- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 20th, 2012
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
Studies conducted in Antarctica may answer this question
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 27th, 2012
Oral Bacteria Can Lead to Blood Clot Formation
The microorganisms can also trigger the development of endocarditis
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 22nd, 2012
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
Even these remote, inhospitable locations are inhabited
- Learn to know your body
- By Elena Gorgan
- March 15th, 2012
Study Shows Fecal Transplantation Saves Lives
The procedure might sound strange, but it's the best treatment for CDI
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 5th, 2012
Arctic Bacteria Underlie New Salmonella Vaccine
The treatment makes salmonella unable to survive in warm environments
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 5th, 2012
Soil Bacteria Use Own Rules for Chemistry
Scientists make surprising findings about how these microorganisms feed
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 27th, 2012
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
Modified microorganisms can augment carbon storage capabilities
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 6th, 2012
Prolonged Drought May Have Killed Off Martian Lifeforms
That is, if they got a chance to develop in the first place
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 27th, 2012
MSU Team Shows How Easily Viruses Mutate
Their investigation reveals exactly why the organisms are so dangerous
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 25th, 2012
Why Bacterial Biofilms Spread
The answer lies in the very structure of their extracellular matrix
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 20th, 2012
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
Molecules in tears destroy far larger microorganisms
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 18th, 2012
Mucus Disrupts Bacterial Coordination in the Body
The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 17th, 2012
Pigs Can Evolve Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Just Two Weeks
Scientists are puzzled at how fast such microorganisms appear