Tag: Microbiology

March 22, 2019

Plant legacy affects aboveground insects through soilCredit: NIOO-KNAW Leaf-feeding caterpillars greatly enrich their intestinal flora by eating soil. It's even ...

Study shows first evidence bacterial-induced apoptosis in algae

University of Alberta microbiologists demonstrate apoptosis via bacterial pathogens in single-celled algae.Credit: Anna Bramucci, University of Alberta A new study ...

Bacteria and immunity in cervix may be key to predicting premature births

University of Maryland School of Medicine research could set path for preventing premature births BALTIMORE, MD., March 21 - Spontaneous ...

Discovery may lead to precision-based strategy for triple negative breast cancer

Indiana University researcher develops promising nanotechnology approach for treatment of aggressive form of diseaseCredit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS ...

Blue Brain solves a century-old neuroscience problem

Neuroscientists can now start building a formal catalogue for all the types of cells in the brain, with their role ...

Revealing the plant genes that shaped our world

Library enables a new understanding of the various processes associated with photosynthetic function Palo Alto, CA--The creation of new library ...

Solving the efficiency of Gram-negative bacteria

Researchers have discovered how antibiotic-resistant bacteria construct their defense system, which could lead to new treatments for untreatable infectionsCredit: National ...

Artificial chemical DNA switch helps understand epigenetic mechanisms

Credit: IOCB Prague Researchers from the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University constructed an artificial chemical DNA switch and ...

Medicine and personal care products may lead to new pollutants in waterways

Rutgers study shows how bacteria in wastewater plants transform widely used chemicalsCredit: Abigail W. Porter/Rutgers University-New Brunswick When you flush ...

Visualizing better cancer treatment

NYU researchers engineer a protein micelle that can be visualized by MRI as it delivers hemotherapeutics BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, ...

Gut instinct: Bile acid-triggered bacterial adaptation characterized

Researchers at Osaka University and international colleagues show how a system triggered by the recognition of bile acids enables bacteria ...

Better water testing, safer produce

Credit: Natalie Brassill, University of Arizona. March 20, 2019 - Salads were recently in the news--and off America's dinner tables--when ...

Bacterial contamination in household and office building tap water

Water is a source of concern for disseminating the bacteria Legionella pneumophila and Mycobacterium avium, which cause lung disease (legionellosis ...

Fountain of youth for heart health may lie in the gut