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This May 17, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) went public with the news that, according to an investigation they carried out back in 2012, over 50% of the public swimming pools in the United States contain traces of poop.
The CDC reached this conclusion following their testing water samples collected from 161 ... |
17 May 2013
02:32 GMT |
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As surprising as this may sound, it appears that a run-off-the-mill toilet is often significantly cleaner than a woman's handbag.
Thus, a recent study has revealed that, courtesy of their having numerous places where to hide and thrive, bacteria have a better time living inside the spongy texture of a handbag ... |
14 May 2013
16:51 GMT |
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A study recently published in the European Spine Journal documents how, following their being given antibiotics, several volunteers found that their lower back pain ceased to bother them all that much.
The specialists who decided to give the idea of treating lower back pain with the help of antibiotics explain that... |
9 May 2013
08:45 GMT |
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First off, I must admit that, up until today, I had no idea that a so-called fluoride mystery even existed. Apparently, it does. And it's all about specialists' being unable to say how and why fluoride battles tooth decay.
By the looks of it, this 50-year-old (?!) mystery is about to be solved.
Thus, a ... |
9 May 2013
04:27 GMT |
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A team of researchers writing in today's online issue of the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B shed new light on the behavior of a bizarre worm species that thrives on whale bones.
The scientists explain how, once they come across a whale carcass, these worms use acid to drill holes into the animal�... |
1 May 2013
02:36 GMT |
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A new research concerning the Deepwater Horizon disaster and its aftermath argues that, as evidence suggests, the Gulf of Mexico has a greater-than-expected “innate” ability to cleanse itself. The findings of this research were recently presented during a meeting of the American Chemical Society.
With t... |
9 April 2013
04:23 GMT |
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According to a new investigation whose findings were published in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the microorganisms found inside an individual's gut impact on that person's overall body weight.
Therefore, it is quite likely that a man or a woman's habitu... |
26 March 2013
16:21 GMT |
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Several reports issued by researchers working in the public health field say that superbugs now constitute a major threat to human society, and that efforts must be made to tackle this problem head-on. Interestingly enough, it appears that there is one very simple answer to this problem: honey.
Long story short: ex... |
16 March 2013
17:51 GMT |
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Researchers working with the US National Health Institutes of Health Clinical Center now warn that, despite their best efforts, a superbug might be spreading across the country.
What worries these health officials is that this particular superbug happens to be resistant to antibiotics, which means that eradicating ... |
28 February 2013
04:07 GMT |
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With touchscreen devices becoming extremely popular these days, it was only a matter of time before some company started work on a new technology supposed to keep harmful bacteria aside.
This isn’t the first time when Microsoft makes headlines with such a patent, but the company is apparently getting closer to... |
22 February 2013
03:24 GMT |
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Life has been around for quite some time, billions of years in fact. Estimates say that life began on Earth not so long after the planet itself formed. Now, there's evidence that life was thriving, or at least existing, on Earth as far back as 3.49 billion years ago.
These are the oldest traces of life on Earth... |
4 January 2013
09:54 GMT |
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There's no word from Curiosity on whether Mars has life or not or whether it ever had. Any results from the rover, if they are coming, won't be coming for a while now. But that isn't stopping scientists from trying to figure out whether life could survive in the conditions found on Mars.
The latest su... |
27 December 2012
14:11 GMT |
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According to a research carried out by Consumer Reports, most of the pork presently available for purchase in supermarkets across the US is actually contaminated with a food-borne pathogen scientifically referred to as Yersinia enterocolitica.
More precisely, the specialists who looked into this issue have found th... |
28 November 2012
16:21 GMT |
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Recent research on the Lake Vida, plunged for 2800 years under a 20-meter thick ice layer in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of East Antarctica, unveils difficult-to-explain bacterial life. The community of bacteria lives in a completely sealed medium, with no oxygen, with salty water, negative temperatures that go down to ... |
27 November 2012
09:16 GMT |
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Only recently, the news broke that researchers working with the Aarhus University in Denmark succeeded in coming up with an explanation for the electric currents they found to be running in the seabed roughly three years ago.
According to the findings of their investigation, what must be held responsible for the e... |
25 October 2012
16:11 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new Danish surveillance report, called DANMAP 2011, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have been spreading at an accelerated pace over the past few years. Most likely, the document adds, they will continue to do so in the near future.
Compared to other co... |
4 October 2012
10:47 GMT |
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According to a team of experts at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, a bacteria that causes the disease non-Typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) was allowed to spread through sub-Saharan Africa by the ever-growing HIV/AIDS pandemic.
