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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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JUN 18, 2018Immunology
Unique gene signatures and tiny changes in the immune system that occur in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 17, 2018Microbiology
People share many genes with other organisms, but our skin microbiome diverges.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2018Microbiology
Worldwide, bacteria that causes fast-spreading cholera kills anywhere from 21,000 to 143,000 people every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2018Microbiology
European scientists are warning clinicians about a dangerous group of microbes that resist the effects of drugs used as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2018Health & Medicine
Recently the CDC came out with a study that showed nearly 1/3 of swimming-related illnesses from 2000-2014 could be trac ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 13, 2018Technology
Cloth made from hemp outperforms many other textiles in staph resistance.Written By: Julia TraversJUN 13, 2018Immunology
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria are a serious health concern for the global population, but a new finding offe ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 12, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered something incredible about giant viruses.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2018Videos
Death can be a taboo topic that most people don’t like discussing, but there’s undoubtedly a scientific inte ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2018Microbiology
Microbes can pick up new pieces of genetic material; now it's been captured in action for the first time.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2018Immunology
The immune response after a traumatic physical injury is essentially the same as a body-wide bacterial infection: inflam ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 10, 2018Microbiology
For decades, people have relied on antibiotics to treat microbial infections, but that is changing.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2018Videos
With thousands sickened, the CDC is concerned about hotel pools, even treated ones.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2018Microbiology
The S. aureus pathogen doesn't only invade bone, it uses it as a snack.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
We all get cavities, but have we ever thought much about the biology of the process? From the Akson Russian Science Comm ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 07, 2018Microbiology
The bacterial community on planes doesn't make for scary headlines.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2018Microbiology
Microbes might be useful in the treatment of mental disorders like anxiety, depression and PTSD.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2018Technology
MIT Smart Bacteria Sensor Hunts for Stomach BleedingWritten By: Julia TraversJUN 04, 2018Microbiology
Clearing bacterial infections from the body can present challenges. Engineers are trying to use nanorobots for such situ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2018Microbiology
A lack of exposure to the vaginal canal does not account for the increased risk of later health problems for those born ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2018Cancer
Our gut microbiota is unique, but many organisms are shared across populations of people. Early research shows a connec ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 28, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have found evidence that it's not a bacterium, but one of its toxins, that is connected to, and possibly caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2018Videos
Blowfish are known for their incredible defense mechanism: they can puff out into a spiky ball when threatened, as shown ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2018Microbiology
There are several factors blamed for the rise of antibiotic resistance, and now it seems that climate change and populat ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2018
Immunology
Unique gene signatures and tiny changes in the immune system that occur in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 17, 2018
Microbiology
People share many genes with other organisms, but our skin microbiome diverges.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2018
Microbiology
Worldwide, bacteria that causes fast-spreading cholera kills anywhere from 21,000 to 143,000 people every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2018
Microbiology
European scientists are warning clinicians about a dangerous group of microbes that resist the effects of drugs used as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2018
Health & Medicine
Recently the CDC came out with a study that showed nearly 1/3 of swimming-related illnesses from 2000-2014 could be trac
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 13, 2018
Technology
Cloth made from hemp outperforms many other textiles in staph resistance.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 13, 2018
Immunology
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria are a serious health concern for the global population, but a new finding offe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 12, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered something incredible about giant viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2018
Videos
Death can be a taboo topic that most people don’t like discussing, but there’s undoubtedly a scientific inte
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2018
Microbiology
Microbes can pick up new pieces of genetic material; now it's been captured in action for the first time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2018
Immunology
The immune response after a traumatic physical injury is essentially the same as a body-wide bacterial infection: inflam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 10, 2018
Microbiology
For decades, people have relied on antibiotics to treat microbial infections, but that is changing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2018
Videos
With thousands sickened, the CDC is concerned about hotel pools, even treated ones.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2018
Microbiology
The S. aureus pathogen doesn't only invade bone, it uses it as a snack.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
We all get cavities, but have we ever thought much about the biology of the process? From the Akson Russian Science Comm
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 07, 2018
Microbiology
The bacterial community on planes doesn't make for scary headlines.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2018
Microbiology
Microbes might be useful in the treatment of mental disorders like anxiety, depression and PTSD.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2018
Technology
MIT Smart Bacteria Sensor Hunts for Stomach Bleeding
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 04, 2018
Microbiology
Clearing bacterial infections from the body can present challenges. Engineers are trying to use nanorobots for such situ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2018
Microbiology
A lack of exposure to the vaginal canal does not account for the increased risk of later health problems for those born
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
Our gut microbiota is unique, but many organisms are shared across populations of people. Early research shows a connec
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 28, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have found evidence that it's not a bacterium, but one of its toxins, that is connected to, and possibly caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2018
Videos
Blowfish are known for their incredible defense mechanism: they can puff out into a spiky ball when threatened, as shown
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2018
Microbiology
There are several factors blamed for the rise of antibiotic resistance, and now it seems that climate change and populat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch