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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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JUL 23, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Plants of the future may not need to be fertilized; they might create their own nutrients. That could be a huge relief f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Staphylococcus aureus is thought to lead to over 11 million visits to the doctor and the ER every year in the US alone.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people have never heard of cilia, but these tiny appendages are an essential part of the cell.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2018Videos
It may have been relatively easy for complex organisms to form from one-celled microbes, researchers suggest.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2018Microbiology
For many years, scientists have been trying to learn more about the causes of autism.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There are untold numbers of bacteria in our world, and we play host to trillions of microbes. So what are all those bact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2018Microbiology
As permafrost starts to thaw out, it's exposing untold numbers of new bacteria, which can spew out methane.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2018Microbiology
In this work, the importance of algae to complex food chains was highlighted.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have learned how some pathogenic bacteria stick to cells in the intestine, which gets their infection started ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists, working with doctors and public health researchers in South Africa, have created a new tuberculosis t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 08, 2018Microbiology
A compound that is naturally made by a bacterium called Francisella tularensis can impair the immune response.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2018Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Videos
There is still a debate about whether or not viruses are a form of life, and we really don't know where they came from.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Microbiology
Our GI tract pays host to trillions of microbes, which have been shown to play a highly influential role in our health a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2018Microbiology
There are microbes that have found a way to use electricity for power, and scientists want to see how they can help us.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2018Microbiology
Tracing back to Indonesia, 1961, the current outbreak has been going on for over fifty years.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2018Videos
Now that the scientists have studied the protein and its potential, they will begin to enroll participants in a study.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2018Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gut release compounds that might act as biomarkers, and may be a part of disease developme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2018Microbiology
A teenage boy in North Central Florida presented with symptoms that defied diagnosis.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
This work will change textbooks, and may impact a variety of fields, including the search for extraterrestrial life.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2018Microbiology
The human body can make a compound with a special power to fight viruses - an enzyme called viperin.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A unique series of genes could tell doctors that a person will develop a tuberculosis (TB) infection months before sympt ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 19, 2018Microbiology
Antibiotics had a dramatic impact on the microbes of the GI tract in a research model.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Plants of the future may not need to be fertilized; they might create their own nutrients. That could be a huge relief f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Staphylococcus aureus is thought to lead to over 11 million visits to the doctor and the ER every year in the US alone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people have never heard of cilia, but these tiny appendages are an essential part of the cell.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2018
Videos
It may have been relatively easy for complex organisms to form from one-celled microbes, researchers suggest.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2018
Microbiology
For many years, scientists have been trying to learn more about the causes of autism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There are untold numbers of bacteria in our world, and we play host to trillions of microbes. So what are all those bact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2018
Microbiology
As permafrost starts to thaw out, it's exposing untold numbers of new bacteria, which can spew out methane.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Microbiology
In this work, the importance of algae to complex food chains was highlighted.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have learned how some pathogenic bacteria stick to cells in the intestine, which gets their infection started
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists, working with doctors and public health researchers in South Africa, have created a new tuberculosis t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 08, 2018
Microbiology
A compound that is naturally made by a bacterium called Francisella tularensis can impair the immune response.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2018
Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Videos
There is still a debate about whether or not viruses are a form of life, and we really don't know where they came from.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Microbiology
Our GI tract pays host to trillions of microbes, which have been shown to play a highly influential role in our health a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2018
Microbiology
There are microbes that have found a way to use electricity for power, and scientists want to see how they can help us.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2018
Microbiology
Tracing back to Indonesia, 1961, the current outbreak has been going on for over fifty years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2018
Videos
Now that the scientists have studied the protein and its potential, they will begin to enroll participants in a study.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gut release compounds that might act as biomarkers, and may be a part of disease developme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2018
Microbiology
A teenage boy in North Central Florida presented with symptoms that defied diagnosis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work will change textbooks, and may impact a variety of fields, including the search for extraterrestrial life.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2018
Microbiology
The human body can make a compound with a special power to fight viruses - an enzyme called viperin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A unique series of genes could tell doctors that a person will develop a tuberculosis (TB) infection months before sympt
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 19, 2018
Microbiology
Antibiotics had a dramatic impact on the microbes of the GI tract in a research model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch