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Molecular Microbiology
Molecular Microbiology: The Division of Molecular Microbiology encompasses a spectrum of research that flows from fundamental science using model organisms to translational research on medically- and economically-significant species. The overarching purpose of the division is to further the science of molecular microbiology through innovative and internationally-recognized research on a broad platform of topics.
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SEP 10, 2025Microbiology
When investigating the human mouth microbiome, researchers made a surprising discovery.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2025Microbiology
How can trillions of microbes live in our gut without causing a massive immune reaction? Scientists have been researchin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2025Microbiology
As bacterial pathogens evolve, the common antibiotics used to treat these bacterial infections have become less effectiv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2025Microbiology
Can a fungus serve as an STD that is deadly to mosquitoes, to prevent malaria transmission?Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that a virus that has typically been thought of as common and harmless may actually be associ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2025Microbiology
Scientists have discovered how a bacteria makes a kind of detergent, which could help eliminate some forms of pollution. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2025Genetics & Genomics
This study has shown that HSV-1 is an "opportunistic interior designer" of human cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2025Microbiology
Bacteria can be ruthless. A new study has shown that when their survival is threatened because of food scarcity, they wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
If we want to prevent viral infections or develop drugs that can effectively treat them, those infections have to be inv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2025Microbiology
Many important antibiotics are becoming less effective against bacterial infections, as bacteria continue to evolve, gai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2025Microbiology
Obesity is considered a major public health epidemic that affects an estimated 600 million people or more around the wor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Several new studies have identified biomarkers of long COVID, which can tell us more about what causes the disease...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Bubonic plague has caused the deadliest pandemic in history: The Black Death, which killed as many as 50% of affected po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2025Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is mostly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, emerged around 2007 to cause infections around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2025Microbiology
The World Health Organization, using data from surveillance sites and reported to the Global Influenza Surveillance and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2025Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be changing crucial white blood cells c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2025Earth & The Environment
The health of global oceans is under constant threat from harms like microplastics, oil spills, industrial pollution and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2025Microbiology
For years, clinicians and scientists have known that many frontline antibiotics are becoming less reliable. Bacteria con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2025Microbiology
The microbes in the human gut can have a powerful effect on our health and well-being, as many studies have shown in rec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2025Microbiology
Bacterial cells have colonized every part of our world. But even though some can evade disinfectants to live in NASA cle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2025Microbiology
Millions of people around the world have an autoimmune disorder known as rheumatoid arthritis, which can cause serious j ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2025Microbiology
The human body plays host to many microbes, and the communities that these microorganisms form are known as microbiomes. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Avian influenza has been rampaging in wild birds around the world since late 2021. It can be considered widespread in wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2025Microbiology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 emerged to cause millions of deaths and sicken billions of people...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2025
Microbiology
When investigating the human mouth microbiome, researchers made a surprising discovery.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2025
Microbiology
How can trillions of microbes live in our gut without causing a massive immune reaction? Scientists have been researchin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2025
Microbiology
As bacterial pathogens evolve, the common antibiotics used to treat these bacterial infections have become less effectiv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2025
Microbiology
Can a fungus serve as an STD that is deadly to mosquitoes, to prevent malaria transmission?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that a virus that has typically been thought of as common and harmless may actually be associ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2025
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered how a bacteria makes a kind of detergent, which could help eliminate some forms of pollution.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
This study has shown that HSV-1 is an "opportunistic interior designer" of human cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2025
Microbiology
Bacteria can be ruthless. A new study has shown that when their survival is threatened because of food scarcity, they wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
If we want to prevent viral infections or develop drugs that can effectively treat them, those infections have to be inv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2025
Microbiology
Many important antibiotics are becoming less effective against bacterial infections, as bacteria continue to evolve, gai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2025
Microbiology
Obesity is considered a major public health epidemic that affects an estimated 600 million people or more around the wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Several new studies have identified biomarkers of long COVID, which can tell us more about what causes the disease...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Bubonic plague has caused the deadliest pandemic in history: The Black Death, which killed as many as 50% of affected po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2025
Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is mostly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, emerged around 2007 to cause infections around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2025
Microbiology
The World Health Organization, using data from surveillance sites and reported to the Global Influenza Surveillance and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2025
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be changing crucial white blood cells c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2025
Earth & The Environment
The health of global oceans is under constant threat from harms like microplastics, oil spills, industrial pollution and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2025
Microbiology
For years, clinicians and scientists have known that many frontline antibiotics are becoming less reliable. Bacteria con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2025
Microbiology
The microbes in the human gut can have a powerful effect on our health and well-being, as many studies have shown in rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2025
Microbiology
Bacterial cells have colonized every part of our world. But even though some can evade disinfectants to live in NASA cle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2025
Microbiology
Millions of people around the world have an autoimmune disorder known as rheumatoid arthritis, which can cause serious j
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2025
Microbiology
The human body plays host to many microbes, and the communities that these microorganisms form are known as microbiomes.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Avian influenza has been rampaging in wild birds around the world since late 2021. It can be considered widespread in wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2025
Microbiology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 emerged to cause millions of deaths and sicken billions of people...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch