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Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli, or E. coli is a rod-shaped bacteria that is commonly found in the gut of warm-blooded organisms. While most E. coli strains are part of the natural flora, some can cause infections and disease in their hosts.
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APR 03, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Shigella sonnei is a leading cause of a diarrheal disease called shigellosis in high-income countries, and this bacteria ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2023Microbiology
It's estimated that over 80 billion animals are slaughtered every year for their meat, and the average American consumes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotic resistance is a rapidly growing threat to public health. Antibiotic resistance refers to the phenomenon ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 28, 2022Microbiology
New research has shown that a vaccine for the bacteria commonly associated with urinary tract infections works in animal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
New research from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle postulates that certain bacteria significantly impact the ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 15, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
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Breastfeeding is encouraged because it provides many benefits to both mothers and infants. Breastmilk is nutritious, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Research has now found more evidence that Western diets that include high levels of red or processed meats, sugars, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2022Health & Medicine
The National Institute of Health published its tips for water safety in the NIH News in Health June issue. This month&rs ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUN 08, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It was long thought that when the membrane of a cell lost its integrity and broke down, the cell would die; cells cannot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2022Microbiology
We all know that kitchen sponges can harbor lots of microbes. Even when they're washed with detergent or heated in the m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The radiation in space is not great for biological health. Space radiation is known to damage DNA. Many types of human c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2021Technology
Almost 3 million people a year in the U.S. alone are infected with bacteria deemed resistant to antibiotics, according t ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can swap genetic material with one another easily; one way they do it is a process called bacterial conjugation ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotics work against bacterial infections, and for years, experts have been warning clinicians and the public to pre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes that live in out gastrointestinal tract, and each one of those single-celled organisms h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Parents pass their genes on to their children. But they can pass down other things too with epigenetic marks, chemical t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2021Microbiology
When we get an infection, we can take antibiotics to get rid of it. But sometimes the situation becomes more complicated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The human genome is about 6 billion base pairs, and there are plants with genomes that are much, much longer.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
If bacteria, usually Escherichia coli, get into the urethra, they can cause a urinary tract infection (UTI). These are s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Gene editing has advanced in many ways over the past few decades. Most methods in genetic engineering involve altering t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to public health, and experts have been warning about it for so long, they've ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Microbiology
In nature, growing populations from bacterial colonies to humans tend to expand. In pulled expansions, the individuals a ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Shigella sonnei is a leading cause of a diarrheal disease called shigellosis in high-income countries, and this bacteria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2023
Microbiology
It's estimated that over 80 billion animals are slaughtered every year for their meat, and the average American consumes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotic resistance is a rapidly growing threat to public health. Antibiotic resistance refers to the phenomenon
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 28, 2022
Microbiology
New research has shown that a vaccine for the bacteria commonly associated with urinary tract infections works in animal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
New research from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle postulates that certain bacteria significantly impact the
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 15, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a mountain of evidence has revealed the significance of the human gut microbiome, a community of bacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2022
Microbiology
Breastfeeding is encouraged because it provides many benefits to both mothers and infants. Breastmilk is nutritious, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Research has now found more evidence that Western diets that include high levels of red or processed meats, sugars, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2022
Health & Medicine
The National Institute of Health published its tips for water safety in the NIH News in Health June issue. This month&rs
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUN 08, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It was long thought that when the membrane of a cell lost its integrity and broke down, the cell would die; cells cannot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2022
Microbiology
We all know that kitchen sponges can harbor lots of microbes. Even when they're washed with detergent or heated in the m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The radiation in space is not great for biological health. Space radiation is known to damage DNA. Many types of human c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2021
Technology
Almost 3 million people a year in the U.S. alone are infected with bacteria deemed resistant to antibiotics, according t
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can swap genetic material with one another easily; one way they do it is a process called bacterial conjugation
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotics work against bacterial infections, and for years, experts have been warning clinicians and the public to pre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes that live in out gastrointestinal tract, and each one of those single-celled organisms h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Parents pass their genes on to their children. But they can pass down other things too with epigenetic marks, chemical t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2021
Microbiology
When we get an infection, we can take antibiotics to get rid of it. But sometimes the situation becomes more complicated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome is about 6 billion base pairs, and there are plants with genomes that are much, much longer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
If bacteria, usually Escherichia coli, get into the urethra, they can cause a urinary tract infection (UTI). These are s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Gene editing has advanced in many ways over the past few decades. Most methods in genetic engineering involve altering t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to public health, and experts have been warning about it for so long, they've
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Microbiology
In nature, growing populations from bacterial colonies to humans tend to expand. In pulled expansions, the individuals a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch