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Bacteria: is a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms that have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
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MAY 01, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a microbiome in the reproductive tract of male mice that harbors potentially harmful bacteria ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
To avoid serious infections and complications, all medical implants must be sterilized prior to being put inside patient ...APR 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
To track cells, new lab-on-a-chip technology is borrowing a technique used by cellular networks to track phones. The dev ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 26, 2016Microbiology
Bacteria love to take up residence in urinary catheters. Now, there’s a new bit of technology that can tell health ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 26, 2016Cardiology
Right now, in any US hospital, about half of the patients have a prescription for an acid-reducing drug to reduce h ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 26, 2016Immunology
Despite a rapid growth in food allergy cases, the proportion of children with telltale food antibodies in their blood di ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 24, 2016Microbiology
People with anorexia nervosa have very different microbial communities living in their guts compared to healthy individu ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 24, 2016Microbiology
Very small fibers made by a bacteria have the unique property of transporting charges at speeds of 1 billion electrons p ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 22, 2016Videos
Vestigial structures take many forms: organs, behaviors, and even biochemical processes. Their defining characteristic i ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 22, 2016Microbiology
Species in the genus Dictyostelium are social amoebae that are sometimes referred to as slime molds (although they are a ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 21, 2016Cancer
Bad oral hygiene may influence a person’s risks of developing pancreatic cancer, say NYU cancer researchers. While ...APR 19, 2016Health & Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species behind tuberculosis infections, is the leading cause of bacterial deat ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 19, 2016Microbiology
Researchers from Augusta University found that E. coli helps curb a sweet tooth. The group found that, in mice, administ ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 18, 2016Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 17, 2016Microbiology
The tree of life, which depicts how life has evolved and diversified on the planet, is getting a lot more complicated. R ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 16, 2016Videos
White blood cells (leukocytes) are immune system cells that protect the body against diseases and foreign invaders. Whil ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 15, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found that helminth infection in the gut triggers immune responses that alter ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 15, 2016Cancer
Good gut bacteria can promote a healthy immune system, which in turn, could reduce the risks for some types of cancers, ...APR 13, 2016Immunology
A new hope for vaccine development and cancer therapy has been identified, and it is a signaling protein called c-Myc th ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 13, 2016Videos
As spring and summer approaches, allergy sufferers are bemoaning the ever-increasing pollen count. According to the Amer ...APR 13, 2016Videos
While it may seem like something out of a science fiction movie, in 2010 researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute cr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 12, 2016Microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells secrete a molecule that kills some bacteria but signals the survivors to form a biofilm. P. ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 10, 2016Microbiology
The ESKAPE pathogens are so-named because they have managed to “escape” the activity of our modern antibioti ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 09, 2016Videos
Skin is the largest organ in the human body. It plays an important role as the barrier between your important internal o ...Written By: Julianne Chiaet
MAY 01, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a microbiome in the reproductive tract of male mice that harbors potentially harmful bacteria
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
To avoid serious infections and complications, all medical implants must be sterilized prior to being put inside patient
...
APR 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
To track cells, new lab-on-a-chip technology is borrowing a technique used by cellular networks to track phones. The dev
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 26, 2016
Microbiology
Bacteria love to take up residence in urinary catheters. Now, there’s a new bit of technology that can tell health
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 26, 2016
Cardiology
Right now, in any US hospital, about half of the patients have a prescription for an acid-reducing drug to reduce h
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 26, 2016
Immunology
Despite a rapid growth in food allergy cases, the proportion of children with telltale food antibodies in their blood di
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 24, 2016
Microbiology
People with anorexia nervosa have very different microbial communities living in their guts compared to healthy individu
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 24, 2016
Microbiology
Very small fibers made by a bacteria have the unique property of transporting charges at speeds of 1 billion electrons p
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 22, 2016
Videos
Vestigial structures take many forms: organs, behaviors, and even biochemical processes. Their defining characteristic i
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 22, 2016
Microbiology
Species in the genus Dictyostelium are social amoebae that are sometimes referred to as slime molds (although they are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 21, 2016
Cancer
Bad oral hygiene may influence a person’s risks of developing pancreatic cancer, say NYU cancer researchers. While
...
APR 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species behind tuberculosis infections, is the leading cause of bacterial deat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 19, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers from Augusta University found that E. coli helps curb a sweet tooth. The group found that, in mice, administ
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 18, 2016
Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 17, 2016
Microbiology
The tree of life, which depicts how life has evolved and diversified on the planet, is getting a lot more complicated. R
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 16, 2016
Videos
White blood cells (leukocytes) are immune system cells that protect the body against diseases and foreign invaders. Whil
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 15, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found that helminth infection in the gut triggers immune responses that alter
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 15, 2016
Cancer
Good gut bacteria can promote a healthy immune system, which in turn, could reduce the risks for some types of cancers,
...
APR 13, 2016
Immunology
A new hope for vaccine development and cancer therapy has been identified, and it is a signaling protein called c-Myc th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 13, 2016
Videos
As spring and summer approaches, allergy sufferers are bemoaning the ever-increasing pollen count. According to the Amer
...
APR 13, 2016
Videos
While it may seem like something out of a science fiction movie, in 2010 researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute cr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 12, 2016
Microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells secrete a molecule that kills some bacteria but signals the survivors to form a biofilm. P.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 10, 2016
Microbiology
The ESKAPE pathogens are so-named because they have managed to “escape” the activity of our modern antibioti
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 09, 2016
Videos
Skin is the largest organ in the human body. It plays an important role as the barrier between your important internal o
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet