Posts Tagged ‘bacteria’
After 3 days, lung bacteria are unstoppable
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A deadly plague bacterium is able to transform the lungs into a breeding ground for other microbes—often escaping detection until it is too late for medical treatment. Continue…
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 11:44 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Jan 24, 2012 12:44 - 0 Comments
Icy microbes make case for life on Mars
PENN STATE (US) — The bottom of a glacier is not the most hospitable place on Earth, but at least two types of bacteria happily live there, according to researchers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 18, 2012 12:08 - 0 Comments
Bitter orange trees taste yucky to bugs
CORNELL (US) — Orange trees engineered to leave a bitter taste in the mouths of bugs may protect Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry from a deadly bacterial disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 18, 2012 9:28 - 0 Comments
Fed antibiotics, pigs carry resistant bugs
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Antibiotics in pig feed increase the number of antibiotic resistant genes in gastrointestinal microbes in pigs, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 16, 2012 11:29 - 1 Comment
Gut bacteria ‘biome’ differs in obese people
U. WASHINGTON (US) — For the first time, the vast array of bacteria in the human gut has been studied as a complex, integrated biological system, rather than a set of separate species. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 10, 2012 17:02 - 0 Comments
Gulf ‘swirl’ key to recovery after oil spill
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A new computer model shows how bacteria, topography, and water currents combined to remove methane and other chemicals from the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 6, 2012 13:15 - 1 Comment
Compound halts foodborne bugs
CORNELL (US) — Researchers have found a compound that is safe for mammals but stops the foodborne bacteria Listeria in its tracks. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 5, 2012 12:24 - 0 Comments
Bacteria ‘chatter’ curbs infectious slime
TEXAS A&M (US) — By manipulating the way bacteria “talk” to each other, researchers have achieved unprecedented control over the formation and dispersal of biofilms. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 29, 2011 10:39 - 0 Comments
Bacteria build ‘houses’ in healthy cells
PURDUE (US) — Bacteria are able to build camouflaged homes for themselves inside healthy cells—and cause disease—by manipulating a natural cellular process, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 19, 2011 11:44 - 0 Comments
Bacteria ‘talk’ and plants listen
UC DAVIS (US) — Scientists have discovered a new signal that helps invading bacteria communicate at the same time it helps targeted rice plants coordinate defensive attacks on the disease-causing invaders. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 6, 2011 14:20 - 0 Comments
Bacteria make sticky glue in nick of time
INDIANA U. (US) — Some bacteria wait until the last minute to synthesize the glue that allows them to permanently attach to surfaces—a process that is important in the environment and also during the infection process. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2011 8:06 - 1 Comment
Compound defeats drug-resistant bacteria
BROWN (US) — When drugs are developed to combat infection, bacteria fight back by coming up with a deterrent. A newly developed compound makes the bacteria vulnerable again.
Health & Medicine - Nov 14, 2011 12:08 - 0 Comments
Hospital ‘superbug’ colonizes colon
U. MONASH (US) — A mutation turns a common hospital bacterium into a deadly superbug that kills increasing numbers of hospital patients worldwide. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 11, 2011 13:19 - 4 Comments
Tune E. coli to churn out biodiesel
STANFORD (US) — E. coli bacteria have what it takes to produce high volumes of biofuel cheaply and efficiently. All that’s needed, scientists say, is a tweak to kick E. coli into high gear. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 4, 2011 8:28 - 0 Comments
Bacteria flip on/off switch when stressed
CALTECH (US) — Instead of shifting from one steady state to another in response to stress, cells use a pulsating mechanism—a simple series of actions that may also drive other cellular processes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 20, 2011 9:41 - 1 Comment
Food safety starts with clean seeds
U. ILLINOIS (US) —The secret to keeping radish, broccoli, alfalfa, and other sprouts free from food-borne bacteria lies in the cleanliness of their seeds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 14, 2011 10:38 - 1 Comment
Gut bacteria may affect cholesterol drugs
DUKE (US) — Statins can be effective at lowering cholesterol, but they have a perplexing tendency to work for some people and not others. Gut bacteria may be the reason. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 10, 2011 10:21 - 0 Comments
Raw sewage harbors mystery viruses
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Thousands of novel, undiscovered viruses, some of which could affect human health, are believed to be hiding in raw sewage, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 3, 2011 9:39 - 1 Comment
Self-cleaning cloth breaks down chemicals
UC DAVIS (US) — A new self-cleaning fabric made from cotton can kill bacteria and break down toxic chemicals such as pesticide residues when exposed to light. (more…)
