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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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SEP 23, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have found that things typically found in our home environments may be contributing to the reinfection of pe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2017Videos
While bacteria have been busy building resistance to common drugs used to fight them, another disease has also become le ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2017Videos
The horseshoe crab is considered one of the relatively few living fossils on Earth, given that it's been around for 450 ...SEP 22, 2017Microbiology
Bacterial multicellularity sounds like an oxymoron, right? Actually, bacteria in the genus Pantoea (family Enterobacteri ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 21, 2017Cancer
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. But good bacteria, s ...SEP 21, 2017Immunology
Immune cells are capable of making repairs in an intestine damaged by inflammatory bowel diseases. Either by boosting th ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 20, 2017Microbiology
Humans carry millions of microorganisms around everywhere they go. Now scientists have suggested that we monitor those m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2017Videos
Sushi has been part of the Japanese diet for hundreds of years. The tradition emerged out of necessity, as a way of pres ...SEP 19, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria in tumors make cancer resistant to chemotherapy. Wait, what? That’s right. According to Ravid Straussman ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 18, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria are going to be along for any rides that humans take into space, and new research shows that extraterrestrial e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2017Videos
Despite the most adamant testament to the contrary, we all smell (though some more pungent than others). Body odor is si ...SEP 15, 2017Cardiology
Sepsis is the tenth most common cause of death in the United States, but most of those deaths aren’t directly due ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 15, 2017Microbiology
Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFBs) are exactly what they sound like - a group of bacteria defined by their morphology ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 15, 2017Microbiology
A new type of enzyme has been discovered in hundreds of bacterial species, and researchers say it helps reveal how bacte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2017Plants & Animals
Squirrels are known for their love of nuts; they pick up all different kinds from the ground and then cache them away fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 13, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet in action. Credit: Amanda Lietz Plasma, the fourth state of matter, ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Adorable puppies could be behind a bacterial outbreak that has sickened 39 people across seven states so far. According ...SEP 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 50 perce ...SEP 10, 2017Microbiology
Inflammation is a common feature of many diseases, and researchers wanted to know more about whether dormant bacteria ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2017Videos
Celebrity chef Marc Murphy recently made a splash on social media when he proclaimed his affection for chicken sashimi ( ...SEP 09, 2017Microbiology
Safe drinking water is a necessity, but sometimes it’s hard to come by. Researchers at the University of Waterloo ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 07, 2017Cardiology
A lot of things go wrong during sepsis, but one of the worst is heart complications. In the past researchers determined ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 07, 2017Microbiology
Our innate immune system has a lot of ways to deal with invading pathogens - macrophages gobble up bacteria, for one. Bu ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
An oligosaccharide is a small polymer that typically has three to ten individual sugar molecules. Most naturally occurri ...Written By: Daniel Duan
SEP 23, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have found that things typically found in our home environments may be contributing to the reinfection of pe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2017
Videos
While bacteria have been busy building resistance to common drugs used to fight them, another disease has also become le
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2017
Videos
The horseshoe crab is considered one of the relatively few living fossils on Earth, given that it's been around for 450
...
SEP 22, 2017
Microbiology
Bacterial multicellularity sounds like an oxymoron, right? Actually, bacteria in the genus Pantoea (family Enterobacteri
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 21, 2017
Cancer
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. But good bacteria, s
...
SEP 21, 2017
Immunology
Immune cells are capable of making repairs in an intestine damaged by inflammatory bowel diseases. Either by boosting th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 20, 2017
Microbiology
Humans carry millions of microorganisms around everywhere they go. Now scientists have suggested that we monitor those m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2017
Videos
Sushi has been part of the Japanese diet for hundreds of years. The tradition emerged out of necessity, as a way of pres
...
SEP 19, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria in tumors make cancer resistant to chemotherapy. Wait, what? That’s right. According to Ravid Straussman
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 18, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria are going to be along for any rides that humans take into space, and new research shows that extraterrestrial e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2017
Videos
Despite the most adamant testament to the contrary, we all smell (though some more pungent than others). Body odor is si
...
SEP 15, 2017
Cardiology
Sepsis is the tenth most common cause of death in the United States, but most of those deaths aren’t directly due
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 15, 2017
Microbiology
Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFBs) are exactly what they sound like - a group of bacteria defined by their morphology
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 15, 2017
Microbiology
A new type of enzyme has been discovered in hundreds of bacterial species, and researchers say it helps reveal how bacte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
Squirrels are known for their love of nuts; they pick up all different kinds from the ground and then cache them away fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 13, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet in action. Credit: Amanda Lietz Plasma, the fourth state of matter,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Adorable puppies could be behind a bacterial outbreak that has sickened 39 people across seven states so far. According
...
SEP 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 50 perce
...
SEP 10, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammation is a common feature of many diseases, and researchers wanted to know more about whether dormant bacteria ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2017
Videos
Celebrity chef Marc Murphy recently made a splash on social media when he proclaimed his affection for chicken sashimi (
...
SEP 09, 2017
Microbiology
Safe drinking water is a necessity, but sometimes it’s hard to come by. Researchers at the University of Waterloo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 07, 2017
Cardiology
A lot of things go wrong during sepsis, but one of the worst is heart complications. In the past researchers determined
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 07, 2017
Microbiology
Our innate immune system has a lot of ways to deal with invading pathogens - macrophages gobble up bacteria, for one. Bu
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
An oligosaccharide is a small polymer that typically has three to ten individual sugar molecules. Most naturally occurri
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan