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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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FEB 22, 2017Immunology
More than ten thousand liters of air enter the lungs on a given day, but it’s not just oxygen that fills the lungs ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2017Immunology
Human immunodeficiency virus, notoriously known as HIV, appears untouchable by the immune system, resulting in millions ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A new molecule has been found and it could help in the development of new antibiotics – a major priority for publi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2017Videos
Seagrasses grow in many parts of the world in salty waters. They are not a type of seaweed but flowering plants; there a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2017Immunology
Pregnant women are left to ponder the sex of their babies until an ultrasound can determine a male or female fetus aroun ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 14, 2017Microbiology
Not all cases of antibiotic resistance stem from mutations - many bacteria are intrinsically resistant. This type of res ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 13, 2017Microbiology
As research on the microbiome expands and links are found to many types of diseases, there is still a focus on looking a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2017Neuroscience
Having a dirty mouth can mean more than just some bacteria floating around your tongue. Profanity, which is broad term a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 11, 2017Microbiology
It is now well established that the vast community of microbes that resides in the gastrointestinal tract, the microbiom ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
There is a huge interest in the development of new antibiotics; they are important drugs and not many new ones come long ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
Image Credit: Invisiverse Some bacteria can already do it—generate electric current, that is—and those micro ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a dangerous type of staph bacteria that can be a serious threat to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
Bacteriophages are everywhere. By everywhere, I mean there are about 10^31 of them on our planet - and that’s a lo ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 08, 2017Microbiology
Salmonella is typically associated with food poisoning in the United States, but Salmonella infections in sub-Saharan Af ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2017Immunology
A specialized form of immune B cells exist in the human spleen to protect the body from specific types of bacteria. But ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 08, 2017Microbiology
Researchers are always on the lookout for new antibiotics, particularly ones that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 08, 2017Cardiology
A giant x-ray microscope from the UK national synchrotron facility revealed the structure and dynamics of a protein call ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A new antibiotic, teixobactin, was identified a few years ago. It can kill bacteria and has not been shown resistance by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2017Microbiology
New research out of the Baylor College of Medicine establishes a link between gut microbes and hypertension. That’ ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 02, 2017Chemistry & Physics
LA JOLLA, CA – February 2, 2017 – Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have invented a new tech ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 02, 2017Microbiology
Scientists at the University of Exeter have found that antibiotics can stimulate the growth of bacteria. When Escherichi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2017Microbiology
Phage therapy may finally be gaining ground in the United States. Researchers from Tufts University just reported that a ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 31, 2017Cancer
The importance of the microbiome has only being fully realized and appreciated in the recent years. And nowhere does the ...JAN 29, 2017Videos
A new study by investigators at Arizona State University has indicated that medications affecting gut microbes resulting ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2017
Immunology
More than ten thousand liters of air enter the lungs on a given day, but it’s not just oxygen that fills the lungs
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2017
Immunology
Human immunodeficiency virus, notoriously known as HIV, appears untouchable by the immune system, resulting in millions
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new molecule has been found and it could help in the development of new antibiotics – a major priority for publi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2017
Videos
Seagrasses grow in many parts of the world in salty waters. They are not a type of seaweed but flowering plants; there a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2017
Immunology
Pregnant women are left to ponder the sex of their babies until an ultrasound can determine a male or female fetus aroun
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 14, 2017
Microbiology
Not all cases of antibiotic resistance stem from mutations - many bacteria are intrinsically resistant. This type of res
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 13, 2017
Microbiology
As research on the microbiome expands and links are found to many types of diseases, there is still a focus on looking a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2017
Neuroscience
Having a dirty mouth can mean more than just some bacteria floating around your tongue. Profanity, which is broad term a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 11, 2017
Microbiology
It is now well established that the vast community of microbes that resides in the gastrointestinal tract, the microbiom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
There is a huge interest in the development of new antibiotics; they are important drugs and not many new ones come long
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
Image Credit: Invisiverse Some bacteria can already do it—generate electric current, that is—and those micro
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a dangerous type of staph bacteria that can be a serious threat to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteriophages are everywhere. By everywhere, I mean there are about 10^31 of them on our planet - and that’s a lo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 08, 2017
Microbiology
Salmonella is typically associated with food poisoning in the United States, but Salmonella infections in sub-Saharan Af
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2017
Immunology
A specialized form of immune B cells exist in the human spleen to protect the body from specific types of bacteria. But
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 08, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers are always on the lookout for new antibiotics, particularly ones that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 08, 2017
Cardiology
A giant x-ray microscope from the UK national synchrotron facility revealed the structure and dynamics of a protein call
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new antibiotic, teixobactin, was identified a few years ago. It can kill bacteria and has not been shown resistance by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2017
Microbiology
New research out of the Baylor College of Medicine establishes a link between gut microbes and hypertension. That’
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 02, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
LA JOLLA, CA – February 2, 2017 – Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have invented a new tech
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 02, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists at the University of Exeter have found that antibiotics can stimulate the growth of bacteria. When Escherichi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2017
Microbiology
Phage therapy may finally be gaining ground in the United States. Researchers from Tufts University just reported that a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 31, 2017
Cancer
The importance of the microbiome has only being fully realized and appreciated in the recent years. And nowhere does the
...
JAN 29, 2017
Videos
A new study by investigators at Arizona State University has indicated that medications affecting gut microbes resulting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch