Littlest shop of horrors: Hungry green algae prefer to eat bacteria alive
New study points to potential widespread phagocytosis among green algae, suggests improved methodology in environmental microbiologyCredit: N. Bock & E. ...
Tag: Bacteriology
Common bacteria modified to make designer sugar-based drug
Process paves a road to safe, ethical, and fast drug manufacturingCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- Envisioning an animal-free ...
Research reveals how bacteria defeat drugs that fight cystic fibrosis
Credit: UM photo MISSOULA - University of Montana researchers and their partners have discovered a slimy strategy used by bacteria ...
Belowground biodiversity in motion
Global change alters microbial life in soils - and thereby its ecological functionsCredit: S. Piyaset - AdobeStock Soil microorganisms play ...
Using genes to improve greenhouse gases conversion
Credit: UQ AIBN Greenhouse gas waste from factories could be turned into environmentally-friendly chemicals and fuels under an international project ...
‘Good bacteria’ in breast milk changes over time
Scientists discover complex and dynamic bacterial ecosystem in human breast milk using genomic technology pioneered for the International Space StationCredit: ...
X-factor to help antibiotics regain their spark
Holding off the rise of superbugs could be achieved by 'resuscitating' old antibiotics.Credit: Institute for Molecular Bioscience, UQ Holding off ...
Study could explain tuberculosis bacteria paradox
TB-causing bacteria remember prior stress, react quickly to new stressCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 22, 2021) -Tuberculosis bacteria ...
Can bacteria make stronger cars, airplanes and armor?
USC researchers harness the power of living organisms to make materials that are strong, tolerant and resilientCredit: Qiming Wang, USC ...
HKUST decodes a deep-sea vent-endemic snail hologenome
Unveiling its living strategies in the extreme environmentCredit: HKUST A research team led by Prof. QIAN Peiyuan, Head and Chair ...
Waste into wealth: Harvesting useful products from microbial growth
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State university Ancient alchemists dreamed of transforming base materials like lead into gold and ...
Detecting multiple sepsis biomarkers from whole blood – made fast, accurate, and cheap
The Wyss Institute's eRapid electrochemical sensor technology now enables sensitive, specific and multiplexed detection of blood biomarkers at low costCredit: ...
Scientists identify how harmless gut bacteria “turn bad”
Credit: University of Bath An international team of scientists has determined how harmless E. coli gut bacteria in chickens can ...
Dartmouth engineering faculty elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors
Credit: Dartmouth Engineering Two Dartmouth Engineering professors have been named to the National Academy of Inventors' (NAI) 2021 class of ...
Researchers explore how to protect gut integrity to improve outcomes in blood cancers
Cancer researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center discovered that a single strain of Bacteroides fragilis significantly reduced graft-versus-host disease by ...
Gulls, sentinels of bacteria in the environment
Seagulls birds can spread antibiotic-resistant bacteria that circulate in the wildCredit: Marta Cerdà (CReSA-IRTA) Gulls are one of the main ...
Pooping out miracles: scientists reveal mechanism behind fecal microbiota transplantation
Osaka City University demonstrates success of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) by revealing the coordinated effort of bacteriophages (phages) and their ...
Social distancing in the natural world: Strategies to detect and avoid disease
Credit: Dominik Scythe on Unsplash The notion of social distancing rose to public prominence approximately a year ago, when health ...
Researchers find peptide that treats, prevents killer citrus disease
Treatment causes deadly bacterium to leak and dieCredit: Hailing Jin/UCR New research affirms a unique peptide found in an Australian ...
New research to enhance air filtering in ambulances
Credit: Cranfield University Cranfield University is working with Q-Flo, Cambridge University and NHS England to record experimental airflow data from ...
