Enriqueta Garcia

El conseller de Sanidad oculta al Parlamento si ha realizado inspecciones a Ribera Salud tras el escándalo de la reutilización de catéteres de un solo uso A preguntas de la diputada socialista Yaissel Sánchez, Marciano Gómez evita detallar datos concretos sobre las inspecciones realizadas por la conselleria antes de que elDiario.es publicara el correo e...

El conseller de Sanidad valenciano oculta al Parlamento si ha realizado inspecciones a Ribera Salud tras el escándalo de la reutilización de catéteres de un solo uso

Streptococcus mitis bacteriocins drive contact-dependent lysis of S. pneumoniae facilitating transformation in multispecies environments | mBio Many streptococci are naturally competent, acquiring environmental DNA through transformation. This includes pathogens like Streptococcus pneumoniae and commensals like Streptococcus mitis, which can exchange genetic material through horizontal gene transfer (HGT). For example, S. mitis can acquire pneumococcal capsules, leading to its misidentification in polymicrobial samples such as those obtained from the upper respiratory tract. Understanding the drivers of HGT between these species is therefore critical. Here, we characterize a competence-induced bacteriocin cluster in S. mitis. These bacteriocins lyse pneumococci, promoting DNA release and enhancing gene transfer in dual-species biofilms. Our findings uncover a mechanism by which competence-associated predation promotes interspecies HGT, shaping the evolution and epidemiology of streptococcal populations.

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Streptococcus mitis bacteriocins drive contact-dependent lysis of S. pneumoniae facilitating transformation in multispecies environments | mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Esto es así literal. El asalariado cree que vende sus servicios o su fuerza de trabajo, pero la empresa casi siempre considera estar comprando mucho más: no solo tu tiempo de presencia física o mental, sino a ti mismo. Tu vida, tus opiniones, tus sentimientos, tu derecho a descansar, todo.

'There are so many bones everywhere': The whale graveyards that transform the deep sea A photographer captured this extraordinary site where whales' bodies lie in the shallows, with troubling repercussions for the deep oceans.

@kathlanpher.bsky.social has written a great article for the BBC about a photography expedition to film at a shallow #whale graveyard near Tasiilaq, Greenland. There are around 20 #minkewhale skeletons here, 15 feet belöw the pack ice

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Hay un infierno especial esperando al que desarrolló la página infumable de la ANECA… no podrá huir jamás de tanto karma

A cathedral building with the sun shining on the pale Caen stone, standing out against the dark clouds.

Norwich cathedral, building started in 1096, it’s the second tallest spire in England at 315feet.
#Norwich
#architecture

This is figure 2, which shows global diversification dynamics of six diverse butterfly families.

Butterflies and moths are key indicators of functioning and healthy ecosystems. A Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity describes the evolutionary history of the order Lepidoptera and tracks shifts in researchers’ understanding of the clade in the genomic era. go.nature.com/4r0kbgS 🌍 🧪

Beating cancer by eating cancer A research team led by the University of Waterloo is developing a novel tool to treat cancer by engineering hungry bacteria to literally eat tumours from the inside out. Bacteria spores enter the...

SCIENCE, BITCH!

A research team led by the University of Waterloo is engineering hungry bacteria to literally eat tumours from the inside out.

LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO

💼 El #CMin aprueba el Marco Estratégico de Soledades, la primera estrategia para detectar y combatir distintos tipos de soledad

➡️ Se creará una Mesa Interinstitucional de Soledades para reforzar la coordinación y participación de la Administración y el Tercer Sector

ℹ️ https://run.gob.es/fpx2cba8

Tenemos el Zendal

Nada temo

Scientists discover why high altitude protects against diabetes Living at high altitude appears to protect against diabetes, and scientists have finally discovered the reason. When oxygen levels drop, red blood cells switch into a new metabolic mode and absorb lar...

Scientists discover why high altitude protects against diabetes | ScienceDaily - goo.gl/alerts/bjpE31 #GoogleAlerts

How the workplace wasn't designed for humans – and it shows As concern grows about workplace stress and burnout, it may be time to consider a different way of thinking about work

How the workplace wasn't designed for humans – and it shows www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Fresh understanding of the causes of migraine reveals new drug targets New insights into the causes of migraine are prompting a fresh look at a drug target that was sidelined 25 years ago

New insights into the causes of migraine are prompting a fresh look at a drug target that was sidelined 25 years ago

Food brands break Frankenchickens promise Burger King, Wagamama, KFC walk out on Better Chicken Commitment and set up welfare-washing Sustainable Chicken Forum in its place.

We've reported on animal welfare issues for more than half a century. And rarely have we seen animal rights advocates this angry, feeling this genuinely betrayed.

theecologist.org/2026/feb/19/...

São Paulo names new law after dog that stayed by owner’s grave for 10 years The Bob Coveiro (the Gravedigger) Law ‘recognises the emotional bond between guardians and their pets’

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Fossil isotope evidence for trophic simplification on modern Caribbean reefs - Nature Using nitrogen isotopes from ancient and modern fish otoliths and corals, the study shows Caribbean reef food webs are now 60–70% shorter and functionally less diverse, indicating human-driven trophic simplification and increased risk of collapse.

The food chains on modern Caribbean coral reefs may have shortened by up to 70% compared with those on their prehistoric counterparts, according to research in Nature. The findings suggest that modern reefs could be increasingly vulnerable to external stressors and ecosystem collapse. 🌍 🧪

Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.

Researcher with a petri dish, in which ozonated ants were presented to nest mates. CREDIT: Markus Knaden

Ants recognize their nestmates by their distinctive hydrocarbons, including alkenes. Ozone pollution can degrade these alkene compounds, leaving these social insects stranded in a world of strangers . In PNAS: https://ow.ly/qrCn50Yaq1f

Understanding the relationship between income and mental health among 16- to 24-year-olds: Analysis of 10 waves (2009–2020) of Understanding Society to enable modelling of income interventions A substantial body of evidence suggests that young people, including those at the crucial transition points between 16 and 24, now face severe mental health challenges. In this article, we analyse dat...

If you want to improve mental health in young people you need to increase their families' incomes
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Multa a Repsol por sus prácticas en gasolineras tras la invasión de Rusia a Ucrania Según la CNMC, las empresas del grupo utilizaron su posición dominante y un estrechamiento de márgenes abusivo en perjuicio de las gasolineras de la competencia.

¿Os acordáis de cuando Rusia invadió Ucrania y el precio del Gasóleo se disparó, superando por primera vez en España a la gasolina?

Pues resulta que en parte no era "el mercado" ni Putin, sino prácticas ilegales de REPSOL aprovechando el momento. www.elsaltodiario.com/petroleras/m...

Febrero.

Scientists Develop Plant-Based Antiviral Chewing Gum That Neutralizes Over 95% of Flu and Herpes Viruses in Saliva

Building on earlier ACE2-based gum that cut SARS-CoV-2 in saliva by over 95% and is now in trials, the new gum targets a wider range of pathogens.

A job post with APC Microbiome Ireland

APC & @teagasc.bksy.social are recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to analyse gut microbiome datasets and the impact of birth mode and antibiotic exposure. Bioinformatics experience required.
#microbiome #jobfairy #researchjobs #metagenomics
Full Details: bit.ly/4qQgRWr

New APC paper in Frontiers in Microbiology.
Co-authors Enriqueta Garcia-Gutierrez & Sara Arbulu with colleagues from Prof. Paul Cotter's lab showed that public awareness of the gut microbiota is high, but understanding is still limited.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...
#Microbiome #GutMicrobiota

New APC paper in Microbial Genomics.
First author Emmanuel Kuffour Osei & colleagues identified the genomic diversity in Irish S. suis strains. The study forms part of the research programme of Prof Jennifer Mahony & Dr John Kenny groups at APC & #Teagasc.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#UCC

Muchas felicidades!!

Phylogenetic tree of 8,943 bacterial genomes. The shaded branches in the tree represent different types of oxygen requirements, and the outermost ring indicates taxonomic lineages.

Using machine learning to sort over 80,000 bacterial genomes into aerobes and anaerobes, researchers find that oxygen-breathing bacteria likely evolved in local oxygen-rich environments 200–400 million years before the Great Oxidation Event. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/jZWQ50Y3LhU

France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.

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Un correo revela que Ribera Salud reutilizó hasta diez veces catéteres de un solo uso en su hospital público de Elche y ordenó hacerlo en Torrejón La jefa de auditoría admite en un mail del 6 de octubre que este material sanitario se esterilizaba aunque está prohibido por el riesgo de infección. Instaba al hospital concertado de Torrejón a hacer...

‼️EXCLUSIVA | Un correo revela que Ribera Salud reutilizó hasta diez veces catéteres de un solo uso en su hospital público de Elche y ordenó hacerlo en Torrejón