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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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MAR 04, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Evolution brings improvements, but it's also a hotbed for lots of diseases that defy treatment.
We see this i ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 04, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientific debate has been hot lately about whether microbial nanowires, the specialized electrical pili of the mud-dwel ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 04, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Throughout the world, beer is a welcome refreshment. In order to satisfy an increasingly discriminating customer brewers ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 04, 2015Microbiology
For the first time, researchers have produced a 3-D image revealing part of the inner structure of an intact, infectious ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 04, 2015Immunology
Rats in New York City carry a species of flea that is capable of transmitting plague pathogens.
For a new stu ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 03, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long sought an efficient way to untangle DNA in order to study its structure - neatly unraveled and str ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 02, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as s ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 27, 2015Microbiology
Bacteria don't have intellect, but that doesn't stop them from recalling the past. Specifically, those times they're bom ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 27, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of York, UK, are part of a team of scientists that has discovered how bacteria can restart ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 27, 2015Health & Medicine
ATLANTA --Â A nasty intestinal bug sickens nearly twice as many Americans each year as was previously thought, according ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2015Health & Medicine
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile, or C. diff) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United St ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 26, 2015Health & Medicine
Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 26, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including thos ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 25, 2015Health & Medicine
With antibiotic resistance on the rise, scientists are looking for innovative ways to combat bacterial infections. The p ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 24, 2015Microbiology
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of San Diego, La Jolla, reveal that ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 12, 2015Microbiology
New Yorkers are a hardy group. They exist in a small bubble, crowded cheek by jowl with each other and yet they still th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 09, 2015Videos
Scientists have developed a device that allows bacteria that would not grow in a lab environment to be cultured into pot ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeJAN 27, 2015Videos
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allows researchers to amplify DNA in a test tube. This process uses an enzyme derived fr ...Written By: Greg CruikshankJAN 05, 2015Immunology
While our immune system counts on the production of antibodies to spot and sap bacteria and viruses, it does not stockpi ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeDEC 03, 2014Videos
There are natural poisons that lurk in bacteria, plants, and fungi pretty much everywhere, and they're there for goo ...Written By: Robert WoodardNOV 25, 2014Microbiology
A major problem in today's medicine is the issue of "superbugs" or antibiotic resistant strains of many diseases. While ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 17, 2014Technology
PathSensors Inc. (www.PathSensors.com), a Baltimore-based biotechnology and environmental testing company, is developing ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
MAR 04, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Evolution brings improvements, but it's also a hotbed for lots of diseases that defy treatment.
We see this i ...
We see this i ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 04, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientific debate has been hot lately about whether microbial nanowires, the specialized electrical pili of the mud-dwel
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 04, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Throughout the world, beer is a welcome refreshment. In order to satisfy an increasingly discriminating customer brewers
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 04, 2015
Microbiology
For the first time, researchers have produced a 3-D image revealing part of the inner structure of an intact, infectious
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 04, 2015
Immunology
Rats in New York City carry a species of flea that is capable of transmitting plague pathogens.
For a new stu ...
For a new stu ...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 03, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long sought an efficient way to untangle DNA in order to study its structure - neatly unraveled and str
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 02, 2015
Microbiology
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as s
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 27, 2015
Microbiology
Bacteria don't have intellect, but that doesn't stop them from recalling the past. Specifically, those times they're bom
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 27, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of York, UK, are part of a team of scientists that has discovered how bacteria can restart
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 27, 2015
Health & Medicine
ATLANTA --Â A nasty intestinal bug sickens nearly twice as many Americans each year as was previously thought, according
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 27, 2015
Health & Medicine
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile, or C. diff) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United St
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 26, 2015
Health & Medicine
Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 26, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including thos
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
With antibiotic resistance on the rise, scientists are looking for innovative ways to combat bacterial infections. The p
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 24, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of San Diego, La Jolla, reveal that
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 12, 2015
Microbiology
New Yorkers are a hardy group. They exist in a small bubble, crowded cheek by jowl with each other and yet they still th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 09, 2015
Videos
Scientists have developed a device that allows bacteria that would not grow in a lab environment to be cultured into pot
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JAN 27, 2015
Videos
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allows researchers to amplify DNA in a test tube. This process uses an enzyme derived fr
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
JAN 05, 2015
Immunology
While our immune system counts on the production of antibodies to spot and sap bacteria and viruses, it does not stockpi
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
DEC 03, 2014
Videos
There are natural poisons that lurk in bacteria, plants, and fungi pretty much everywhere, and they're there for goo
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
NOV 25, 2014
Microbiology
A major problem in today's medicine is the issue of "superbugs" or antibiotic resistant strains of many diseases. While
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 17, 2014
Technology
PathSensors Inc. (www.PathSensors.com), a Baltimore-based biotechnology and environmental testing company, is developing
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider