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Research microbiology
Microbiology refers to the study of organisms like bacteria, viruses, arachae, fungi. and protozoa. It includes fundamental research on biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, ecology, evolution, and clinical aspects of microorganisms including how a host responds to these agents; research mcrobiology refers to the processes used to study microbiology.
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MAY 24, 2017Microbiology
Malaria is caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The parasite enters red blood cells, eventually causi ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 23, 2017Microbiology
Ongoing climate research in Antarctica has documented the changing environment, and analysis shows that the ecosystem is ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2017Cancer
Zika was a relatively an unknown name in the Americas until around 2015 when the outbreak in Brazil caught the world&rsq ...MAY 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In January 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the end to the largest Ebola outbreak in histor ...MAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 19, 2017Immunology
The same gene in the brain that codes for a biochemical “self-destruct trigger” in some tissues prote ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2017Earth & The Environment
Methane is approximately 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide, which means that it has a big part in climate change. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Nature Communications by an international team of researchers is a big step forward in the fight ag ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2017Microbiology
Researchers discover that a common marine sponge plays host to bacteria that generate toxic compounds that are very simi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2017Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2017Microbiology
Kleptoplasty. It sounds cool. It is cool. Acquired phototrophy is a process where organisms - usually aquatic protists o ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in science, researchers have created an atlas that aims to show the location of proteins throughout a human ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2017Immunology
The ability of HIV to hide in the body’s own immune cells is what makes an HIV infection and infection for life. B ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 10, 2017Microbiology
Have you ever seen the TV show The Odd Couple? The sitcom from the 1970s (and its 2015 reboot) follows the ups and downs ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 06, 2017Earth & The Environment
Climate change is frightening on a lot of levels. Extreme weather, rising seas, displacement, extinction of species &nda ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 05, 2017Microbiology
In the constant struggle between humans and pathogens, researchers have developed paper-based plasma sanitizers. Plasma- ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 05, 2017Cancer
It’s estimated that nine out of ten people are infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The virus stays dormant ...MAY 03, 2017Microbiology
If you’re not familiar with Yersinia pestis, that’s okay. However, I’m sure you’re familiar with ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 02, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Women may have an increased risk of a miscarriage if they’ve been exposed to some antibiotics in the early pregnan ...APR 29, 2017Microbiology
Does the idea of a fecal microbiota transplant gross you out? What if you had ulcerative colitis and this procedure coul ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Abnormal levels and types of gut bacteria may be behind chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers report. The findings add t ...
MAY 24, 2017
Microbiology
Malaria is caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The parasite enters red blood cells, eventually causi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 23, 2017
Microbiology
Ongoing climate research in Antarctica has documented the changing environment, and analysis shows that the ecosystem is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2017
Cancer
Zika was a relatively an unknown name in the Americas until around 2015 when the outbreak in Brazil caught the world&rsq
...
MAY 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In January 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the end to the largest Ebola outbreak in histor
...
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 19, 2017
Immunology
The same gene in the brain that codes for a biochemical “self-destruct trigger” in some tissues prote
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Methane is approximately 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide, which means that it has a big part in climate change.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Nature Communications by an international team of researchers is a big step forward in the fight ag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers discover that a common marine sponge plays host to bacteria that generate toxic compounds that are very simi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2017
Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2017
Microbiology
Kleptoplasty. It sounds cool. It is cool. Acquired phototrophy is a process where organisms - usually aquatic protists o
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in science, researchers have created an atlas that aims to show the location of proteins throughout a human ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2017
Immunology
The ability of HIV to hide in the body’s own immune cells is what makes an HIV infection and infection for life. B
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 10, 2017
Microbiology
Have you ever seen the TV show The Odd Couple? The sitcom from the 1970s (and its 2015 reboot) follows the ups and downs
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 06, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is frightening on a lot of levels. Extreme weather, rising seas, displacement, extinction of species &nda
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2017
Microbiology
In the constant struggle between humans and pathogens, researchers have developed paper-based plasma sanitizers. Plasma-
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 05, 2017
Cancer
It’s estimated that nine out of ten people are infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The virus stays dormant
...
MAY 03, 2017
Microbiology
If you’re not familiar with Yersinia pestis, that’s okay. However, I’m sure you’re familiar with
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 02, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Women may have an increased risk of a miscarriage if they’ve been exposed to some antibiotics in the early pregnan
...
APR 29, 2017
Microbiology
Does the idea of a fecal microbiota transplant gross you out? What if you had ulcerative colitis and this procedure coul
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Abnormal levels and types of gut bacteria may be behind chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers report. The findings add t
...