Secret to weathering climate change lies at our feet
New research on the microbiome of grass shows that the future lies with healthy bacteriaCredit: Richard Wellenberger/iStock/Getty Images Plus AMHERST, ...
Tag: Bacteriology
Keeping bacteria under lock and key
UD researchers and collaborators report advances in biological containmentCredit: Photo by Kathy Atkinson Scientists and engineers are constantly looking for ...
Asymptomatic adults may be reservoirs of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Study by ITQB NOVA researchers identifies role played by adults in the carriage of pneumococciCredit: ITQB NOVA Streptococcus pneumoniae is ...
How ethane-consuming archaea pick up their favorite dish
Scientists of Bremen sucessfully decoded the structure of the enzyme responsible for ethane fixationCredit: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology/ ...
Plastic drapes reduce hypothermia in premature babies
Study: Plastic better than cloth for low birth-weight newbornsCredit: University of Houston Most babies born prematurely or with health problems ...
Hackensack meridian CDI scientists discover new tuberculosis treatment pathway
Credit: Hackensack Meridian Health June 29, 2021 - Nutley, NJ - Scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and ...
Studying how microbiome affects immunity could improve vaccine effectiveness
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - So many microbes live in and on your body that it ...
Researchers develop a new technique to treat middle ear infections
Credit: Jungeun Won Middle ear infections, also known as otitis media, affect more than 80% of the children in the ...
New report explains microbiome impact on glucose control
Highlights how probiotic interventions can improve Type 2 diabetes managementCredit: Pendulum Therapeutics San Francisco, CA, June 28, 2021 - A ...
Kiwi disease study finds closely related bacterial strains display different behaviors
Credit: Elodie Vandelle Over the last decade, severe outbreaks of bacterial canker have caused huge economic losses for kiwi growers, ...
Spreading of infections = need for collaboration between biology and physics
Credit: Bjarke Frost Nielsen/Kim Sneppen Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, together with epidemiologist Lone Simonsen from ...
Membrane proteins of bacteria and humans show surprising similarities
Research cooperation uncovers structure and function of PspA and discovers evolutionary link of a bacterial protein to human ESCRT-III proteinsCredit: ...
Streptococcus pneumoniae sticks to dying lung cells, worsening secondary infection following flu
This novel virulence trait, which increases severity of S. pneumoniae superinfection, involves pneumococcal surface protein A, now identified as an ...
Health care leaders call for national focus on preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia
UMass Amherst researcher among task force leaders pushing for changeCredit: UMass Amherst A group of health care leaders, including a ...
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