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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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MAR 14, 2017Microbiology
Phage therapy has hit newsstands once again! People who have cystic fibrosis and other chronic lung conditions su ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 14, 2017Neuroscience
Is it true that you are what you eat? Well have some bacteria then and get happy. Actually it’s much more complex ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 09, 2017Videos
Environmental conservation is often looked at as a juxtaposition from pro-economy development. But that idea is hardly t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 08, 2017Microbiology
Neanderthals are our closest extinct relative, and through their DNA scientists have gained new insight into their die, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2017Immunology
Before their eggs even hatch, fruit flies are protective over their offspring. After discovering a another protective be ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 08, 2017Microbiology
There’s more news on the gut microbiome - researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that Park ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 07, 2017Microbiology
New work published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology suggests that bacteria present at very small levels in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2017Videos
Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by a bacterium, called Vibrio cholerae. The infection turned lethal when it fi ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 06, 2017Microbiology
Last September, the United Nations gathered to recognize the serious threat that antibiotic resistance poses to the publ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2017Microbiology
Alarm bells have been ringing all over the world about drug-resistant superbugs, which are expected to pose a huge threa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2017Microbiology
Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite the advances of modern medicine, there are a ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 04, 2017Videos
In this video from American Society for Microbiology, you can get a look at some really incredibly artwork created by us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Nature features the mineralized remains of what the team of scientists from University College ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 01, 2017Microbiology
Wolbachia is an intracellular bacterium that infects many insects. In doing so, it actually alters how insects reproduce ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 28, 2017Videos
While there does appear to be some evidence that letting a dog lick your face isn't the best idea for good health, Dr. P ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2017Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a ...FEB 26, 2017Videos
What could seem like only a very persistent cold could actually be pneumonia, which is more likely to occur after a cold ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2017Microbiology
Scientists have found that a virus can stimulate photosynthesis in bacterial hosts. The work, which was performed at the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2017Videos
Richard Lenski Ph.D., the Hannah Professor of Microbial Ecology at Michigan State University, speaks in this video about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2017Microbiology
Researchers from Harvard Medical School have reported on the results of a large-scale search for immunomodulatory organi ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 22, 2017Microbiology
Our bodies play host to myriad microorganisms; many of those microbes live in our gastrointestinal tract and they play a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2017Cardiology
New research clarifies why some people seem to derive a heart-protective benefit from eating soy foods and others d ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 22, 2017Microbiology
As if Komodo dragons weren’t cool enough, a new study reports that these guys have antimicrobial proteins in their ...Written By: Kerry Evans
MAR 14, 2017
Microbiology
Phage therapy has hit newsstands once again! People who have cystic fibrosis and other chronic lung conditions su
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 14, 2017
Neuroscience
Is it true that you are what you eat? Well have some bacteria then and get happy. Actually it’s much more complex
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 09, 2017
Videos
Environmental conservation is often looked at as a juxtaposition from pro-economy development. But that idea is hardly t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 08, 2017
Microbiology
Neanderthals are our closest extinct relative, and through their DNA scientists have gained new insight into their die,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2017
Immunology
Before their eggs even hatch, fruit flies are protective over their offspring. After discovering a another protective be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 08, 2017
Microbiology
There’s more news on the gut microbiome - researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that Park
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 07, 2017
Microbiology
New work published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology suggests that bacteria present at very small levels in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2017
Videos
Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by a bacterium, called Vibrio cholerae. The infection turned lethal when it fi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 06, 2017
Microbiology
Last September, the United Nations gathered to recognize the serious threat that antibiotic resistance poses to the publ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2017
Microbiology
Alarm bells have been ringing all over the world about drug-resistant superbugs, which are expected to pose a huge threa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2017
Microbiology
Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite the advances of modern medicine, there are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 04, 2017
Videos
In this video from American Society for Microbiology, you can get a look at some really incredibly artwork created by us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Nature features the mineralized remains of what the team of scientists from University College
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 01, 2017
Microbiology
Wolbachia is an intracellular bacterium that infects many insects. In doing so, it actually alters how insects reproduce
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 28, 2017
Videos
While there does appear to be some evidence that letting a dog lick your face isn't the best idea for good health, Dr. P
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2017
Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a
...
FEB 26, 2017
Videos
What could seem like only a very persistent cold could actually be pneumonia, which is more likely to occur after a cold
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have found that a virus can stimulate photosynthesis in bacterial hosts. The work, which was performed at the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2017
Videos
Richard Lenski Ph.D., the Hannah Professor of Microbial Ecology at Michigan State University, speaks in this video about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers from Harvard Medical School have reported on the results of a large-scale search for immunomodulatory organi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 22, 2017
Microbiology
Our bodies play host to myriad microorganisms; many of those microbes live in our gastrointestinal tract and they play a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2017
Cardiology
New research clarifies why some people seem to derive a heart-protective benefit from eating soy foods and others d
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 22, 2017
Microbiology
As if Komodo dragons weren’t cool enough, a new study reports that these guys have antimicrobial proteins in their
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans