Skin bacteria could save frogs from virus
Credit: Chris Sergeant/ZSL Bacteria living on the skin of frogs could save them from a deadly virus, new research suggests. ...
Tag: Microbiology
How bacteria kill host cells from the inside
Credit: Anne Blanc-Potard A bacterial pathogen that typically multiplies outside of host cells can enter and induce the destruction of ...
Coincidence or master plan?
CRC 1182 research team proposes stochastic model to explain microbiome compositionCredit: CRC 1182 All living things - from the simplest ...
Deep submersible dives shed light on rarely explored coral reefs
Credit: Kiyomi Taguchi/University of Washington Just beyond where conventional scuba divers can go is an area of the ocean that ...
Researchers learn dangerous brain parasite ‘orders in’ for dinner
Credit: Indiana University Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered how a dangerous parasite maintains a steady supply ...
Scientists chart course toward a new world of synthetic biology
Engineering/synthetic biology can improve many aspects of life, but needs federal supportCredit: Engineering Biology Research Consortium, UC Berkeley Genetically engineered ...
Biochar may boost carbon storage, but benefits to germination and growth appear scant
Credit: Photo courtesy Nancy Holm CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Biochar may not be the miracle soil additive that many farmers and ...
Phage display for engineering blood-contacting surfaces
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 19, 2019-Surfaces that enable endothelial cell attachment without ...
New species of rock-eating shipworm identified in freshwater river in the Philippines
UMass Amherst scientist among international team of researchers studying biodiversity with an eye toward developing new drugsCredit: Marvin Altamia and ...
Reducing brain inflammation could treat tinnitus and other hearing loss-related disorders
Inflammation in a sound-processing region of the brain mediates ringing in the ears in mice that have noise-induced hearing loss, ...
New evidence supports the presence of microbes in the placenta
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine previously found evidence that the placenta harbors a sparse ...
Dinosaur bones are home to microscopic life
Scientists didn't find ancient DNA or proteins in fossils, but they did find lots of strange microbesCredit: Nobu Tamura Bad ...
Elsevier launches Current Research journals
New titles will meet growing demand for gold open access, and build on the Current Opinion legacy of editorial excellence, ...
How certain antibiotic combinations could defeat 'superbugs'
Targeting heteroresistance A sneaky form of antibiotic resistance called "heteroresistance" is more widespread than previously appreciated, scientists at the Emory ...
Breakthrough paves way for new Lyme disease treatment
Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech biochemist Brandon Jutras has discovered the cellular component that contributes to Lyme arthritis, a debilitating ...
Farm-like indoor microbiota may protect children from asthma also in urban homes
Credit: National Institute for Health and Welfare Earlier research has shown that growing up on a farm with animals may ...
Research highlights possible targets to help tackle Crohn’s disease
The research has focused on different types of cells called macrophages, and how they work when bacteria are presentCredit: University ...
SPbU scientists have discovered the first family of extracellular Rickettsia-like bacteria
Microbiologists have discovered a new family of bacteria belonging to the order Rickettsiales -- Deianiraeaceae; this is the first report ...
UMass Amherst cell biologist chosen for Pew Scholars Biomedical Research Program
Award includes four years of funding to explore biomedicine's most challenging questionsCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist Lillian ...
UCPH researchers on hunt for sustainable super crop recipe
Smarter food production is becoming an imperative as the world's population swells and climate changes. With the backing of a ...
