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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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APR 07, 2016Plants & Animals
Tardigrades are nearly microscopic animals that can survive the harshest of environments, including outer space. ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 05, 2016Cardiology
Many people applaud red wine for its health benefits, however vague these benefits are often presented. A new study from ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
DNA, the diverse combination of just four nucleotide letters that writes our genetic code, can do more than just form a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 03, 2016Microbiology
Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that a vaccine adjuvant could protect burn victims from infe ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 27, 2016Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 25, 2016Microbiology
Craig Venter wants to know all about essential genes. To do this, Venter and colleagues need to create a synthetic cell ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 23, 2016Microbiology
“Haloquadratum” literally means “salt square”. These salt-loving, square-shaped microbes are som ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 23, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Bacteria have been making hydrogen for billions of years, and now scientists are using radical chemistry in an effort to ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 21, 2016Microbiology
A new strain of bacteria in the mouth may offer a way to keep bad bacteria in check—and could lead to a way t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 18, 2016Microbiology
University of Houston researchers developed a new, photothermal technique to kill bacteria. The technique uses gold disk ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The microbiome is a specialized collection of bacteria residing in the human body. Mostly famous for their existence in ...MAR 15, 2016Microbiology
Researchers from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Institute of Technology identified potentially-path ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 13, 2016Cardiology
The healthy, beneficial bacteria that live in the human gut break down choline and produce a compound called TMAO while ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 12, 2016Immunology
A new study of gut bacteria in premature infants highlights the problem of antibiotic resistance and stresses how extrem ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 11, 2016Microbiology
Hate going to the dentist? There’s a bacterium for that. University of Florida Researchers identified a new strain ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 10, 2016Videos
Nature is full of inspiration for scientists and engineers. Discovered by Richard P. Blakemore in 1975, magnetotactic ba ...MAR 09, 2016Microbiology
This just in, antibiotic resistance doesn’t spread through meat products. Researchers from Colorado State Universi ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 06, 2016Microbiology
An unhealthy shift in your gut microbes might cause you to gain weight by changing how many calories you burn while you ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Microbiology
What’s the first thing you think of when you see the word “bacteria”? My first thought is, “thos ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 03, 2016Videos
A fever is an abnormally high human body temperature. For most people, the normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahre ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 01, 2016Immunology
The first gigantic mimiviruses were discovered in 2007 by a research group of France. They named the virus they found &l ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 29, 2016Videos
Millions of Americans wear contact lenses to improve their vision, but a large majority of them also commit a contact fa ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 26, 2016Videos
Pimples are nasty little things you can get on your skin as pores become clogged with dead skin cells and dirt. Unfortun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2016Microbiology
Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Aliivibrio fischeri! (Formerly known as Vibrio fischeri.) A. fischeri ar ...Written By: Kerry Evans
APR 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades are nearly microscopic animals that can survive the harshest of environments, including outer space.
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 05, 2016
Cardiology
Many people applaud red wine for its health benefits, however vague these benefits are often presented. A new study from
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
DNA, the diverse combination of just four nucleotide letters that writes our genetic code, can do more than just form a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 03, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that a vaccine adjuvant could protect burn victims from infe
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 27, 2016
Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 25, 2016
Microbiology
Craig Venter wants to know all about essential genes. To do this, Venter and colleagues need to create a synthetic cell
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 23, 2016
Microbiology
“Haloquadratum” literally means “salt square”. These salt-loving, square-shaped microbes are som
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 23, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Bacteria have been making hydrogen for billions of years, and now scientists are using radical chemistry in an effort to
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 21, 2016
Microbiology
A new strain of bacteria in the mouth may offer a way to keep bad bacteria in check—and could lead to a way t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 18, 2016
Microbiology
University of Houston researchers developed a new, photothermal technique to kill bacteria. The technique uses gold disk
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The microbiome is a specialized collection of bacteria residing in the human body. Mostly famous for their existence in
...
MAR 15, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Institute of Technology identified potentially-path
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 13, 2016
Cardiology
The healthy, beneficial bacteria that live in the human gut break down choline and produce a compound called TMAO while
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 12, 2016
Immunology
A new study of gut bacteria in premature infants highlights the problem of antibiotic resistance and stresses how extrem
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 11, 2016
Microbiology
Hate going to the dentist? There’s a bacterium for that. University of Florida Researchers identified a new strain
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 10, 2016
Videos
Nature is full of inspiration for scientists and engineers. Discovered by Richard P. Blakemore in 1975, magnetotactic ba
...
MAR 09, 2016
Microbiology
This just in, antibiotic resistance doesn’t spread through meat products. Researchers from Colorado State Universi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 06, 2016
Microbiology
An unhealthy shift in your gut microbes might cause you to gain weight by changing how many calories you burn while you
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Microbiology
What’s the first thing you think of when you see the word “bacteria”? My first thought is, “thos
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 03, 2016
Videos
A fever is an abnormally high human body temperature. For most people, the normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahre
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 01, 2016
Immunology
The first gigantic mimiviruses were discovered in 2007 by a research group of France. They named the virus they found &l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 29, 2016
Videos
Millions of Americans wear contact lenses to improve their vision, but a large majority of them also commit a contact fa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 26, 2016
Videos
Pimples are nasty little things you can get on your skin as pores become clogged with dead skin cells and dirt. Unfortun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2016
Microbiology
Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Aliivibrio fischeri! (Formerly known as Vibrio fischeri.) A. fischeri ar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans