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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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FEB 25, 2016Health & Medicine
Over time, the influenza virus has evolved a mechanism to spread as quick as possible in a human host by avoiding detect ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2016Videos
It turns out that the GI tract isn't the only place that beneficial microbes are hunkering down, providing multiple help ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria are not without protection from antibiotics, they actually incorporate a system of closely-linked genes from th ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2016Health & Medicine
Scientists in the U.S. and Bangladesh claim to have found a link between excessive bacterial growth in the small intesti ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 21, 2016Microbiology
It’s a tough world for bacteria. The little guys are targeted by our immune systems, antibacterial drugs, an ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 19, 2016Immunology
Bacteria are a little more clever in the way they enter the body and stay undetected than scientists realized. From the ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 14, 2016Microbiology
Cyanobacteria have the unique ability to move towards light, a process called phototaxis. According to microbiologists I ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the clinical setting, wound infections can significantly delay recovery time and even become life threatening. Early ...FEB 13, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine a nanoscale needle that can pierce cells precisely and on command. Scientists from Harvard’s Wyss Institut ...FEB 10, 2016Microbiology
PAMPs in processed food may be making you sick. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns, or PAMPs, are molecules associat ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 10, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s s ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 10, 2016Immunology
C-sections come with a significant risk for infection, but a new study shows changing skin-prep procedures could lower t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 09, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have found traces of life in mantle rocks in core samples taken from the seabed near the famous Lost City hyd ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 06, 2016Microbiology
Antiperspirant and deodorant keep you smelling fresh, but they also alter your armpit microbiome. The microbiome continu ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 03, 2016Videos
There's this thing called the "5 second rule" that lots of people have believed for ages. It's where when food falls on ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2016Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 31, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame identified the mechanism by which Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as Grou ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 29, 2016Microbiology
University of British Columbia researchers are taking the fight to antibiotic resistant bacteria - with mud. Well, techn ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 28, 2016Videos
So you've been told for years that eating lots of candy, junk food, and sugar will give you cavities in your teeth, but ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 24, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at UC San Diego are perfecting a new technique to determine antibiotic susceptibility. Time is of the ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 22, 2016Microbiology
A new species of photosynthetic bacteria was found in the Gobi Desert, and it may prove quite useful for making biofuel. ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 20, 2016Immunology
The whole family ate the same seafood last night, yet only two out of the six got sick. What gives? In a new stud ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 20, 2016Neuroscience
The brain is pretty much the body’s supercomputer. While the heart keeps blood pumping, the lungs keep air flowing ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 25, 2016
Health & Medicine
Over time, the influenza virus has evolved a mechanism to spread as quick as possible in a human host by avoiding detect
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2016
Videos
It turns out that the GI tract isn't the only place that beneficial microbes are hunkering down, providing multiple help
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria are not without protection from antibiotics, they actually incorporate a system of closely-linked genes from th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2016
Health & Medicine
Scientists in the U.S. and Bangladesh claim to have found a link between excessive bacterial growth in the small intesti
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 21, 2016
Microbiology
It’s a tough world for bacteria. The little guys are targeted by our immune systems, antibacterial drugs, an
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 19, 2016
Immunology
Bacteria are a little more clever in the way they enter the body and stay undetected than scientists realized. From the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 14, 2016
Microbiology
Cyanobacteria have the unique ability to move towards light, a process called phototaxis. According to microbiologists I
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the clinical setting, wound infections can significantly delay recovery time and even become life threatening. Early
...
FEB 13, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine a nanoscale needle that can pierce cells precisely and on command. Scientists from Harvard’s Wyss Institut
...
FEB 10, 2016
Microbiology
PAMPs in processed food may be making you sick. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns, or PAMPs, are molecules associat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s s
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 10, 2016
Immunology
C-sections come with a significant risk for infection, but a new study shows changing skin-prep procedures could lower t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 09, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have found traces of life in mantle rocks in core samples taken from the seabed near the famous Lost City hyd
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 06, 2016
Microbiology
Antiperspirant and deodorant keep you smelling fresh, but they also alter your armpit microbiome. The microbiome continu
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 03, 2016
Videos
There's this thing called the "5 second rule" that lots of people have believed for ages. It's where when food falls on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2016
Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 31, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame identified the mechanism by which Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as Grou
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 29, 2016
Microbiology
University of British Columbia researchers are taking the fight to antibiotic resistant bacteria - with mud. Well, techn
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 28, 2016
Videos
So you've been told for years that eating lots of candy, junk food, and sugar will give you cavities in your teeth, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 24, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at UC San Diego are perfecting a new technique to determine antibiotic susceptibility. Time is of the
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 22, 2016
Microbiology
A new species of photosynthetic bacteria was found in the Gobi Desert, and it may prove quite useful for making biofuel.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 20, 2016
Immunology
The whole family ate the same seafood last night, yet only two out of the six got sick. What gives? In a new stud
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 20, 2016
Neuroscience
The brain is pretty much the body’s supercomputer. While the heart keeps blood pumping, the lungs keep air flowing
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim