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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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OCT 05, 2018Chemistry & Physics
On Tuesday, Oct 2nd, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 04, 2018Microbiology
Artificial sweeteners have been used in foods for decades. While they seem safe for us, they may not be for bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2018Videos
Fever is the body’s response to a threat. When some viruses or bacteria try to enter the body, an immune response ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 03, 2018Immunology
Two laureates receive Nobel Prize for their work regarding immune checkpoint therapyWritten By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
New drug seeking to treat antibiotic-resistant lung disease has just been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 02, 2018Videos
We play host to a huge number of microbes, and all the chemicals that they produce.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2018Immunology
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine provides insight into the effectiveness of a fecal microbiome t ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 01, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to carry around a huge amount of genetic material, and usually that DNA is about 1000 times longer than the c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2018Microbiology
It's estimated that 780 million people worldwide don't have access to clean drinking water.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, researchers have directly observed an antibiotic in action as it disrupted the membrane of a bacterial cell.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2018Microbiology
Some types of bacteria create tiny versions of themselves that cannot reproduce - miniature spheres lacking chromosomal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Immunology
Scientists from a biotechnology corporation, Genentech, have altered a protein that blocks a signaling pathway in gram-n ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 26, 2018Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect animals. Some, called bacteriophages, can infect bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Immunology
A team of researchers looks at the effects of probiotics on the guts ability to reconstitute a microbiome after antibiot ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 25, 2018Videos
Natural disasters like hurricanes are dangerous when they occur, and their aftermath poses another set of problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2018Microbiology
Every day our bodies come into direct contact with whatever microbes, chemicals or particles are in our environment.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2018Health & Medicine
While many parents are cautious about the cleaning products they use around the house because small children could inges ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A paper published in journal Molecular Cell, describes a naturally occurring antibiotic known as kanglemycin A which is ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 22, 2018Immunology
Immune brain cell inflammation due to aging can be mitigated through a high fiber dietWritten By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 21, 2018Videos
Sugar alternatives may be low in calories, but they are probably not without consequence.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2018Microbiology
Probiotics have entered the mass market as both food additives and supplements, and they have been touted as a health be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2018Microbiology
You may have never heard of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, but it is a scary infection in many parts of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Silver is known for its anti-microbial property for ages. As early as fourth century BC, the great Greek physician Hippo ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 18, 2018Microbiology
We coexist with microorganisms, and many of them play an important role in our health.Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
On Tuesday, Oct 2nd, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 04, 2018
Microbiology
Artificial sweeteners have been used in foods for decades. While they seem safe for us, they may not be for bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2018
Videos
Fever is the body’s response to a threat. When some viruses or bacteria try to enter the body, an immune response
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 03, 2018
Immunology
Two laureates receive Nobel Prize for their work regarding immune checkpoint therapy
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
New drug seeking to treat antibiotic-resistant lung disease has just been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 02, 2018
Videos
We play host to a huge number of microbes, and all the chemicals that they produce.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2018
Immunology
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine provides insight into the effectiveness of a fecal microbiome t
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 01, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to carry around a huge amount of genetic material, and usually that DNA is about 1000 times longer than the c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2018
Microbiology
It's estimated that 780 million people worldwide don't have access to clean drinking water.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, researchers have directly observed an antibiotic in action as it disrupted the membrane of a bacterial cell.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2018
Microbiology
Some types of bacteria create tiny versions of themselves that cannot reproduce - miniature spheres lacking chromosomal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Immunology
Scientists from a biotechnology corporation, Genentech, have altered a protein that blocks a signaling pathway in gram-n
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 26, 2018
Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect animals. Some, called bacteriophages, can infect bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Immunology
A team of researchers looks at the effects of probiotics on the guts ability to reconstitute a microbiome after antibiot
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 25, 2018
Videos
Natural disasters like hurricanes are dangerous when they occur, and their aftermath poses another set of problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2018
Microbiology
Every day our bodies come into direct contact with whatever microbes, chemicals or particles are in our environment.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2018
Health & Medicine
While many parents are cautious about the cleaning products they use around the house because small children could inges
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A paper published in journal Molecular Cell, describes a naturally occurring antibiotic known as kanglemycin A which is
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 22, 2018
Immunology
Immune brain cell inflammation due to aging can be mitigated through a high fiber diet
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 21, 2018
Videos
Sugar alternatives may be low in calories, but they are probably not without consequence.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2018
Microbiology
Probiotics have entered the mass market as both food additives and supplements, and they have been touted as a health be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2018
Microbiology
You may have never heard of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, but it is a scary infection in many parts of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Silver is known for its anti-microbial property for ages. As early as fourth century BC, the great Greek physician Hippo
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 18, 2018
Microbiology
We coexist with microorganisms, and many of them play an important role in our health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch