TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified a 'guard mechanism' for a protein which attacks microbes in infected cells, opening the possibility of new treatments for Toxoplasma, Chlamydia, Tuberculosis and even cancer.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A team of researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) has engineered one of the most common species of bacteria, Escherichia coli, to generate electricity from brewery wastewater – and it has surpassed the most recent bioengineered strains.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers from Cornell University have developed an imaging platform to better understand how solar-powered microbes turn CO2 into bioplastics.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The 24th International Congress of Microbiology of Iran will be held in September along with the first event to discover hidden talents in biology in the country.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Food contaminated with fungi can be an inconvenience at best and life-threatening at worst but a new research by the Maynooth University shows that removing just one protein can leave some fungal toxins high and dry, and that’s potentially good news for food safety.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Bacteria residing inside tumors provide a surprisingly powerful immunotherapy platform to combat different cancers, scientists at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology found.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland have found that transplanting the right microbes could give reforestation efforts a boost.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A survey by Marine Biological Laboratory of groundwater samples drawn from aquifers beneath more than 80,000 square miles of Canadian prairie reveals ancient groundwater harbor not only diverse and active microbial communities, but also unexpectedly large numbers of microbial cells.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A knowledge-based company in Iran succeeded in manufacturing a portable water purification device that can separate 99.5% of pathogenic agents from water.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Governments around the world must do more to tackle the growing threat of drug-resistant infections, a new research said.