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	Microbiology
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Automation of Bacterial Transformation Processes

Bacterial transformation involves introducing foreign plasmid DNA into a bacterial call. Scientists use this to analyse bacteria, and for the storage and replication of the plasmid. DNA plasmids are usually designed to include a bacterial origin of replication (ORI) and an antibiotic resistance gene, to be used as a selection marker.

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			Microbiome controls the fitness of our immune system Working alongside colleagues in Mainz, Bern, Hannover and Bonn, researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Berlin Institute of Health and the German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin were able to show how the microbiome helps to render the immune system capable of responding to pathogens.

			New anti-phage defense mechanism in bacteria protects their DNA, finds study Researchers from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have discovered a new anti-phage defense mechanism found in some bacteria, which uses previously unknown features to protect their DNA.

			Novel tool helps translate complex communication between microbes and the body A new tool developed by scientists at the Quadram Institute and Earlham Institute is helping to translate the complex communication between the microbiome and the body.

			New tools for analyzing microbial communities The June 2020 issue of Journal of Dental Research brings together a collection of the latest research on the oral microbiome.