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Pathogenic Bacteriology
Pathogenic Bacteriology: the study on the bacterial pathogen.
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DEC 07, 2021Microbiology
The human microbiome is closely connected to our immune system. Our bodies have to be able to keep the bacterial populat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2021Microbiology
Ticks that carry Lyme disease can be found in more and more places. If a tick is infected with the bacterium that causes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are many bacterial organisms, and they can live cooperatively, or they can battle one another. They are also capab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can swap genetic material with one another easily; one way they do it is a process called bacterial conjugation ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2021Microbiology
Accumulating evidence has suggested that the community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tracts of most organisms have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2021Microbiology
Copper is known to have antibacterial properties, and though it's an important chemical for many organisms, it can b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotics work against bacterial infections, and for years, experts have been warning clinicians and the public to pre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have identified bacteria that have the potential to fight infections that affect the middle ear and can caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2021Microbiology
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide, and it's killing infants. The disease is a leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, acc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2021Microbiology
For many years, scientists and experts have warned about a building crisis - antibiotics are becoming less reliable, bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria can be found almost everywhere, and they can serve many beneficial purposes. Scientists are now using bacterial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2021Health & Medicine
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning people who purchased an aromatherapy spray called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2021Microbiology
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of Salmonella food ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2021Microbiology
Many animals, including humans and cats, harbor huge colonies of microbes, which may live in places like the skin, or th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms. Luckily, most pose no threat to us. But some harmless bacteria have the potential t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2021Microbiology
Leprosy has been infecting people since ancient times, and is estimated to have caused about 202,000 new infections in 2 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2021Microbiology
Like other organisms, bacteria have to take nutrients up from the environment and use them in various metabolic processe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria that grow in colonies can be extremely difficult to eliminate; the bacteria in these groups often become resist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2021Microbiology
Metagenomic tools enable scientists to easily sequence all of the DNA in any sample, like soil, or feces. The results ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2021Microbiology
Before antibiotics became a common treatment for infections, researchers considered using viruses that infect bacteria, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2021Microbiology
Some parasites are known to turn their hosts into mindless servants, or zombies, that only function to serve the parasit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a well known superbug, a pathogenic microbe that can cause serious ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2021Immunology
Spiders are among nature’s most sophisticated hunters. Many build intricate webs out of silk and lie in wait for a ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
DEC 07, 2021
Microbiology
The human microbiome is closely connected to our immune system. Our bodies have to be able to keep the bacterial populat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2021
Microbiology
Ticks that carry Lyme disease can be found in more and more places. If a tick is infected with the bacterium that causes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are many bacterial organisms, and they can live cooperatively, or they can battle one another. They are also capab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can swap genetic material with one another easily; one way they do it is a process called bacterial conjugation
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2021
Microbiology
Accumulating evidence has suggested that the community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tracts of most organisms have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2021
Microbiology
Copper is known to have antibacterial properties, and though it's an important chemical for many organisms, it can b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotics work against bacterial infections, and for years, experts have been warning clinicians and the public to pre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have identified bacteria that have the potential to fight infections that affect the middle ear and can caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2021
Microbiology
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide, and it's killing infants. The disease is a leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, acc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2021
Microbiology
For many years, scientists and experts have warned about a building crisis - antibiotics are becoming less reliable, bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria can be found almost everywhere, and they can serve many beneficial purposes. Scientists are now using bacterial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2021
Health & Medicine
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning people who purchased an aromatherapy spray called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2021
Microbiology
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of Salmonella food
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2021
Microbiology
Many animals, including humans and cats, harbor huge colonies of microbes, which may live in places like the skin, or th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms. Luckily, most pose no threat to us. But some harmless bacteria have the potential t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2021
Microbiology
Leprosy has been infecting people since ancient times, and is estimated to have caused about 202,000 new infections in 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2021
Microbiology
Like other organisms, bacteria have to take nutrients up from the environment and use them in various metabolic processe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria that grow in colonies can be extremely difficult to eliminate; the bacteria in these groups often become resist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2021
Microbiology
Metagenomic tools enable scientists to easily sequence all of the DNA in any sample, like soil, or feces. The results ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2021
Microbiology
Before antibiotics became a common treatment for infections, researchers considered using viruses that infect bacteria,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2021
Microbiology
Some parasites are known to turn their hosts into mindless servants, or zombies, that only function to serve the parasit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a well known superbug, a pathogenic microbe that can cause serious
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2021
Immunology
Spiders are among nature’s most sophisticated hunters. Many build intricate webs out of silk and lie in wait for a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes