, program directors from all of the Divisions and agencies will be available to answer questions from participants.
Through the EDGE program, the NSF and the NIH support genomic research that addresses the mechanistic basis of complex traits in diverse organisms within the context (environmental, developmental, social, and/or genomic) in which they function. The program also continues to support the de