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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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OCT 22, 2015Microbiology
A team of investigators recently sequenced the microbiome of a mummy from the Incan capital of Cuzco. The mummy, a ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 21, 2015Videos
From Cambridge University in England, Dr. Lucy Thorne traveled to Uganda to collaborate with scientists there to study t ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 20, 2015Microbiology
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. Have you ever wondered how these guys find their bacterial &ldquo ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
If you ask a number of people when life began on Earth, you’ll get a slew of different answers. There are so many ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 16, 2015Microbiology
This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Ebola (and it probably won’t be the last). Recently ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 14, 2015Microbiology
A study out of Washington University School of Medicine suggests that household pets may acquire methicillin-resistant S ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 12, 2015Microbiology
Bacteria have the capacity to produce numerous substances for commercial and industrial applications. Despite this ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 09, 2015Microbiology
In developed countries, Salmonella is a relatively benign pathogen. It is typically a cause of food-borne illness, ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 08, 2015Immunology
Why do only 2-5% of individuals genetically susceptible to celiac disease actually end up developing this autoimmune dis ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 07, 2015Microbiology
This year’s El Nino could bring a surge in Dengue fever cases. Researchers at the University of Florida, led ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 05, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham want to know how E. coli untangles proteins when they become aggr ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 02, 2015Microbiology
A research team at Merck (accidentally) uncovered a new antibacterial target - a riboswitch important for riboflavin (vi ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
It was only a few days ago that NASA made a major announcement revealing the existence of flowing water on some parts of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 30, 2015Microbiology
Gut microbes are in the news yet again. This time, researchers at the University of British Columbia, led by Brett ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 30, 2015Immunology
Currently in the United States, 13 percent of the 1.2 million people infected with HIV are unaware of their condition (A ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 29, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz want to make it easier to diagnose Ebola in the field, where few ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 25, 2015Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is a Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the soil. However, a small number ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 21, 2015Microbiology
Researchers studying the symbiotic relationship between methane-oxidizing archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria have mad ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 18, 2015Microbiology
Did you wash your hands today? Did you use antibacterial soap? If so, you probably didn’t get the anti ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 16, 2015Microbiology
New research suggests that the gut microbiome plays a critical role in sickle cell disease. Researchers at Albert ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 15, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a unique soil bacterium that boosts plant immunity in edible p ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 13, 2015Microbiology
Salmonella enterica are a group of rod shaped bacteria that are most commonly associated with foodborne illness in human ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 07, 2015Immunology
Our immune system is our protection against foreign invaders like harmful bacteria and viruses. When our immune cells re ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 02, 2015Microbiology
Vitamin and mineral deficiency is a significant global health problem. Nearly 18% of the global population is defi ...Written By: Kerry Evans
OCT 22, 2015
Microbiology
A team of investigators recently sequenced the microbiome of a mummy from the Incan capital of Cuzco. The mummy, a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 21, 2015
Videos
From Cambridge University in England, Dr. Lucy Thorne traveled to Uganda to collaborate with scientists there to study t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 20, 2015
Microbiology
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. Have you ever wondered how these guys find their bacterial &ldquo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 20, 2015
Earth & The Environment
If you ask a number of people when life began on Earth, you’ll get a slew of different answers. There are so many
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 16, 2015
Microbiology
This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Ebola (and it probably won’t be the last). Recently
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 14, 2015
Microbiology
A study out of Washington University School of Medicine suggests that household pets may acquire methicillin-resistant S
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 12, 2015
Microbiology
Bacteria have the capacity to produce numerous substances for commercial and industrial applications. Despite this
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 09, 2015
Microbiology
In developed countries, Salmonella is a relatively benign pathogen. It is typically a cause of food-borne illness,
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 08, 2015
Immunology
Why do only 2-5% of individuals genetically susceptible to celiac disease actually end up developing this autoimmune dis
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 07, 2015
Microbiology
This year’s El Nino could bring a surge in Dengue fever cases. Researchers at the University of Florida, led
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 05, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham want to know how E. coli untangles proteins when they become aggr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 02, 2015
Microbiology
A research team at Merck (accidentally) uncovered a new antibacterial target - a riboswitch important for riboflavin (vi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 01, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It was only a few days ago that NASA made a major announcement revealing the existence of flowing water on some parts of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 30, 2015
Microbiology
Gut microbes are in the news yet again. This time, researchers at the University of British Columbia, led by Brett
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 30, 2015
Immunology
Currently in the United States, 13 percent of the 1.2 million people infected with HIV are unaware of their condition (A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 29, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz want to make it easier to diagnose Ebola in the field, where few
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 25, 2015
Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is a Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the soil. However, a small number
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 21, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers studying the symbiotic relationship between methane-oxidizing archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria have mad
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 18, 2015
Microbiology
Did you wash your hands today? Did you use antibacterial soap? If so, you probably didn’t get the anti
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 16, 2015
Microbiology
New research suggests that the gut microbiome plays a critical role in sickle cell disease. Researchers at Albert
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 15, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a unique soil bacterium that boosts plant immunity in edible p
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 13, 2015
Microbiology
Salmonella enterica are a group of rod shaped bacteria that are most commonly associated with foodborne illness in human
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 07, 2015
Immunology
Our immune system is our protection against foreign invaders like harmful bacteria and viruses. When our immune cells re
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 02, 2015
Microbiology
Vitamin and mineral deficiency is a significant global health problem. Nearly 18% of the global population is defi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans