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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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APR 19, 2018Microbiology
New research has suggested that the microbes carried by dogs and humans are very similar.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2018Immunology
The same compound that helps immune cells detect bacteria during an invasion could help scientists design a new drug to ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 19, 2018Health & Medicine
There's a lot of fish in the Great Lakes that are ingesting high amounts of antidepressants, but it's not making ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 18, 2018Cannabis Sciences
For decades American waters have been plagued with an invasive species; the zebra mussels, named for its zebra-like patt ...Written By: Melissa MooreAPR 17, 2018Immunology
A new mouse model allows researchers to study the impact of immune cell function in the brain on diseases like amyotroph ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Sepsis happens when the response to an infection gets out of control; body-wide inflammation occurs, which can be fatal.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2018Microbiology
We share the planet, and our bodies with untold numbers of microbial species that exert a significant influence on our w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have found a mechanism used by microbes to get around the damage inflicted by penicillin.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2018Microbiology
We now know that a vast community of microbes lives in our guts; they may be influencing whether or not we gain weight.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2018Earth & The Environment
Oil spills are a big problem – but the answer to cleaning them up may stem from something very small: Alcanivorax ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 09, 2018Videos
Locust swarms find direction from an unusual cue - microbes. Researchers have found that bacteria that live within locus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2018Videos
Your mouth might water at the thought of freshly-cooked lobster, but have you ever taken a moment to think carefully abo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 09, 2018Immunology
An important cellular reaction mediates part of the immune system responsible for tolerance. Without tolerance, the immu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 08, 2018Microbiology
This new kind of compound acts in a unique way, and may be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts was made famous by Henry David Thoreau after his experience of living shore-side ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 04, 2018Immunology
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is back, and it’s at least partly because individuals who were vaccinated in the ear ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 03, 2018Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. Around 23,000 Americans die of an antibiotic-resistant infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2018Microbiology
Lyme disease is a serious illness caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium; now researchers have learned more about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2018Immunology
An infectious disease that afflicts cattle all over the world is particularly devastating because it can inhibit the ani ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 01, 2018Microbiology
Planetary protection is an important part of space missions; it is meant to reduce cross-contamination between Earth and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2018Microbiology
Some bacteria can 'eat' electricity or 'breathe' rocks; researchers are learning how to use them to create sustainable e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential new diagnostic test for kidney damage associated with antibiotic use in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is abl ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 28, 2018Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal system has a close relationship with our health; increasing evidence has shown.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2018Immunology
A new study with mice shows that antibiotic overuse can increase the severity of West Nile virus infections because of i ...Written By: Kara Marker
APR 19, 2018
Microbiology
New research has suggested that the microbes carried by dogs and humans are very similar.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2018
Immunology
The same compound that helps immune cells detect bacteria during an invasion could help scientists design a new drug to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 19, 2018
Health & Medicine
There's a lot of fish in the Great Lakes that are ingesting high amounts of antidepressants, but it's not making
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 18, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
For decades American waters have been plagued with an invasive species; the zebra mussels, named for its zebra-like patt
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
APR 17, 2018
Immunology
A new mouse model allows researchers to study the impact of immune cell function in the brain on diseases like amyotroph
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sepsis happens when the response to an infection gets out of control; body-wide inflammation occurs, which can be fatal.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2018
Microbiology
We share the planet, and our bodies with untold numbers of microbial species that exert a significant influence on our w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have found a mechanism used by microbes to get around the damage inflicted by penicillin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2018
Microbiology
We now know that a vast community of microbes lives in our guts; they may be influencing whether or not we gain weight.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Oil spills are a big problem – but the answer to cleaning them up may stem from something very small: Alcanivorax
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2018
Videos
Locust swarms find direction from an unusual cue - microbes. Researchers have found that bacteria that live within locus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2018
Videos
Your mouth might water at the thought of freshly-cooked lobster, but have you ever taken a moment to think carefully abo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 09, 2018
Immunology
An important cellular reaction mediates part of the immune system responsible for tolerance. Without tolerance, the immu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 08, 2018
Microbiology
This new kind of compound acts in a unique way, and may be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts was made famous by Henry David Thoreau after his experience of living shore-side
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 04, 2018
Immunology
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is back, and it’s at least partly because individuals who were vaccinated in the ear
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 03, 2018
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. Around 23,000 Americans die of an antibiotic-resistant infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2018
Microbiology
Lyme disease is a serious illness caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium; now researchers have learned more about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2018
Immunology
An infectious disease that afflicts cattle all over the world is particularly devastating because it can inhibit the ani
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 01, 2018
Microbiology
Planetary protection is an important part of space missions; it is meant to reduce cross-contamination between Earth and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2018
Microbiology
Some bacteria can 'eat' electricity or 'breathe' rocks; researchers are learning how to use them to create sustainable e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential new diagnostic test for kidney damage associated with antibiotic use in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is abl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 28, 2018
Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal system has a close relationship with our health; increasing evidence has shown.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2018
Immunology
A new study with mice shows that antibiotic overuse can increase the severity of West Nile virus infections because of i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker