Follow
Bacteria
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.
-
OCT 14, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria are single-celled organisms, and while we know they can move around with filaments, the exact mechanisms behind ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2022Cancer
The cancer microbiome, the collection of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi, that live in or around ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 12, 2022Plants & Animals
Resistance to antibiotics and antimicrobials has become an increasingly common concern around the globe. Due to high rat ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 12, 2022Health & Medicine
Scientists have found that bacteria and fungi in the human mouth can join forces to form a superorganism that is stronge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2022Neuroscience
Botox, or botulinum toxin, might be most popularly known as a treatment for wrinkles; it's a neurotoxic agent produced b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2022Microbiology
Lyme disease occurs when a blacklegged tick that is infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria bites a human, and the i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2022Immunology
Scientists have developed a gel that can relieve multiple symptoms of gum disease, and brings better health to the oral ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2022Space & Astronomy
David Handy is a PhD student in Biological Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) studying how b ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 06, 2022Microbiology
The microorganisms of the world are in constant conflict, battling for resources and space in a microbial arms race. Som ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2022Technology
In a recent study published in Nature Materials, a team of researchers from the University of California San Diego (UCSD ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 03, 2022Plants & Animals
Yeast, like bacteria, causes infections. In fact, yeasts are responsible for over 100 million infections every year. The ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 03, 2022Microbiology
Microbial growth is everywhere. So can we use it to our benefit? Using the Caulobacter crescentus bacterium, researchers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2022Health & Medicine
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, a team of researchers led by Duke University investigated the long-ter ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 29, 2022Health & Medicine
A study found that cannabidiol (CBD) improved the overall health of estrogen-deficient mice. The findings published in F ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 29, 2022Immunology
The immune system has to be able to differentiate between the organisms in our microbiome, which can be helpful and even ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2022Microbiology
We each carry thousands of different species of microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tracts, and that gut microbiome h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes high levels of blood glucose. This is a result of the pancreas producing insuf ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 25, 2022Microbiology
New research has suggested that bacteria that live in the human mouth could work as model organisms that can help us fin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2022Microbiology
Symbiotic relationships enable organisms to use one another, usually to the advantage of both. Legumes can live in symbi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2022Microbiology
Drug resistant bacterial infections are expected to increase, and these dangerous illnesses already claim the lives of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2022Immunology
When we get a bacterial infection in our skin, our immune system responds. It's been thought that inflammatory cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2022Immunology
While our immune system is usually able to identify and destroy pathogenic invaders like bacteria and viruses, those mic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a mountain of evidence has revealed the significance of the human gut microbiome, a community of bacter ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers led by Yale University discusses nature&rsqu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 14, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria are single-celled organisms, and while we know they can move around with filaments, the exact mechanisms behind
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2022
Cancer
The cancer microbiome, the collection of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi, that live in or around
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 12, 2022
Plants & Animals
Resistance to antibiotics and antimicrobials has become an increasingly common concern around the globe. Due to high rat
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 12, 2022
Health & Medicine
Scientists have found that bacteria and fungi in the human mouth can join forces to form a superorganism that is stronge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2022
Neuroscience
Botox, or botulinum toxin, might be most popularly known as a treatment for wrinkles; it's a neurotoxic agent produced b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2022
Microbiology
Lyme disease occurs when a blacklegged tick that is infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria bites a human, and the i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2022
Immunology
Scientists have developed a gel that can relieve multiple symptoms of gum disease, and brings better health to the oral
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2022
Space & Astronomy
David Handy is a PhD student in Biological Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) studying how b
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 06, 2022
Microbiology
The microorganisms of the world are in constant conflict, battling for resources and space in a microbial arms race. Som
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Nature Materials, a team of researchers from the University of California San Diego (UCSD
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 03, 2022
Plants & Animals
Yeast, like bacteria, causes infections. In fact, yeasts are responsible for over 100 million infections every year. The
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 03, 2022
Microbiology
Microbial growth is everywhere. So can we use it to our benefit? Using the Caulobacter crescentus bacterium, researchers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2022
Health & Medicine
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, a team of researchers led by Duke University investigated the long-ter
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 29, 2022
Health & Medicine
A study found that cannabidiol (CBD) improved the overall health of estrogen-deficient mice. The findings published in F
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 29, 2022
Immunology
The immune system has to be able to differentiate between the organisms in our microbiome, which can be helpful and even
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2022
Microbiology
We each carry thousands of different species of microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tracts, and that gut microbiome h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes high levels of blood glucose. This is a result of the pancreas producing insuf
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 25, 2022
Microbiology
New research has suggested that bacteria that live in the human mouth could work as model organisms that can help us fin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2022
Microbiology
Symbiotic relationships enable organisms to use one another, usually to the advantage of both. Legumes can live in symbi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2022
Microbiology
Drug resistant bacterial infections are expected to increase, and these dangerous illnesses already claim the lives of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2022
Immunology
When we get a bacterial infection in our skin, our immune system responds. It's been thought that inflammatory cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2022
Immunology
While our immune system is usually able to identify and destroy pathogenic invaders like bacteria and viruses, those mic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a mountain of evidence has revealed the significance of the human gut microbiome, a community of bacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers led by Yale University discusses nature&rsqu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc