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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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MAY 24, 2019Microbiology
Recent work has shown that people all over the world can improve their health and lower cancer risk by eating a more bal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Rapamycin was considered a wonder drug upon its discovery three decades ago when it was isolated from soil bacteria. It ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 22, 2019Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have visualized how the body tests out important defensive cells, and have captured the process on video.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell size can fluctuate because of biological processes, but cell size is generally kept to a standard. So how do cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2019Microbiology
Stress can have a detrimental effect on our health, and appears to contribute to the development of autoimmune diseases.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2019Microbiology
A link between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer's disease may help researchers treat the disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A type of bacterial cell that commonly causes infection can also detect how fast movement is happening around them.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2019Health & Medicine
Tuberculosis remains a public health crisis with more than 25% of the world's population having a positive tube ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 15, 2019Microbiology
Many things can disrupt the microbiome, like antibiotics or host genetics. But there are other influences at work.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2019Microbiology
Iowa officials have confirmed multiple cases of canine brucellosis, which can be transmitted to humans from dogs.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2019Cancer
Have you ever heard of E171? Otherwise known as titanium dioxide nanoparticles, E171 is a common additive in foods and m ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2019Cannabis Sciences
With increases in marijuana production, a particular problem has begun to emerge: mold. Cannabis is actually very suscep ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAY 09, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
While the concept of phage therapy is not new, it's only recently begun to be used in the clinic.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2019Microbiology
The bubonic plague, known for killing 25 million people in Europe in the 1340s, has recently killed a couple in Mongolia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2019Technology
An interdisciplinary research team have developed microscopic robotic cleaning crew that can precisely and non-invasivel ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 07, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause the deaths of around 23,000 people every year, and that number is expected t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As we learn more about the effects of small changes in the genome, we are getting closer to personalizing treatments and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria get into our bloodstream, the immune system has to detect and destroy it. Scientists filmed the end of tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2019Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori doesn't only withstand the harsh stomach environment, it can thrive there, sometimes causing ulcers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Terpenes. You should get familiar with that word if you haven't already. These are aromatic compounds which give pla ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 30, 2019Microbiology
While hospitals are intended to be places of healing, people can acquire nasty infections with drug-resistant bacteria d ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2019
Microbiology
Recent work has shown that people all over the world can improve their health and lower cancer risk by eating a more bal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Rapamycin was considered a wonder drug upon its discovery three decades ago when it was isolated from soil bacteria. It
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 22, 2019
Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have visualized how the body tests out important defensive cells, and have captured the process on video.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell size can fluctuate because of biological processes, but cell size is generally kept to a standard. So how do cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2019
Microbiology
Stress can have a detrimental effect on our health, and appears to contribute to the development of autoimmune diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2019
Microbiology
A link between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer's disease may help researchers treat the disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A type of bacterial cell that commonly causes infection can also detect how fast movement is happening around them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
Tuberculosis remains a public health crisis with more than 25% of the world's population having a positive tube
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 15, 2019
Microbiology
Many things can disrupt the microbiome, like antibiotics or host genetics. But there are other influences at work.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2019
Microbiology
Iowa officials have confirmed multiple cases of canine brucellosis, which can be transmitted to humans from dogs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2019
Cancer
Have you ever heard of E171? Otherwise known as titanium dioxide nanoparticles, E171 is a common additive in foods and m
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
With increases in marijuana production, a particular problem has begun to emerge: mold. Cannabis is actually very suscep
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAY 09, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the concept of phage therapy is not new, it's only recently begun to be used in the clinic.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2019
Microbiology
The bubonic plague, known for killing 25 million people in Europe in the 1340s, has recently killed a couple in Mongolia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2019
Technology
An interdisciplinary research team have developed microscopic robotic cleaning crew that can precisely and non-invasivel
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 07, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause the deaths of around 23,000 people every year, and that number is expected t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As we learn more about the effects of small changes in the genome, we are getting closer to personalizing treatments and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria get into our bloodstream, the immune system has to detect and destroy it. Scientists filmed the end of tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2019
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori doesn't only withstand the harsh stomach environment, it can thrive there, sometimes causing ulcers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Terpenes. You should get familiar with that word if you haven't already. These are aromatic compounds which give pla
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 30, 2019
Microbiology
While hospitals are intended to be places of healing, people can acquire nasty infections with drug-resistant bacteria d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch