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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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FEB 13, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Even though humans are complex organisms and bacteria are single cells, and each are made of completely different cell t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2023Microbiology
Two natural products can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from binding to the ACE2 receptor and infecting human cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2023Microbiology
For many years, there was debate about whether chronic fatigue syndrome was a 'real' disorder. It took time, but ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2023Immunology
The immune system can mount crucial defenses when our bodies are threatened by pathogens. But those defenses have to be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2023Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2023Health & Medicine
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause infections as it mutates into new variants. While the vaccines that are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
When a gene is active, cellular machinery transcribes that gene into a molecule called messenger RNA. A variety of modif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were able to take advantage of "an incredibly unique opportunity" to study the microbial life that rapidly c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2023Microbiology
Even after decades of research, the cause of the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, is unclear. Evidence ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2023Neuroscience
Normally, the measles virus only infects immune and epithelial cells, leaving cells of the nervous system alone. But mea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2023Microbiology
We share the world, and our bodies with bacteria. Many of those microbes are harmless or even beneficial, while some can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2023Cannabis Sciences
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) gave Medical University of South Carolina researchers $3.7 million to study ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 29, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Albicidin is a peptide antibiotic that works as a DNA gyrase inhibitor with bactericidal activity towards fluoroquinolon ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 24, 2023Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the human gut, and many of them perform essential functions that keep us healthy. But ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2023Microbiology
Gut feelings can be very real. There are neurons that connect the gut directly to the brain, and this so-called gut-brai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2023Neuroscience
While it may not be surprising the gut microbes can affect gut health, gut microbes are also thought to influence neurod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2023Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2023Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to cause huge numbers of infections around the world because of the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2023Immunology
Our immune system is built to detect foreign invaders, pathogens, and debris, and eliminate them. So how dies it deal wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, a signaling pathway that links two species has been revealed - molecules generated when bacteria inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2023Microbiology
Hospital-acquired infections, or nosocomial infections are not usually present when people are admitted to a hospital, t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The virus that causes COVID-19 uses the upper airways as a "launchpad" to infect others, said the researchers.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Smallpox is one of the worst diseases humanity has ever faced, and it has many distinctions. The first vaccine that was ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2023Microbiology
It seems that ocean water can contain genetic material from microbes, who are sharing genes, and modifying their functio ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Even though humans are complex organisms and bacteria are single cells, and each are made of completely different cell t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2023
Microbiology
Two natural products can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from binding to the ACE2 receptor and infecting human cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2023
Microbiology
For many years, there was debate about whether chronic fatigue syndrome was a 'real' disorder. It took time, but
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2023
Immunology
The immune system can mount crucial defenses when our bodies are threatened by pathogens. But those defenses have to be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2023
Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause infections as it mutates into new variants. While the vaccines that are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a gene is active, cellular machinery transcribes that gene into a molecule called messenger RNA. A variety of modif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were able to take advantage of "an incredibly unique opportunity" to study the microbial life that rapidly c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2023
Microbiology
Even after decades of research, the cause of the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, is unclear. Evidence
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2023
Neuroscience
Normally, the measles virus only infects immune and epithelial cells, leaving cells of the nervous system alone. But mea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2023
Microbiology
We share the world, and our bodies with bacteria. Many of those microbes are harmless or even beneficial, while some can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) gave Medical University of South Carolina researchers $3.7 million to study
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 29, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Albicidin is a peptide antibiotic that works as a DNA gyrase inhibitor with bactericidal activity towards fluoroquinolon
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 24, 2023
Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the human gut, and many of them perform essential functions that keep us healthy. But
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2023
Microbiology
Gut feelings can be very real. There are neurons that connect the gut directly to the brain, and this so-called gut-brai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2023
Neuroscience
While it may not be surprising the gut microbes can affect gut health, gut microbes are also thought to influence neurod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2023
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to cause huge numbers of infections around the world because of the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2023
Immunology
Our immune system is built to detect foreign invaders, pathogens, and debris, and eliminate them. So how dies it deal wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, a signaling pathway that links two species has been revealed - molecules generated when bacteria inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2023
Microbiology
Hospital-acquired infections, or nosocomial infections are not usually present when people are admitted to a hospital, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The virus that causes COVID-19 uses the upper airways as a "launchpad" to infect others, said the researchers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Smallpox is one of the worst diseases humanity has ever faced, and it has many distinctions. The first vaccine that was
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2023
Microbiology
It seems that ocean water can contain genetic material from microbes, who are sharing genes, and modifying their functio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch