Spider silk made by photosynthetic bacteria
Credit: RIKEN Spiders produce amazingly strong and lightweight threads called draglines that are made from silk proteins. Although they can ...
Tag: Microbiology
Bad E. coli we know, but good E. coli?
University of Cincinnati researchers say a strain of E. coli may offer protections against its more malevolent cousinsCredit: Colleen Kelley/University ...
Searching for the silver lining in drinking water disinfection
Pitt Researchers receive $330K to test whether silver modified shower fixtures effectively prevent opportunistic pathogen exposureCredit: Sarah Haig PITTSBURGH (July ...
Viruses beware: scientists show how bacterial ‘attack dog’ toxin disrupts protein synthesis
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech A team of Skoltech researchers from the Severinov laboratory and their colleagues have identified the ...
Clemson scientist receives $667K DOD grant to explore developmental disorder
Researchers will explore the cellular underpinnings of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, which is characterized by the growth of benign tumors throughout ...
How do bacteria build up natural products?
X-ray structure analysis gives detailed insights into molecular factoryCredit: Maximilian Schmalhofer and Prof. Dr. Michael Groll / TUM The active ...
Gut bacteria improve type 2 diabetes risk prediction
Large-scale study with more than 4000 participants at ZIEL - Institute for Food & HealthCredit: A. Heddergott / TUM The ...
Work begins on UK system for estimating COVID-19 cases from wastewater
Sewage surveillance could effectively become 'canary in the coal mine' for COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseasesCredit: UKCEH Scientists will ...
Getting a grasp on India’s malaria burden
A method that involves infecting liver cells with mosquito-bred parasites could improve the study of malaria in IndiaCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto ...
Anaplasmosis bacterium tinkers with tick’s gene expression to spread to new hosts
Discovery points to new vaccine target for protection against tick-borne diseasesCredit: Erik Karits, Pixabay For the first time, scientists have ...
How the body fights off urinary tract infections
Credit: Gregor Weiss / ETH Zurich Anyone who has ever had cystitis knows that urinary tract infections of this kind ...
Science snapshots July 2020
Microbial behavior, plant engineering, triple-pane windows, ferroelectricityCredit: Michal Hammel/Berkeley Lab Study Gains New Insight Into Bacterial DNA Packing By Julie ...
A shake-up in cell culturing: Flame sterilization may affect the culture
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that a common practice for keeping microbial contaminants out of shake-flask cultures can ...
UTEP research reveals more about path bacterial pathogen travels to cause tuberculosis
Credit: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications EL PASO, Texas - Biology students and faculty members from The University of Texas ...
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