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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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JAN 26, 2017Videos
In this interview from the American Society for Microbiology with Jonna Mazet, PhD, you can hear about how experts are k ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2017Microbiology
Being sick always seems to impact appetite, even inspiring the old adage to “feed a cold and starve a fever.&rdquo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2017Videos
Dr. James McSharry, Professor Emeritus at Albany Medical College, gives an overview of influenza viruses in this short l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2017Microbiology
Bacteriocins are toxins made by one bacterium to kill other bacteria. Not very nice, but it’s a tough world out th ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 23, 2017Immunology
The green pus you see if a wound is infected is gross, but it’s also a sign that the immune system has things unde ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are divided into specialized organelles that perform specific functions. The proper function of a healthy cell dep ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Higher Mutation Rates Found in Stressed E. coliWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 22, 2017Microbiology
Can insects get infected with bacteria? Sure they can, but it doesn’t happen all that often. That fact spar ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 20, 2017Microbiology
Researchers got encouraging results from a tuberculosis vaccine they created with a clever idea. They used natural spher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
While cholesterol is primarily found in the cell membrane, its role there is not well understood. Researchers at the Uni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2017Microbiology
Malaria has been a global health problem for ages; it comes from a parasite that is over 130 million years old and is re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2017Microbiology
More than half of all known plant species survive in rainforests on wet, infertile soil. A different kind of environment ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2017Immunology
Both natural and artificial bestowal of long-term immunity comes with risks. The same pathogen or vaccine that is confer ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 16, 2017Microbiology
Using nature as inspiration, scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the Institute of Mathematical S ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2017Microbiology
“All natural” products are all the rage. How about sunscreen made by cyanobacteria? Can’t get more nat ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 13, 2017Microbiology
Complex cellular life evolved from simpler organisms, and organisms with huge differences have similar evolutionary root ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Polymerase Chain Reaction or PCR is common in research and diagnostic laboratories, performed on specialized PCR machine ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2017Microbiology
Viruses invade cells and hijack the internal machinery to use it for their own gain. Scientists at the University of Cal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2017Videos
The following video from the American Society for Microbiology is a short discussion with Rob Knight, now a professor at ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found that a diet high in fiber may reduce inflammation caused by gout, because of the action of microb ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2017Cancer
Salmonella, the bacteria that is bane of all restaurants and grocery stores, has now been transformed into “tumor- ...JAN 11, 2017Health & Medicine
With a constantly increasing amount of cardiovascular disease patients, doctors have more and more reasons to use vascul ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 11, 2017Cancer
The presence of endometrial cancer, the most common type of gynecologic cancer, may be revealed through a woman&r ...JAN 10, 2017Microbiology
Surgical masks were originally designed to be used during, well, surgery. They physically protect the wearer from all th ...Written By: Kerry Evans
JAN 26, 2017
Videos
In this interview from the American Society for Microbiology with Jonna Mazet, PhD, you can hear about how experts are k
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2017
Microbiology
Being sick always seems to impact appetite, even inspiring the old adage to “feed a cold and starve a fever.&rdquo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2017
Videos
Dr. James McSharry, Professor Emeritus at Albany Medical College, gives an overview of influenza viruses in this short l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteriocins are toxins made by one bacterium to kill other bacteria. Not very nice, but it’s a tough world out th
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 23, 2017
Immunology
The green pus you see if a wound is infected is gross, but it’s also a sign that the immune system has things unde
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are divided into specialized organelles that perform specific functions. The proper function of a healthy cell dep
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Higher Mutation Rates Found in Stressed E. coli
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 22, 2017
Microbiology
Can insects get infected with bacteria? Sure they can, but it doesn’t happen all that often. That fact spar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 20, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers got encouraging results from a tuberculosis vaccine they created with a clever idea. They used natural spher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While cholesterol is primarily found in the cell membrane, its role there is not well understood. Researchers at the Uni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2017
Microbiology
Malaria has been a global health problem for ages; it comes from a parasite that is over 130 million years old and is re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2017
Microbiology
More than half of all known plant species survive in rainforests on wet, infertile soil. A different kind of environment
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2017
Immunology
Both natural and artificial bestowal of long-term immunity comes with risks. The same pathogen or vaccine that is confer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 16, 2017
Microbiology
Using nature as inspiration, scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the Institute of Mathematical S
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2017
Microbiology
“All natural” products are all the rage. How about sunscreen made by cyanobacteria? Can’t get more nat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 13, 2017
Microbiology
Complex cellular life evolved from simpler organisms, and organisms with huge differences have similar evolutionary root
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Polymerase Chain Reaction or PCR is common in research and diagnostic laboratories, performed on specialized PCR machine
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2017
Microbiology
Viruses invade cells and hijack the internal machinery to use it for their own gain. Scientists at the University of Cal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2017
Videos
The following video from the American Society for Microbiology is a short discussion with Rob Knight, now a professor at
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found that a diet high in fiber may reduce inflammation caused by gout, because of the action of microb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2017
Cancer
Salmonella, the bacteria that is bane of all restaurants and grocery stores, has now been transformed into “tumor-
...
JAN 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
With a constantly increasing amount of cardiovascular disease patients, doctors have more and more reasons to use vascul
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 11, 2017
Cancer
The presence of endometrial cancer, the most common type of gynecologic cancer, may be revealed through a woman&r
...
JAN 10, 2017
Microbiology
Surgical masks were originally designed to be used during, well, surgery. They physically protect the wearer from all th
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans