Study Reveals How Antibiotics Work

Study Reveals How Antibiotics Work

Action pathways have never been fully understood until now

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 29th, 2012
What Life Looked Like on Early Earth

What Life Looked Like on Early Earth

Studies conducted in Antarctica may answer this question

Oral Bacteria Can Lead to Blood Clot Formation

Oral Bacteria Can Lead to Blood Clot Formation

The microorganisms can also trigger the development of endocarditis

Bacteria Can Produce Graphene

Bacteria Can Produce Graphene

The material may replace silicon as a basis for modern electronics

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 20th, 2012
Calculating the Activity of Bacteria in the Deep Seabed

Calculating the Activity of Bacteria in the Deep Seabed

Even these remote, inhospitable locations are inhabited

Study Shows Fecal Transplantation Saves Lives

Study Shows Fecal Transplantation Saves Lives

The procedure might sound strange, but it's the best treatment for CDI

Arctic Bacteria Underlie New Salmonella Vaccine

Arctic Bacteria Underlie New Salmonella Vaccine

The treatment makes salmonella unable to survive in warm environments

Soil Bacteria Use Own Rules for Chemistry

Soil Bacteria Use Own Rules for Chemistry

Scientists make surprising findings about how these microorganisms feed

Marine Bacteria Use Bioluminescence to Navigate the Oceans

Marine Bacteria Use Bioluminescence to Navigate the Oceans

They do so by passing through zooplankton and fish

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 27th, 2012
Bacteria Could Help Us Fight Global Warming

Bacteria Could Help Us Fight Global Warming

Modified microorganisms can augment carbon storage capabilities

Prolonged Drought May Have Killed Off Martian Lifeforms

Prolonged Drought May Have Killed Off Martian Lifeforms

That is, if they got a chance to develop in the first place

MSU Team Shows How Easily Viruses Mutate

MSU Team Shows How Easily Viruses Mutate

Their investigation reveals exactly why the organisms are so dangerous

Why Bacterial Biofilms Spread

Why Bacterial Biofilms Spread

The answer lies in the very structure of their extracellular matrix

Bacteria at Bottom of Glaciers May Survive on Mars

Bacteria at Bottom of Glaciers May Survive on Mars

The conclusion belongs to a series of studies conducted in the laboratory

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 20th, 2012
Tears Can Annihilate Bacteria

Tears Can Annihilate Bacteria

Molecules in tears destroy far larger microorganisms

Mucus Disrupts Bacterial Coordination in the Body

Mucus Disrupts Bacterial Coordination in the Body

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

Pigs Can Evolve Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Just Two Weeks

Pigs Can Evolve Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Just Two Weeks

Scientists are puzzled at how fast such microorganisms appear

 
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