Research published in Current Biology reveals that plasmids can increase antibiotic tolerance by directing bacteria to form conjugation pili, which create dense, physically resilient cell clusters that are difficult for treatments to penetrate. www.labroots.com/trending/mic...

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A Gut Microbe Linked to Good #Health is Discovered | "The #probiotic industry hasn't really kept up ..people are still using the same probiotic species that were being used decades ago. We're now discovering new groups..." said Dr. Alexandre Almeida. www.labroots.com/trending/mic...

Most microbes aboard the International Space Station can extract valuable metals like palladium from meteorite material in microgravity, showing potential for sustainable space resource mining. www.labroots.com/trending/spa...

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