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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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DEC 08, 2020Microbiology
N. meningitidis bacteria live in the noses and throats of many people without causing illness. But in about 1 in 10 carr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2020Microbiology
There are some very extreme environments on our planet, and it seems that microbes have been able to colonize many of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2020Immunology
Smoking increases the risk of lung diseases by affecting the lungs in many ways. It irritates the lungs making ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 04, 2020Microbiology
Although children can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and spread it to others, they are mo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many of the things biologists want to study are extremely small, and researchers now have many powerful tools for gettin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome has instructions for creating and maintaining an organism, but most biological functions involve their transl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2020Microbiology
The link between the microbes we carry in our gastrointestinal tract and our health has become clear, and now researcher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2020Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2020Microbiology
Zika virus cause a devastating epidemic in 2015, and led to the birth of hundreds of children that had congenital brain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2020Microbiology
Pathogenic bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to standard antibiotics, for a variety of reasons. Scientists ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2020Microbiology
People that have the flu can usually recover on their own. But sometimes, influenza infections can be far more serious a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2020Immunology
Everyone worldwide is sitting with anticipation, waiting for the right vaccine candidate for the coronavirus outbreak, h ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 24, 2020Immunology
Microbiologists have established that the development of infants’ immune systems is intricately linked to the dive ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 23, 2020Microbiology
The pathogenic bacterium that causes tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, does not multiply quickly, so researchers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2020Cancer
Research from Tokyo University of Science investigators highlights new accomplishments in the fight against cancer. The ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 19, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Sour beer isn't for everyone: its unique taste of acidity and tartness could excite some but turn off others. ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 18, 2020Health & Medicine
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene warns that climate ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of workflows that are available for NGS. How do you choose? While ...Sponsored By: Roche DiagnosticsNOV 16, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Metformin is a frequently prescribed type 2 diabetes treatment but its effects can vary significantly. In some patients ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Geneva in Switzerland have confirmed the link between an imbalance of gut bacteria an ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 14, 2020Microbiology
Some viruses only infect bacteria; they care called bacteriophages or phages for short. As antibiotic-resistant bacteria ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have shown that bacteria can increase space mining efficiency b ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 10, 2020Microbiology
Ticks transmit the bacterial pathogen that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2020
Microbiology
N. meningitidis bacteria live in the noses and throats of many people without causing illness. But in about 1 in 10 carr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2020
Microbiology
There are some very extreme environments on our planet, and it seems that microbes have been able to colonize many of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2020
Immunology
Smoking increases the risk of lung diseases by affecting the lungs in many ways. It irritates the lungs making
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 04, 2020
Microbiology
Although children can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and spread it to others, they are mo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many of the things biologists want to study are extremely small, and researchers now have many powerful tools for gettin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome has instructions for creating and maintaining an organism, but most biological functions involve their transl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2020
Microbiology
The link between the microbes we carry in our gastrointestinal tract and our health has become clear, and now researcher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2020
Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2020
Microbiology
Zika virus cause a devastating epidemic in 2015, and led to the birth of hundreds of children that had congenital brain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2020
Microbiology
Pathogenic bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to standard antibiotics, for a variety of reasons. Scientists ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2020
Microbiology
People that have the flu can usually recover on their own. But sometimes, influenza infections can be far more serious a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2020
Immunology
Everyone worldwide is sitting with anticipation, waiting for the right vaccine candidate for the coronavirus outbreak, h
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
NOV 24, 2020
Immunology
Microbiologists have established that the development of infants’ immune systems is intricately linked to the dive
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 23, 2020
Microbiology
The pathogenic bacterium that causes tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, does not multiply quickly, so researchers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2020
Cancer
Research from Tokyo University of Science investigators highlights new accomplishments in the fight against cancer. The
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 19, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Sour beer isn't for everyone: its unique taste of acidity and tartness could excite some but turn off others.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene warns that climate
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of workflows that are available for NGS. How do you choose? While
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Diagnostics
NOV 16, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Metformin is a frequently prescribed type 2 diabetes treatment but its effects can vary significantly. In some patients
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Geneva in Switzerland have confirmed the link between an imbalance of gut bacteria an
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2020
Microbiology
Some viruses only infect bacteria; they care called bacteriophages or phages for short. As antibiotic-resistant bacteria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have shown that bacteria can increase space mining efficiency b
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 10, 2020
Microbiology
Ticks transmit the bacterial pathogen that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).
Written By:
Carmen Leitch