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German researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPIEP) are currently in the process of developing plasma-based sanitizing technologies, which they say could bring the problem of hospital-acquired bacteria infections under control.Plasma is a state of matter consisting of electrically char... |
27 May 2011
04:51 GMT |
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The efficiency of vaccines aimed at destroying bacteria that cause meningitis has caused the incidence rates of this condition to drop sharply over the past decade, much to the relief of doctors and parents.Pediatricians, for example, were worried sick that a kid running a high fever was suffering from meningitis jus... |
26 May 2011
04:46 GMT |
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Investigators attending a conference yesterday heard a new theory on the causes that lead to the development of Parkinson's disease. A team of scientists proposes that the condition may be at least partially caused by a type of bacteria known to be responsible for stomach cancer and ulcers. The new study indicat... |
23 May 2011
08:03 GMT |
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A type of bacteria can remain in hibernation for as much as 100 million years, and this makes them the organisms with the longest known life cycle on the planet. Experts say that the microorganisms live on the Arctic sea floor, and that they make the best use possible of the conditions in their environment.
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23 May 2011
05:03 GMT |
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On dry land, animals get their daily iron supplies from plants or read meat, but in the deep ocean things are a bit more difficult. Yet organisms living here need iron just as much as their more complex counterparts on the surface. A new study shows that hydrothermal vents are providing the chemical.These natural chi... |
10 May 2011
09:28 GMT |
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University of Chicago investigators, led by researcher Albert Colman, are currently testing out a variety of theories on how ancient Earth's climate looked like. They are carrying out the study in a peculiar ecosystem, consisting of hot springs in a Siberian volcanic crater. What the team believes is that certai... |
28 April 2011
08:50 GMT |
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Experts have been wondering for a very long time about how bacteria can produce species-specific wavelengths from their cells, without the presence of any discernible, specialized apparatus. A new study suggests that their chromosomes may play a role in underlying this ability. According to the conclusions of a new s... |
27 April 2011
03:51 GMT |
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An Antarctic lake located under miles of solid ice has just revealed one of its secrets, when researchers found a colony of bacteria that apparently first developed some 140,000 years ago. Its cells are apparently still alive today, and experts expect many similar instances to be discovered.The thing about this resea... |
21 April 2011
08:43 GMT |
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Experts have found that an extremely odd community of microorganisms is currently devouring the wreck of the Titanic, the large cruise ship in the world at its time. The wreckage is 99 years old, and is in danger of disappearing soon. Studies conducted starting in 2000 revealed the existence of a bacterial complex th... |
14 April 2011
06:06 GMT |
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First and foremost, the International Space Station (ISS) is a scientific research facility, and astronauts aboard are also professionals trained in handling a variety of experiments. Some of the studies they are conducting could help experts determine how infectious diseases spread in space.As more and more results ... |
22 March 2011
06:03 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that taking antibiotics to treat viruses such as the common cold or the flu makes the microorganisms stronger, rather than destroy them. These are very important results, and ones that people need to listen to.Now that self-medication has... |
15 March 2011
04:34 GMT |
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Although a lot less exposed to the media than large animals and birds, microorganisms such as bacteria and microbes were also seriously affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill last year. This discovery goes a long way towards showing the real extent of the damage the catastrophic event caused. Scientists say t... |
4 March 2011
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In a bid to provide clean and environmentally-safer fuel for the transportation industry, experts at the University of California in Berkeley (UCB) have engineered bacteria that are capable of producing biofuel similar to gasoline at ten times the rate microbes are capable of. The breakthrough could stir up a competi... |
2 March 2011
09:45 GMT |
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Experts in the field of structural biology are proud to announce a momentous achievement in their area of expertise. Colleagues from an international research group were recently able to use the world's first free electron laser (FEL) to capture an image of an intact virus. In addition to viewing the tiny microo... |
3 February 2011
15:01 GMT |
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A team of experts in the United States, which took the world of genetics by storm last year, announced recently that it managed to reach a new impressive milestone in their quest to develop synthetic life. The group was able to create the first non-biological, self-replicating species on Earth, by synthesizing a bact... |
3 February 2011
04:32 GMT |
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Certain types of bacteria were found to be able to produce biofilms that are significantly more efficient at repelling water than Teflon is. This is the same material used to make non-sticky pans. According to a new study, it would appear that these biofilms, belonging to only a few species of microorganisms, are the... |
31 January 2011
10:56 GMT |
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One of the most efficient methods of preventing the spread of highly-contagious and deadly diseases through the Third World and beyond is to vaccination a large portion of the population in mass. The findings are detailed in two research paper, that appear in the January issue of the esteemed open-access journal PLoS... |
27 January 2011
14:01 GMT |
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Israeli scientists have reported the development and the successful lab testing of a 'killer paper' – a material with anti-bacterial properties that could be used as the next food packaging material.The principle is simple – the paper contains a coating of silver particles, which allow it to fig... |
20 January 2011
09:22 GMT |
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A team of evolutionary biologists has recently demonstrated in a new scientific paper that slime molds are capable of practicing a primitive form of agriculture, that allows them to pack a launch every time they decide to travel to another location. The investigation was carried out on the long-studied social amoebae... |
20 January 2011
03:08 GMT |
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A group of researchers from the University of Michigan in Ann Harbor (UM) announces the creation of a monitoring method for bacteria that eliminates the need for microscopes. Their technique relies on using a device made from components that are commercially available and cheap. In fact, the team says, their innovati... |
18 January 2011
03:30 GMT |
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A group of investigators has recently discovered the existence of a new species of archaebacteria inside the oceans, at a depth exceeding the height of Mount Everest. Temperatures and pressures here are way beyond anything we are accustomed to, yet somehow these creatures manage to endure.
This is the so-called h... |
18 January 2011
02:39 GMT |
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A group of experts announces the development of a new method for tracking down Escherichia coli, one of the most common microorganisms in the human body. At times, the bacteria can act up and cause problems, and so developing method for tracking and detecting it is very important.Researchers from the Purdue Universit... |
15 January 2011
07:06 GMT |
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A PhD student in the United States made arguably one of the most impressive discoveries in the field of paleobiology, when he discovered lifeforms that were more than 34,000 years old inside salt crystals collected from deep underneath the floor of Death Valley, in California. The sample in question were collected ye... |
7 January 2011
11:04 GMT |
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Researchers reporting in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, discovered that antibiotic resistance is not just a genetic feature of bacteria, and that in fact they have a second strategy of defense, known as persistence.This is the first time that researchers proved that there is an interaction between two mechanism... |
6 January 2011
08:08 GMT |
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Years ago, when the Space Age was in its earliest days, rigorous rules forced space-faring nations to sterilize their spacecraft before sending them to another celestial body. At this point, it's estimated that more than 1 trillion bacterial and microbial spores have made their way to these bodies. A paper publi... |
28 December 2010
06:17 GMT |
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Bacteria have been alive on this planet for billions of years, and the main reason for that is this fact that they were able to adapt themselves to threats from other microorganisms, and also to drastic changes in their living conditions. A new study suggests other factors might be at play too. A Texas A&M University... |
27 December 2010
09:44 GMT |
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Using bacteria of some sort to create newer and better computers is not exactly a new idea, but it seems that researchers from University of California San Francisco have actually succeeded in forcing a certain bacteria to act as a logic gate.The main principle behind creating computers based on microscopic lifeform... |
10 December 2010
11:17 GMT |
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Emory University neuroscientist Charles Raison, MD, and colleagues, said in a newly published article, that there is growing evidence that being too clean by eliminating the ancient relationships with microorganisms in foot, soil and the gut, can be a cause of the increasing rates of people suffering from depression.... |
8 December 2010
05:51 GMT |
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A group of Canadian investigators has discovered that a species of rust-eating bacteria is currently devouring the remains of the RMS Titanic, the famous Atlantic liner that sunk after colliding with an iceberg on April 14, 1912.The wreck of the massive ship, the largest in the world when it was launched, is now bein... |
7 December 2010
05:34 GMT |
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On people's skin there are all sorts of bacteria, which researchers found to be more or less attractive to malaria mosquitoes.Actually, skin bacteria turns sweat into certain odors, that mosquitoes recognize with an amazing precision.PhD researcher Niels Verhulst made this discovery, and he also proved that the ... |
29 November 2010
11:10 GMT |
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A team of experts from the United Kingdom announces that it managed to revive a population of ancient bacteria, that have been trapped inside icy prisons for thousands of years. The microorganisms have been found inside salt crystals that still contained minute water droplets. They were extracted from sites in Death... |
29 November 2010
04:39 GMT |
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In a new investigation, researchers argue that a common group of bacteria, that can readily be found inside sewage treatment plants, may hold clues as to the origins of eukaryotic cells. These are cells that have a nucleus containing DNA. The team behind the new work believes that the microorganisms they analyzed are... |
27 November 2010
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Hamburger disease is a debilitating form of food poisoning, that might soon be forgotten thanks to new findings from a collaboration between international researchers, led by the French National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA), involving the Université de Montréal.This is the first research that... |
26 November 2010
09:56 GMT |
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A particular squid species has captured the attention of researchers, due to the variety of methods it uses to steer clear of predators. The animals is part of the cephalopods group, which includes cuttlefish, squids and octopus.All these creatures are capable to protecting themselves from predators through a variety... |
22 November 2010
07:02 GMT |
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According to a new investigation, it would appear that even the deepest layers of the ocean's crust are teeming with life in a way that researchers did not thought was possible. These areas reveal a large biodiversity of bacteria and other microorganisms, experts say. The creatures living at these depths and und... |
20 November 2010
04:59 GMT |
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Experts from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) managed to develop a technique for producing high-quality, environmentally friendly products such as bioplastics from fruits, vegetables and plant wastes. This was done by essentially traini... |
19 November 2010
06:24 GMT |
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Sudoku seems to be a very popular game, and not only among humans, since a strain of Escherichia coli bacteria is now able to solve the logic puzzle, helped by a group of Japanese students, from the University of Tokyo, of course.The team led by Ryo Taniuchi, started with 16 types of E. coli on a four-by-four Sudoky ... |
17 November 2010
09:54 GMT |
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According to a new series of genetic studies, it would appear that the bacterium species called Yersinia pestis came from a family tree that originated in China. The microorganisms causes the plague, a diseases that ravished Europe centuries ago.In order to arrive at the new conclusions, researchers carried out a com... |
11 November 2010
10:14 GMT |
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A team of Australian and British researchers, discovered that within our bodies, there is a protein called perforin, which punches holes in rogue cells, and kills them.The researchers have deciphered the structure of the perforin pore, and as project leader Prof James Whisstock from Monash University says, “per... |
1 November 2010
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A team of researchers from the University of Tokyo in Japan, found out that hydrothermal vents on the bottom of the ocean can generate electrical currents, and hypothesized that this could have led to creating the cradle of early life on Earth.The team of researchers led by Ryuhei Nakamura says these electrical curre... |
30 October 2010
06:59 GMT |
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After noticing that allergic asthma and eczema levels are rising in North American children, Canadian scientists wandered just how clean we must be in order to allow good bacteria to develop and protect us from autoimmune diseases.Dr. B. Brett Finlay, a Professor in the Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of... |
29 October 2010
02:16 GMT |
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There are ways of boosting bacteria in the lower gut to have your body absorb sulforaphane – the anti-cancer compound in broccoli, concluded a research carried out at the University of Illinois.The anti-cancer booster is the intestinal microbiota, which many scientists suspected for a while now, without having ... |
22 October 2010
09:52 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of South Australia are working on making medical devices safer by developing a technique that will permanently bind antibacterial coatings to a polymer layer, thus preventing biofilms.Biofilms are thin layers of bacterial colonies that can cover the surface of a medical device and expose... |
20 October 2010
06:27 GMT |
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A new research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, suggests that bacteria in the mouth and/or in the intestines can affect the development of atherosclerosis.We could imagine that our mouth is a very clean place, where there is no bacteria if we brush our teeth and keep a healthy oral hygiene.But scientific re... |
18 October 2010
08:37 GMT |
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The human body contains bacteria and viruses, in a balance that keeps it healthy, so a team of Canadian researchers are looking at the fragile balance of virus and bacteria within women's bodies, hoping they can learn more about the health of a woman during her lifetime.The program is led by Dr Deborah Money at ... |
15 October 2010
06:12 GMT |
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A group of investigators in the United Kingdom have just been awarded a research grant for studying a new approach to addressing bone cancer in both children and adults. The researchers, who are based at the University of Nottingham, could develop a way for patients to enjoy a better quality of life, and to receive a... |
12 October 2010
10:15 GMT |
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Until recently, the concept of electrical circuit has been considered to be an artificial one, with no direct equivalent in nature. In a new study of a bacteria species, this was proven to be wrong. Colonies of the microorganism called Shewanella oneidensis display the same type of properties as electrical circu... |
12 October 2010
06:07 GMT |
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In a finding that could lead to the development of new therapies against bacterial infections, experts recently found out that certain bacteria can basically get up and “walk” when creating biofilms.These are structures that cover bacterial colonies after the microorganisms start taking hold of a new host... |
8 October 2010
02:47 GMT |
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Scientists have recently determined that the bacteria which can regularly be found around oil drilling sites can be analyzed in such a manner that they provide a host of useful information about the state of the oil field as a whole. This idea belongs to a new doctoral thesis on the topic, which was defended at the D... |
7 October 2010
10:47 GMT |
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Over the past few decades, the number of drugs that have been extracted from plants has increased considerably, up to a point where the planet alone cannot handle producing so much of these chemicals. This is the situation we're in right now – we cannot rely on plant s to produce the helpful remedies, and ... |
1 October 2010
06:49 GMT |
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