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Pork supply chains may be shaping the global spread of drug-resistant Salmonella

Researchers linked 129,136 global human and swine Salmonella genomes with sampling from a Guangdong pork supply chain to examine how downstream stages relate to antimicrobial resistance. The study suggests slaughterhouse and retail interfaces may concentrate S. 4,[5],12:i:- ST34, resistant strains, and mobile resistance elements, supporting broader One Health surveillance beyond farms.

30 Jul 2026

New computational technique traces ghost ancestry in modern human genomes

UC Berkeley researchers have identified regions of DNA that humans inherited from two unknown ancestors as a result of long-ago interbreeding among modern humans and at least four other archaic human relatives.

30 Jul 2026

Research offers a promising way to develop potent antivenoms against deadly snakebites

University of Maryland researchers discovered a new approach to treating venomous snake bites-using the same toxin-blocking proteins that snakes evolved to protect themselves.

29 Jul 2026

NIH funds mosquito genetics research to curb deadly disease spread

Mosquito-borne pathogens, including zika, yellow fever and other illnesses have serious and worldwide impacts on human health.

29 Jul 2026

Scientists discover why bats survive deadly viruses without getting sick

It is a mystery that has puzzled scientists for years. How can the world's only winged mammals carry viruses that cause severe disease while rarely becoming seriously ill themselves?

29 Jul 2026

New CapuchinAI system automates cognitive testing of wild primates

Scientists created an AI system that uses facial recognition and real-time, touchscreen testing to automate cognitive studies of capuchin monkeys in the wild.

29 Jul 2026

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Real-time off-gas analysis helps optimize fermentation by improving process control, reducing failed batches and supporting faster development.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Solutions 29 Jul 2026

AI model predicts cancer diagnoses up to a year in advance using routine clinical data

Researchers developed Oncoformer, a multimodal transformer that analyzes longitudinal health records and chest X-rays to classify cancer, predict diagnoses up to one year in advance, infer tumor stage, and forecast treatment response and recurrence risk. Validation across large independent cohorts showed strong performance, although prospective trials in diverse, average-risk populations are needed before clinical use.

28 Jul 2026

Rare BTK mutation drives resistance to targeted therapies for blood cancer

Scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and collaborators have uncovered a rare genetic mutation that enables some blood cancers to evade both approved Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors and newer BTK degraders, a finding that could help shape the next generation of therapies for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and related malignancies.

27 Jul 2026

Industrial chicken farming drives evolution of foodborne bacteria strains

A new study by the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research, University of Oxford, reveals that industrial poultry farming has led to more than 100-fold increase in the movement of Campylobacter, allowing strains that once circulated in wild birds to mix extensively in commercial poultry populations.

27 Jul 2026

Study links inherited genetics to cancer susceptibility and progression

Scientists have found the first direct evidence of the powerful role our genetic makeup plays in influencing our risk of cancer, with inherited genes interacting with acquired genetic mutations to shape how tumors evolve.

26 Jul 2026

Wild bird surveillance reveals how H5Nx flu keeps returning to China

Long-term wild bird surveillance across China revealed shifting H5Nx avian influenza patterns, with H5N1, H5N8, and clade 2.3.4.4b viruses changing over time and across migratory flyways. Genomic analyses suggest recent H5Nx detections in China largely reflect repeated reintroductions through migratory birds rather than sustained local circulation.

26 Jul 2026

Taiwan Biobank data reveals ongoing natural selection in living humans

For more than a century, scientists have sought to reconstruct human evolution using diverse lines of evidence, including fossils, genetic variation across populations, and ancient DNA.

24 Jul 2026

Scientists discover master molecular switch for ginseng saponin production

Sanchi ginseng (Panax notoginseng) is a cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine, prized for its saponins-bioactive compounds with anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, and anticancer properties.

24 Jul 2026

AI redesign helps enzymes evolve beyond natural limits

Researchers showed that AI-redesigned botulinum neurotoxin proteases provided more stable starting points for directed evolution, allowing enzymes to access beneficial mutations that were poorly tolerated in wild-type backgrounds. In BoNT/E models, the approach improved activity, evolvability, and specificity, including an ataxin-2-targeting variant with markedly reduced cleavage of the native SNAP25 substrate.

24 Jul 2026

Scientists create programmable immune receptors for disease-resistant crops

Crop production faces threats from plant pathogens. Traditional disease-resistance breeding relies heavily on natural plant resistance genes that encode immune receptors adapted to particular pathogens.

23 Jul 2026

New bacterial control strategy helps revive failing last-line antibiotics

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the world's most alarming public health challenges, because the multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacteria increasingly render even last-line antibiotics ineffective, leading to substantially higher mortality rates.

23 Jul 2026

Study reveals bacterial strategy behind antibiotic tolerance and persistence

Antibiotics are a medical marvel, but many microbes are gaining the ability to resist and tolerate these therapeutics.

22 Jul 2026

Genetic background shapes cancer development despite identical risk factors

Why do cancers develop differently in different people-even when they are exposed to the same risk factors? An international research group, including the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), has now demonstrated in mice that an organism's genetic makeup significantly influences the course of cancer development.

22 Jul 2026