Engineering living ‘scaffolds’ for building materials
Researchers at Berkeley Lab take cues from nature to form living materials with unprecedented control and versatilityCredit: Berkeley Lab When ...
Tag: Bacteriology
Critical materials: Researchers eye huge supply of rare-earth elements from mining waste
Credit: Idaho National Laboratory Researchers have examined a method to extract rare-earth elements from mining waste that could provide the ...
Bacteria ‘trap’ could help slow down antibiotic resistance
Scientists have developed a new and faster test for identifying how single bacteria react to antibiotics, which could help in ...
Research paves the way for next generation of optical tweezers
Credit: David Phillips / University of Exeter Scientists have developed a pioneering new technique that could pave the way for ...
Rice U. study highlights danger of vitamin B12 deficiency
Researchers finds first direct link between low-B12 diet, increased risk of infectionCredit: Natasha Kirienko/Rice University HOUSTON -- (March 13, 2019) ...
Novel potent antimicrobial from thermophilic bacterium
Credit: Oscar Kuipers / University of Groningen University of Groningen microbiologists and their colleagues from Lithuania have discovered a new ...
Discovery brings new understanding to sophistication of microbial warfare
A paper by researchers from Montana State and Scripps explains how viruses make a molecular decoy that is used to ...
Winning the arms race: Analysis reveals key gene for bacterial infection
Researchers at Osaka University use molecular-level analyses of evolution to identify a key gene in bacterial infection, potentially providing a ...
Two conferences to focus on citrus research and diseases that threaten citrus industry
More than 500 citrus researchers, regulators, and growers will gather at the convention center in downtown Riverside, Calif., March 10-15 ...
Researchers discover a new mechanism used by bacteria to evade antibiotics
Surprise survival mechanism could lead to retooled drugs to treat infectious diseasesCredit: Leticia Galera-Laporta, Universitat Pompeu Fabra As bacteria continue ...
Proof of pimple: Mouse model validates how ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bacteria affect acne
The novel model mimics human acne and introduces new possibilities for targeted treatments and vaccinesCredit: UC San Diego Health Researchers ...
Most microbes in hummingbird feeders do not pose health hazard
Feeders or flowers? Researchers compare microbesCredit: Scott Logan/Wild Wings Ecology Many people set up hummingbird feeders in their yards to ...
A ‘Post-Antibiotic World?’
Antibiotic resistance is spreading from wastewater treatment plants The products of wastewater treatment have been found to contain trace amounts ...
How viruses outsmart their host cells
Scientists decipher protein structure after more than fifty years of researchCredit: © Krupp/Charité Viruses depend on host cells for replication, ...
Electrifying wound care: Better bandages to destroy bacteria
New study offers fundamental clues about electroceutical wound care COLUMBUS, Ohio--Bandages infused with electricity can help heal wounds faster than ...
Seawater bacteria provides leads to fight melanoma
Malignant melanoma can be a particularly dangerous form of cancer, and more therapeutic options are needed. Now, researchers report in ...
Bugs or dust? New method quickly reveals whether a surface is truly clean
By combining artificial intelligence and hyperspectral imaging, we can make sure facilities are clean during norovirus and flu season -- ...
Gut microbiota helps to maintain core body temperature under cold exposure
Credit: QI Lei The gut microbiome has been shown to have diverse impacts on human and animal physiology and health. ...
Healthier dairy products with bacterial films and nanofiber membranes
Bacterial biofilms are typically the target of heavy-duty cleaning regimens, but these films aren't always bad news. In fact, growing ...
Researchers find window of opportunity for treatment of early cystic fibrosis lung infections
New research from DTU Biosustain and Rigshospitalet suggests that disease-causing microbes in young cystic fibrosis (CF) patients change rapidly within ...
