A few common bacteria account for majority of carbon use in soil
Credit: Victor O. Leshyk, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University Just a few bacterial taxa found in ...
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How a Vietnamese raw pork snack could help us keep food fresh, naturally
Fermented meat snack is helping researchers develop a safe, all-natural food preservativeCredit: RMIT University A traditional Vietnamese meat snack could ...
Beyond synthetic biology, synthetic ecology boosts health by engineering the environment
BU scientists are investigating how environmental molecules can be used to engineer 'designer' microbiomes for combating disease, pollution, and moreCredit: ...
Seeking sustainable solutions for the global challenge of safe drinking water
Pitt's Leanne Gilbertson will use a $500K CAREER award to address the UN's Sustainable Development Goal to ensure access to ...
‘Good’ bacteria show promise for clinical treatment of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis
A new study shows how a novel consortium of bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of healthy individuals can ...
Immunity boost in the gut
Vaccine efficacy link to microbiota, studies showCredit: Flinders University Varying immune response to vaccinations could be countered with microbiota-targeted interventions ...
Researchers develop technique to functionally identify and sequence soil bacteria one cell at a time
Credit: LIU Yang Researchers from the Single-Cell Center at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the ...
Recruiting bacteria to build catalysts atom by atom
Credit: © 2021 KAUST Exploiting the unusual metal-reducing ability of the iron-breathing bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens, KAUST researchers have demonstrated a ...
Mixtures of two herbicides have less environmental impact when mixed in laboratories
Credit: University of Córdoba A research group at the University of Córdoba evaluated the commercial mixture formulated in a laboratory ...
How antibiotic-filled poop helps ‘bessbug’ beetles stay healthy
Understanding the communities of antimicrobial-producing bacteria that thrive in the feces of horned passalus beetles could help scientists discover new ...
Study shows how fungi and bacteria can activate genes associated with head and neck cancer
A research group at São Paulo State University (UNESP) analyzed how Candida albicans fungi and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria influence gene ...
Newly discovered enzymes are not heavy metal fans
Researchers at Tsukuba University discover a new group of carbonic anhydrase enzymes that do not require any metal ions for ...
Can antibiotics treat human diseases in addition to bacterial infections?
UIC researchers prove that drugs designed for bacteria have potential to act on human cellsCredit: Maxim Svetlov/UIC According to researchers ...
Microscopic fossils record ancient climate conditions
Credit: Courtney Wagner/University of Utah Fifty-six million years ago, as the Earth's climate warmed by five to eight degrees C, ...
New study shows never before seen nutrient exchanges between algae and bacteria
Research co-led by Newcastle University has shed new light on important microscopic scale interactions between algae and bacteria predicated on ...
OU researcher identifies new mode of transmission for bacteria
Credit: Stock image OKLAHOMA CITY AND DENMARK - Campylobacter infection, one of the most common foodborne illnesses in the Western ...
A tripartite-chromosome E. coli strain allows the chromosome isolation and implantation
The technology for genome installation in model organismsCredit: Rikkyo University The issue of concern was that the Escherichia coli (E. ...
Study led by NTU Singapore finds that microbes work as a network in causing lung infection
Credit: NTU Singapore Traditionally, an infection is thought to happen when microbes - bacteria, fungi, or viruses - enter and ...
New, biological, and safer soaps
An international research team could revolutionize the biosurfactant marketCredit: Christian Fleury An international research team led by Professor Charles Gauthier ...
Adding antibodies to enhance photodynamic therapy for viral and bacterial disease
Advancing PDT as a rapid response to pandemicsCredit: Vladislav Yakovlev/Texas A&M University WASHINGTON, May 18, 2021 -- The COVID-19 pandemic ...