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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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AUG 29, 2022Health & Medicine
If you have ever done research for school or work, or simply been curious about a scientific finding and wanted to read ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in our bodies can have a significant influence on our health and well-being. While many studies investigati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Almost 8 billion people live in the world today, so there are bound to be strangers who look just like each other. While ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A new universal flu vaccine is effective against both influenza A and B viruses in mice. The corresponding study was pub ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Anywhere from 200 to 1,000 species of bacteria reside in the human gut microbiome, and researchers have been trying to d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2022Microbiology
With effort, we all can help counter the rise of bacterial pathogens that resist the effects of multiple antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2022Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 uses a spike protein to bind to human cells and infect them. Researchers have now found that human cells can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2022Technology
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) A ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 19, 2022Health & Medicine
Since the start of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have warned that not everyone who is infected with SARS-CoV- ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2022Microbiology
Citrus greening, known by several other names including yellow dragon disease, Huanglongbing, or Candidatus Liberibacter ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Surprisingly similar mechanisms of pattern recognition can be found among incredibly diverse organisms.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2022Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has mutated many times into new variants, some that we don't hear about, while others ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2022Microbiology
Chronic alcohol use is a serious health problem, and a major contributor to liver disease and mortality. The gut microbi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2022Immunology
For the second time this year and only the fourth time ever, researchers have announced that a person has been cured of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2022Health & Medicine
Researchers and clinicians have found that when people are hospitalized with COVID-19, they are more likely to develop l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2022Neuroscience
The gut microbiome is closely connected to human health and well being in many ways. While many microbes in the gut perf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2022Health & Medicine
Zoonotic diseases, which can jump from one species to another, are not unusual. As the world's population rises and the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2022Microbiology
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2022Microbiology
Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus. Polio can cause flu-like symptoms like nausea, headache, fever, and sore th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2022Health & Medicine
A team of international researchers examined the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the gut microbiota of ...Written By: Kerry CharronAUG 06, 2022Health & Medicine
Students at Boston University were told to get vaccinated and wear masks on campus. That has allowed people to attend cl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2022Health & Medicine
This year, 29 infants have been admitted to the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with human p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers used new long-read genetic sequencing technology to show that there are bacterial genomes within the genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2022Microbiology
The discovery of giant viruses, some of which infect bacterial cells, has changed what we knew about microbes. Image cre ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2022
Health & Medicine
If you have ever done research for school or work, or simply been curious about a scientific finding and wanted to read
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in our bodies can have a significant influence on our health and well-being. While many studies investigati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Almost 8 billion people live in the world today, so there are bound to be strangers who look just like each other. While
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A new universal flu vaccine is effective against both influenza A and B viruses in mice. The corresponding study was pub
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Anywhere from 200 to 1,000 species of bacteria reside in the human gut microbiome, and researchers have been trying to d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2022
Microbiology
With effort, we all can help counter the rise of bacterial pathogens that resist the effects of multiple antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2022
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 uses a spike protein to bind to human cells and infect them. Researchers have now found that human cells can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) A
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
Since the start of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have warned that not everyone who is infected with SARS-CoV-
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2022
Microbiology
Citrus greening, known by several other names including yellow dragon disease, Huanglongbing, or Candidatus Liberibacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Surprisingly similar mechanisms of pattern recognition can be found among incredibly diverse organisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2022
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has mutated many times into new variants, some that we don't hear about, while others
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2022
Microbiology
Chronic alcohol use is a serious health problem, and a major contributor to liver disease and mortality. The gut microbi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2022
Immunology
For the second time this year and only the fourth time ever, researchers have announced that a person has been cured of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers and clinicians have found that when people are hospitalized with COVID-19, they are more likely to develop l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2022
Neuroscience
The gut microbiome is closely connected to human health and well being in many ways. While many microbes in the gut perf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2022
Health & Medicine
Zoonotic diseases, which can jump from one species to another, are not unusual. As the world's population rises and the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2022
Microbiology
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2022
Microbiology
Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus. Polio can cause flu-like symptoms like nausea, headache, fever, and sore th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
A team of international researchers examined the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the gut microbiota of
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 06, 2022
Health & Medicine
Students at Boston University were told to get vaccinated and wear masks on campus. That has allowed people to attend cl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2022
Health & Medicine
This year, 29 infants have been admitted to the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with human p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers used new long-read genetic sequencing technology to show that there are bacterial genomes within the genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2022
Microbiology
The discovery of giant viruses, some of which infect bacterial cells, has changed what we knew about microbes. Image cre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch