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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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JAN 19, 2016Microbiology
When I first learned about mitochondria and chloroplasts in school, there was little mention of their origin as bacteria ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 19, 2016Immunology
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows how dangerous autoimmune responses, seen in ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 18, 2016Immunology
Two recent studies have connected protein Blimp1 to key regulation of plasma cells’ ability to produce pathogen-fi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 17, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School identified a new mechanism that mammals use ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 14, 2016Microbiology
Bacteria are socialists. That’s according to University of Vermont researchers who identified a new strategy ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 14, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A disease that causes blindness in both rats and humans could be prevented or reversed with a new genetic editing techno ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 12, 2016Microbiology
Melioidosis is a potentially deadly bacterial infection, and it’s more widespread than many thought. Melioidosis i ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 12, 2016Cancer
Nisin, a naturally occurring preservative found in many foods, is showing promise as a way to fight cancer and anti ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 07, 2016Videos
No matter how much we try to purify or filter water, it's virtually a guarantee that we'll never get every bit of bacter ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at North Carolina State University found that secondary bile acids in the intestine may inhibit the growth o ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 06, 2016Immunology
Over time humans evolved alongside a beneficial microbial community, called the microbiome. In return for a place to liv ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 05, 2016Microbiology
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is definitely the most terrifying bacterial species I’ve written about. What sets ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 03, 2016Microbiology
A study from the University of Georgia identifies industrial waste as a factor contributing to antibiotic resistance. &n ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 02, 2016Videos
Your skin protects you from a multitude of dangerous things that exist from the environment. Bacteria, viruses, UV light ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 31, 2015Videos
Can you catch cancer? With the recent developments of immunotherapy for certain kinds of cancer, it would seem that perh ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 29, 2015Immunology
The inflammatory response is vital for fighting off infections, but too much inflammation can damage the body tissues an ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 29, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna showed that Bacillus cereus forms “small colony var ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 26, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Bacterial biofilms are among the biggest scourges in hospitals, causing infections that are difficult to treat because m ...DEC 22, 2015Microbiology
A study from the University of Boulder suggests that microbes may be particularly useful for pinpointing time of death. ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 19, 2015Cardiology
Manipulating the activity of the gut microbiome has been linked to reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease like str ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 19, 2015Immunology
Dendritic cells use phagocytosis to break up molecules from pathogens to present on their cell surface to warn other lym ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 16, 2015Microbiology
Bacteria reproduce in a number of different ways. Some of the more unusual methods include budding and baeocyte fo ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 15, 2015Microbiology
Researchers are one step closer to understanding how changes in the gut microbiome lead to obesity. A University of Iowa ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 14, 2015Immunology
Studies have shown that early exposure to farm animals reduces the risk of children developing atopic diseases, but scie ...Written By: Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2016
Microbiology
When I first learned about mitochondria and chloroplasts in school, there was little mention of their origin as bacteria
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 19, 2016
Immunology
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows how dangerous autoimmune responses, seen in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 18, 2016
Immunology
Two recent studies have connected protein Blimp1 to key regulation of plasma cells’ ability to produce pathogen-fi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 17, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School identified a new mechanism that mammals use
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 14, 2016
Microbiology
Bacteria are socialists. That’s according to University of Vermont researchers who identified a new strategy
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 14, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A disease that causes blindness in both rats and humans could be prevented or reversed with a new genetic editing techno
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2016
Microbiology
Melioidosis is a potentially deadly bacterial infection, and it’s more widespread than many thought. Melioidosis i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 12, 2016
Cancer
Nisin, a naturally occurring preservative found in many foods, is showing promise as a way to fight cancer and anti
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 07, 2016
Videos
No matter how much we try to purify or filter water, it's virtually a guarantee that we'll never get every bit of bacter
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at North Carolina State University found that secondary bile acids in the intestine may inhibit the growth o
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 06, 2016
Immunology
Over time humans evolved alongside a beneficial microbial community, called the microbiome. In return for a place to liv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 05, 2016
Microbiology
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is definitely the most terrifying bacterial species I’ve written about. What sets
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 03, 2016
Microbiology
A study from the University of Georgia identifies industrial waste as a factor contributing to antibiotic resistance. &n
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 02, 2016
Videos
Your skin protects you from a multitude of dangerous things that exist from the environment. Bacteria, viruses, UV light
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 31, 2015
Videos
Can you catch cancer? With the recent developments of immunotherapy for certain kinds of cancer, it would seem that perh
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 29, 2015
Immunology
The inflammatory response is vital for fighting off infections, but too much inflammation can damage the body tissues an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 29, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna showed that Bacillus cereus forms “small colony var
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 26, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Bacterial biofilms are among the biggest scourges in hospitals, causing infections that are difficult to treat because m
...
DEC 22, 2015
Microbiology
A study from the University of Boulder suggests that microbes may be particularly useful for pinpointing time of death.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 19, 2015
Cardiology
Manipulating the activity of the gut microbiome has been linked to reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease like str
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 19, 2015
Immunology
Dendritic cells use phagocytosis to break up molecules from pathogens to present on their cell surface to warn other lym
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 16, 2015
Microbiology
Bacteria reproduce in a number of different ways. Some of the more unusual methods include budding and baeocyte fo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 15, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers are one step closer to understanding how changes in the gut microbiome lead to obesity. A University of Iowa
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 14, 2015
Immunology
Studies have shown that early exposure to farm animals reduces the risk of children developing atopic diseases, but scie
...
Written By:
Kara Marker