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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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JUN 08, 2022Health & Medicine
After two years of uncertainty, we can definitely say that the coronavirus (Covid-19) has changed our everyday lives as ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 06, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A new class of antibiotics has shown promise in preclinical trials against drug-resistant tuberculosis. The correspondin ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 06, 2022Microbiology
In 1999, a miniature rotor that could be moved reliably was attached to a molecule. Researchers have come a long way sin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2022Microbiology
We all know that kitchen sponges can harbor lots of microbes. Even when they're washed with detergent or heated in the m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2022Immunology
Our immune system is a crucial, and has to be ready to respond to a variety of external threats that we are constantly e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The Salmonella bacterium is a common cause of foodborne illness, and it isn't unusual to find strains of the microbe in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2022Immunology
As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, researchers isolated SARS-CoV-2 and began studying the virus. The information scie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2022Microbiology
The battle against climate change is ongoing and will likely never end. Researchers and entrepreneurs have made incredib ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 01, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
How To Ship Your Lab Material Legally and Prevent Molecular Damage Written by Scott Weitze Shipping biological and molec ...MAY 31, 2022Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Scientists changed biomedical engineering and took gene editing to a new level when they created CRISPR-Cas9, which util ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in our gut have a significant impact on many aspects of our health. New research has indicated that bacteri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2022Immunology
Diets that are high in fats and cholesterol have been associated with a variety of health problems, including an increas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2022Health & Medicine
Since the onset of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have been trying to determine why COVID-19 is more severe in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Geneticists have sought to understand the impact of genetic mutations, and what drives and maintains changes in DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2022Immunology
The world has quickly learned that the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19. But it can also cause another disorder in child ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many important considerations when choosing your laboratory consumables. How do you know that the plastic labw ...MAY 15, 2022Microbiology
In a clinical first, reported in Cell, researchers used viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages or phages fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2022Immunology
Cell death is an important natural process the body uses to maintain health; dysfunctional or unhealthy cells have to be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a promising therapy for those suffering from toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by a parasite l ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 12, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Proline is an amino acid that is required for a variety of essential functions. Researchers have now found that proline ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
The composition of the gut microbiome is predictive of patient responses to statins. The corresponding study was publish ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 11, 2022Microbiology
There is debate about exactly what makes a diet healthy, but most experts can agree on some things, like the importance ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2022
Health & Medicine
After two years of uncertainty, we can definitely say that the coronavirus (Covid-19) has changed our everyday lives as
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 06, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A new class of antibiotics has shown promise in preclinical trials against drug-resistant tuberculosis. The correspondin
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 06, 2022
Microbiology
In 1999, a miniature rotor that could be moved reliably was attached to a molecule. Researchers have come a long way sin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2022
Microbiology
We all know that kitchen sponges can harbor lots of microbes. Even when they're washed with detergent or heated in the m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2022
Immunology
Our immune system is a crucial, and has to be ready to respond to a variety of external threats that we are constantly e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Salmonella bacterium is a common cause of foodborne illness, and it isn't unusual to find strains of the microbe in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2022
Immunology
As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, researchers isolated SARS-CoV-2 and began studying the virus. The information scie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2022
Microbiology
The battle against climate change is ongoing and will likely never end. Researchers and entrepreneurs have made incredib
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
How To Ship Your Lab Material Legally and Prevent Molecular Damage Written by Scott Weitze Shipping biological and molec
...
MAY 31, 2022
Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists changed biomedical engineering and took gene editing to a new level when they created CRISPR-Cas9, which util
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut have a significant impact on many aspects of our health. New research has indicated that bacteri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2022
Immunology
Diets that are high in fats and cholesterol have been associated with a variety of health problems, including an increas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2022
Health & Medicine
Since the onset of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have been trying to determine why COVID-19 is more severe in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Geneticists have sought to understand the impact of genetic mutations, and what drives and maintains changes in DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2022
Immunology
The world has quickly learned that the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19. But it can also cause another disorder in child
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many important considerations when choosing your laboratory consumables. How do you know that the plastic labw
...
MAY 15, 2022
Microbiology
In a clinical first, reported in Cell, researchers used viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages or phages fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2022
Immunology
Cell death is an important natural process the body uses to maintain health; dysfunctional or unhealthy cells have to be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a promising therapy for those suffering from toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by a parasite l
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proline is an amino acid that is required for a variety of essential functions. Researchers have now found that proline
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The composition of the gut microbiome is predictive of patient responses to statins. The corresponding study was publish
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 11, 2022
Microbiology
There is debate about exactly what makes a diet healthy, but most experts can agree on some things, like the importance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch