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Microbials
Microbials (Bacteria) are unique living organisms that live their life as a single cell for its entirety. Bacillus is a specific type of (genus) of bacteria which grow aerobically (with oxygen) and to some extent anaerobically (without oxygen and forms spores. Microbial pre-treatment, also known as pre-acidification or multi-stage fermentation, is a simple kind of pre-treatment technology in which the first steps of anaerobic digestion (hydrolysis and acidogenesis) are separated from acetogenesis and methanogenesis.
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MAY 23, 2017Microbiology
Ongoing climate research in Antarctica has documented the changing environment, and analysis shows that the ecosystem is ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
There’s no doubt that there’s interest in sending a probe to Europa, one of the 67+ known moons that orbit J ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2017Earth & The Environment
Methane is approximately 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide, which means that it has a big part in climate change. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 14, 2017Videos
While many infectious diseases have been eliminated or are perceived as being under control, we should not ignore new th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2017Microbiology
Have you ever seen the TV show The Odd Couple? The sitcom from the 1970s (and its 2015 reboot) follows the ups and downs ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 22, 2017Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 21, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2017Microbiology
Geobacter is a remarkable genus of bacteria. They were the first organisms found to be able to oxidize organic compounds ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 21, 2017Health & Medicine
Metoprolol is a classic drug for everything heart-related: preventing chest pain, lowering high blood pressure, and redu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb ...APR 13, 2017Cancer
The onset of colon cancer may be tied to antibiotic use, reported scientists. The importance of the microbiome has only ...APR 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It's known that the amount of inflammation-related molecules in the blood increases and becomes a strong risk factor for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2017Microbiology
Giant viruses are a relatively new discovery, and researchers are learning more about them.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2017Cancer
The composition of microorganisms in a person’s mouth could affect more than just their breath and dental health. ...APR 02, 2017Videos
Many living organisms have a variety of natural features they can use as weapons, and microbes are no exception. In the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2017Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known about Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (BV), a special bacterium that can kill other mic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2017Microbiology
A microbial fuel cell is exactly what it sounds like, a fuel cell powered by microbes. I have to admit, I’d never ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 22, 2017Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 21, 2017Videos
While microbes reside virtually everywhere, there has been intense research interest in microbes residing in one place i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2017Immunology
Immune cells must be able to differentiate between good bacteria and bad bacteria to maximize the body’s ch ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2017Microbiology
Why the heck do we get allergies? Researchers from the University of Geneva knew that kids who grew up on farms w ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 08, 2017Microbiology
Neanderthals are our closest extinct relative, and through their DNA scientists have gained new insight into their die, ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2017
Microbiology
Ongoing climate research in Antarctica has documented the changing environment, and analysis shows that the ecosystem is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There’s no doubt that there’s interest in sending a probe to Europa, one of the 67+ known moons that orbit J
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Methane is approximately 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide, which means that it has a big part in climate change.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 14, 2017
Videos
While many infectious diseases have been eliminated or are perceived as being under control, we should not ignore new th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2017
Microbiology
Have you ever seen the TV show The Odd Couple? The sitcom from the 1970s (and its 2015 reboot) follows the ups and downs
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 22, 2017
Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 21, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2017
Microbiology
Geobacter is a remarkable genus of bacteria. They were the first organisms found to be able to oxidize organic compounds
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 21, 2017
Health & Medicine
Metoprolol is a classic drug for everything heart-related: preventing chest pain, lowering high blood pressure, and redu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb
...
APR 13, 2017
Cancer
The onset of colon cancer may be tied to antibiotic use, reported scientists. The importance of the microbiome has only
...
APR 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's known that the amount of inflammation-related molecules in the blood increases and becomes a strong risk factor for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2017
Microbiology
Giant viruses are a relatively new discovery, and researchers are learning more about them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2017
Cancer
The composition of microorganisms in a person’s mouth could affect more than just their breath and dental health.
...
APR 02, 2017
Videos
Many living organisms have a variety of natural features they can use as weapons, and microbes are no exception. In the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2017
Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known about Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (BV), a special bacterium that can kill other mic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2017
Microbiology
A microbial fuel cell is exactly what it sounds like, a fuel cell powered by microbes. I have to admit, I’d never
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 22, 2017
Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 21, 2017
Videos
While microbes reside virtually everywhere, there has been intense research interest in microbes residing in one place i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2017
Immunology
Immune cells must be able to differentiate between good bacteria and bad bacteria to maximize the body’s ch
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2017
Microbiology
Why the heck do we get allergies? Researchers from the University of Geneva knew that kids who grew up on farms w
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
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