The bacteria was able to acquire a series of genes that enable it to remain invulnerable t... |
1 October 2012
07:54 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of California in Santa Cruz (UCSC) announce in a new study that they've identified an unusual type of symbiotic relationship between a species of single-celled marine algae and highly-specialized, nitrogen-fixing bacteria living in the ocean.
According to the group, this relationsh... |
21 September 2012
08:26 GMT |
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A study that began several years ago now finally demonstrated how a species of bacteria called Escherichia coli (E. coli) was able to evolve the ability to consume a type of food it previously could not digest.
The work started when investigators based at the Michigan State University (MSU) announced that some of t... |
21 September 2012
06:02 GMT |
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Back in 2010, the Deepwater Horizon spill lead to massive amounts of petroleum being leaked into the Gulf of Mexico.
According to a new study, various bacteria that naturally inhabit these waters did a pretty good job in cleaning the spill to a certain extent, seeing how they consumed about 200,000 tons of oil and... |
12 September 2012
03:21 GMT |
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Using a statistical model that includes the laws of thermodynamics, and a series of biological measurements, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was recently able to derive how the aforementioned laws apply to life itself. The model revealed the exact amount of heat that the bacterium Esc... |
10 September 2012
10:25 GMT |
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Microorganisms such as bacteria may be capable of forming the same type of social structures as seen in animal and plant species. The amazing conclusion belongs to a new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge.
The study largely focuses on aggression, which is an integra... |
7 September 2012
02:59 GMT |
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Speaking at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn Conference, held at the University of Warwick, experts from the Athlone Institute of Technology in Ireland have revealed that digested coconut oil contains a naturally occurring antibiotic that could have significant applications in dental healthcare.
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4 September 2012
05:03 GMT |
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Doctors have been urging new moms to breastfeed for a long time, and still many women decide to use formula instead. A new study suggests that exposing infants to their mothers' milk improves their immune system, and leads to the development of a different type of gut flora than formula does.
This is very impo... |
28 August 2012
08:50 GMT |
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Scientists from the University of Michigan (U-M) have recently conducted a research on the origins of bacterial microorganisms in tap water, and found that they originate in the filters used by wastewater treatment facilities.
Previously, it was believed that these bacteria originated in the water sources (aquifers... |
17 August 2012
11:32 GMT |
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A statistical report compiled by experts at the University of Chicago Medicine and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) shows that the incidence of infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has more than doubled in just five years.
According to the researchers, academic medical... |
27 July 2012
12:09 GMT |
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Michigan State University (MSU) researchers announce that they've completely deciphered the genetic code of a killer strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli). This deadly form of the bacteria claimed 54 lives during an epidemic in 2011.
Dubbed E. coli O104:H4, this variant of the widespread microorganism proved vi... |
26 July 2012
11:38 GMT |
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A team of scientists at the Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announces the discovery of a gene that is responsible for giving bacteria the ability to survive in extremely dangerous environments.
The finding explains why the waters in the Gulf of Mexico, heavily polluted with methane follo... |
26 July 2012
04:53 GMT |
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In today's society, air quality is indeed a troublesome issue, especially for people living in densely populated urban areas and for those who spend most of their time indoors, working in crowded buildings.
Therefore, it should be considered good news that an Israelian company known as Better Air has developed... |
16 July 2012
04:47 GMT |
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University of California in Berkeley (UCB) scientists announce the development of a new imaging technique, which they say could be used to look at bacterial biofilms before doctors decided how to attack a large range of infection types.
Many species of bacteria protect their colonies with a lipid biofilm, which is ... |
13 July 2012
05:46 GMT |
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Georgia institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) investigators say that they are currently conducted an interesting study, which involves placing a resurrected gene from a bacteria that lived more than 500 million years ago into a modern microorganism, and observing what happens.
This gives the research team the abili... |
11 July 2012
11:02 GMT |
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Two years ago, a team of scientists published a research paper revealing the existence of what the scientists in the group termed an extraordinary bacterium. The organism used arsenic instead of phosphorus, and was therefore remarkable. Two new studies cast doubt on these discoveries.
Back in 2010, following an ext... |
9 July 2012
10:17 GMT |
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A group of scientists at the Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that they have recently been able to draw inspiration from nature, and think of an entirely new approach of harvesting energy from the Sun. Their work could lead to new solar conversion technologies.
At this point, commercia... |
7 July 2012
05:22 GMT |
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Recently published reports indicate that by coming up with ways to control the breathing and photosynthesizing processes in living organisms, scientists could eventually aid the biofuel industry in being much more efficient than it presently is.
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal just publi... |
26 June 2012
08:42 GMT |
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A collaboration of scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge, and Illumina may have come up with a way of tracking the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a superbug that cannot readily be killed by existing antibiotics.
The group demonstrated that usi... |
15 June 2012
10:58 GMT |
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While investigating inhospitable soils in the world's most brutal desert, scientists have discovered several new species of bacteria. The microorganisms are at least 5 percent different than anything currently stored in the global database of 2.5 million DNA sequences.
The study was conducted in the Atacama Des... |
12 June 2012
05:23 GMT |
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At a ratio of 10-to-1, the number of bacteria in the human gut far exceeds that of cells in the gastrointestinal tract. In a new study, investigators have demonstrated that the type of microorganisms in the gut plays a role in determining people's weight.
According to estimates, there are between 500 and 1,000... |
6 June 2012
05:46 GMT |
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Since a spacecraft meant to discover life on the Jovian moon Europa is in the works, testing to see which methods of doing this are the most efficient is essential for a successful mission. A location that provides a similar environment has been discovered at Borup Fjord Pass, in the Canadian High Arctic. This loca... |
2 June 2012
06:44 GMT |
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Moving the 13 billion tons of ethanol produced yearly in the United States around the country is not an easy task. Transporting it by rail, trucks or barges is not economically feasible, but then again neither is moving it through pipelines, since ethanol-loving bacteria easily degrade the pipes. Researchers at the... |
2 June 2012
04:22 GMT |
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Scientists from the University of Leeds say that electrodes coated in bacteria can be used to make electricity. The microorganisms can use either light or hydrogen as fuel, and produce electrical current as a result. This power can then be harnessed for practical applications.
What experts want to do is be able to c... |
8 May 2012
07:55 GMT |
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A collaboration of investigators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge and Brigham and Women's Hospital has recently come up with a new therapeutic approach for addressing drug-resistant bacteria. Their method relies on the use of special nanoscale particles.
Drug resistance developed in... |
4 May 2012
05:47 GMT |
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A collaboration of investigators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, and Boston University, has recently conducted a study that finally revealed how all three major classes of antibiotics work. These mechanisms have never been fully understood until now.
Though antibiotics first start... |
20 April 2012
04:25 GMT |
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A research conducted on Lake Untersee in April 2011 revealed the existence of impressive mounds of photosynthetic microbial stromatolites, which are layered accretionary structures made up of microorganisms. The finding may help scientists figure out how the first lifeforms survived on Earth.
The study was carried o... |
29 March 2012
15:01 GMT |
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Apparently, a poor oral hygiene can lead to the development of life-threatening conditions, such as endocarditis. In a new study, investigators at the University of Bristol found that bacteria developing inside tooth plaques can also lead to the formation of blood clots.
Both clots and endocarditis are conditions af... |
27 March 2012
09:00 GMT |
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Naturally-occurring processes taking place on the surface of bacterial cells can contribute to producing graphene, a 2D carbon compound that has extensive practical applications. The discovery was made by a group of Japanese experts at the Toyohashi University of Technology (Toyohashi Tech).
The material is obtained... |
22 March 2012
06:59 GMT |
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Investigators at the Aarhus University, in Denmark, say that they were recently able to conduct a series of studies on the level of activity microorganisms living deep under the seabed are engaged in. This study may help explain some mysteries related to Earth's complex carbon cycle.
Details of the research ef... |
20 March 2012
09:47 GMT |
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Some women would do anything for beauty, even the most repulsive things. When it comes to health though – nay, life or death –, it shouldn't even be a matter of choice: a new study shows that fecal transplantation saves lives.
It's one of the taboo treatments that has the potential to fight a v... |
15 March 2012
16:11 GMT |
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Treating salmonella infections in poultry is rapidly becoming one of the most important methods of increasing food security. Working towards that end, a team of Canadian researchers was recently able to isolate a microorganism in the Arctic that may be of help.
Investigators at the University of Victoria, led by mi... |
5 March 2012
08:40 GMT |
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An international collaboration of researchers was recently able to create a model of the unique enzyme Lsd19, which researchers say common species of soil bacteria use to create compounds with natural antibiotic properties.
Ever since microorganisms were found to be able to create antibiotics, chemists have been wo... |
5 March 2012
03:28 GMT |
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Researchers finally managed to figure out why certain marine bacteria exhibit a phenomenon called bioluminescence. This is the scientific name for things that glow naturally. The benefits of this process on the bacteria were not known for certain until now. In some aquatic microorganisms, bioluminescence only occur... |
27 February 2012
15:31 GMT |
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