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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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AUG 29, 2016Microbiology
The relationship between parasites and cancer is not new; researchers have known for many years about parasites that can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2016Microbiology
The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis is among the world’s deadliest infectious pathogens. Those bacteria are a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons signal to each other throughout the body using a connection called a synapse. While they are very small, they ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2016Microbiology
A number of studies have suggested a link between the gut microbiome and obesity. The idea is that a certain (im)balance ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Microcephaly is a rare developmental defect that causes an infant’s head to be smaller than normal at birth. While ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2016Immunology
When four children from Pakistani and Turkish families presented with skin rashes and inflamed joints that doctors could ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 25, 2016Microbiology
Researchers have learned more about how Lyme disease invades the body, and will publish their findings September 6 in Ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2016Microbiology
By modeling microsporidia infection in roundworms, scientists have determined that the single-celled fungi replicate by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2016Microbiology
Diatoms have always been one of my favorite protists. There’s something so strange, almost alien, about them. Diat ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 22, 2016Immunology
A compound produced by the immune system triggers the recruitment of immune cells during an infection, but only with the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 20, 2016Microbiology
Honey bee viruses. It’s safe to say that’s the first time I’ve strung those three words together. Hone ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Can the staph superbug, also known as MRSA, be brought down by salt? Scientists finally expose a key weakness in these b ...AUG 17, 2016Immunology
Some cells in the immune system are for constantly pumping out antibodies during an infection, while others are saved fo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 17, 2016Microbiology
It is estimated that, in Germany, 15,000 people die from hospital-acquired “superbug” infections each year. ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 16, 2016Microbiology
Analyzing the adaptability of bacteria, biologist Shelley Copley has announced the results of research in the area at th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2016Microbiology
In a new study published in Nature, scientists describe a new protein family that are an integral part of the cell walls ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2016Health & Medicine
A dietary compound called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is found in foods like eggs and meat and has been associated wit ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 15, 2016Immunology
In a new study from Oxford University, scientists ask: How does the human immune system rate an attack and decide how st ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 14, 2016Microbiology
The mouse model is a cornerstone of biological research, used in thousands of studies on a huge range of topics. As we l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2016Microbiology
Fusobacteria are a type of bacteria that may worsen colon cancer. A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Publi ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Using powerful microscopy techniques, researchers have learned more about autophagy, a waste recycling process employed ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
In new research published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists applied a high throughput methodology to study th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2016Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the complex community of bacteria carried in the gastrointestinal tract, is increasingly linked to h ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2016
Microbiology
The relationship between parasites and cancer is not new; researchers have known for many years about parasites that can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2016
Microbiology
The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis is among the world’s deadliest infectious pathogens. Those bacteria are a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons signal to each other throughout the body using a connection called a synapse. While they are very small, they ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2016
Microbiology
A number of studies have suggested a link between the gut microbiome and obesity. The idea is that a certain (im)balance
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microcephaly is a rare developmental defect that causes an infant’s head to be smaller than normal at birth. While
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2016
Immunology
When four children from Pakistani and Turkish families presented with skin rashes and inflamed joints that doctors could
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 25, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers have learned more about how Lyme disease invades the body, and will publish their findings September 6 in Ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2016
Microbiology
By modeling microsporidia infection in roundworms, scientists have determined that the single-celled fungi replicate by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2016
Microbiology
Diatoms have always been one of my favorite protists. There’s something so strange, almost alien, about them. Diat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 22, 2016
Immunology
A compound produced by the immune system triggers the recruitment of immune cells during an infection, but only with the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 20, 2016
Microbiology
Honey bee viruses. It’s safe to say that’s the first time I’ve strung those three words together. Hone
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Can the staph superbug, also known as MRSA, be brought down by salt? Scientists finally expose a key weakness in these b
...
AUG 17, 2016
Immunology
Some cells in the immune system are for constantly pumping out antibodies during an infection, while others are saved fo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 17, 2016
Microbiology
It is estimated that, in Germany, 15,000 people die from hospital-acquired “superbug” infections each year.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 16, 2016
Microbiology
Analyzing the adaptability of bacteria, biologist Shelley Copley has announced the results of research in the area at th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2016
Microbiology
In a new study published in Nature, scientists describe a new protein family that are an integral part of the cell walls
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
A dietary compound called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is found in foods like eggs and meat and has been associated wit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 15, 2016
Immunology
In a new study from Oxford University, scientists ask: How does the human immune system rate an attack and decide how st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 14, 2016
Microbiology
The mouse model is a cornerstone of biological research, used in thousands of studies on a huge range of topics. As we l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2016
Microbiology
Fusobacteria are a type of bacteria that may worsen colon cancer. A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Publi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Using powerful microscopy techniques, researchers have learned more about autophagy, a waste recycling process employed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In new research published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists applied a high throughput methodology to study th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2016
Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the complex community of bacteria carried in the gastrointestinal tract, is increasingly linked to h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch