Andreas Bäumler
@abaumler
Distinguished Professor University of California Davis Member, NAS, AAM, Leopoldina, AAAS Views are my dog's
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Check out our New Voices in Microbiology: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Check out our New Voices in Microbiology: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Check out our New Voices in Microbiology: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Check out our New Voices in Microbiology: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Nominations for the 2027 New Voices in Infection and Immunity cohort are now open: asm.org/NewVoices-IA...
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Does an imbalanced gut microbiome worsen chronic kidney disease? By elucidating the ecological causes for changes in the gut microbiota composition during chronic kidney disease and its consequences for disease progression we were able to answer this question.
Here we show that buildup of uremic toxins during CKD generates nitrate in the colon. Nitrate supports expansion of Enterobacteriaceae, turning them into a major source of uremic toxins. Inhibiting nitrate production (iNOS inhibition) mitigates disease progression. www.science.org/eprint/YGNMK...
A possible explanation for the different results from mouse models and in vitro batch culture is that the latter does not resemble the gut environment of CKD patients. But testing this idea requires elucidating how CKD changes the gut environment to alter growth conditions for the microbiota.
Congratulations to Mariana Byndloss @maribyndloss.bsky.social for her promotion to Associate Professor with tenure at Vanderbilt University @vanderbilt.edu Photo credit: Bäumler lab archives
I just leaned that my former postdoc mentor, Fred Heffron, passed away last week. I have fond memories from my time in Portland. Fred was smart, funny, and gave us the freedom to develop our own ideas. I am indebted to him for getting my academic career started in the US. Thank you and R.I.P.
Friday we lost a brilliant mind, colleague, and friend to her battle with pancreatic cancer. Those who knew her will remember Helene Andrews-Polymenis for her warmth, generosity and leadership. She will be missed by many. RIP
Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Hydrogen sulfide production distinguishes Salmonella from close relatives, but its biological significance remains obscure. This study uncovers the secret: Salmonella uses hydrogen sulfide production as a weapon to outcompete E. coli and gain a foothold in the gut. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Infection and Immunity is now welcoming nominations for highly promising scientists at the assistant professor level (or equivalent) to submit research to the next New Voices in Microbiology Collection! Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link: app.asm.org/account/logi...
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What lessons can we draw? The rise and fall of Hellenistic science shows that scientific progress is neither inevitable nor immune to collapse. It takes generations to cultivate a thriving intellectual ecosystem, yet only moments of intolerance, neglect, or shortsighted policy to dismantle it.
The heliocentric theory was revived by Copernicus in 1543 and supported by Galilei’s observations. The rebirth of science during the Renaissance paved the way for Thomas Saveryto invention of the steam engine in 1698, more than a millennium after description of its principle by Heron of Alexandria.
This influx of scrolls ignited a rebirth of science in Europe, the Renaissance. Renowned intellectuals like Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo Galilei made groundbreaking contributions to science and engineering by delving into the distant past to rediscover lost knowledge of the Hellenistic period.
The rediscovery of Hellenistic science began in the 8th century when the few surviving scrolls were translated into Arabic. These texts made their way to Western Europe via Arab scholars in Spain in the 12th century, and later more extensively through the influx from Byzantium in the 15th century.
Society returned to a prescientific age. Chemical knowledge, increasingly entangled with mystical and religious beliefs, evolved into the practice of alchemy. Astronomical theory declined, reduced to a tool for casting horoscopes rather than understanding the cosmos.