Macrophages in Culture. Credit: Adam Taylor Researchers from the University of Southampton, working with colleagues at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), have developed…
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An international research team has discovered a specific type of gut bacteria in bees that can improve memory. The study, led by scientists from Jiangnan…
As bacterial infections impervious to drugs rise, so does the need to develop better antibiotics. As long as antibiotics have existed, so too has antibiotic…
As part of the ESA–NASA Arctic Methane and Permafrost Challenge, new research has revealed that rapidly thawing Arctic permafrost has the potential to release antibiotic…
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria and play a potential role in the evolution of life. Viruses have a bad reputation. They are responsible for…
Legume Root nodules colored pink by leghaemoglobin and caused by a symbiotic relationship between the plant and beneficial bacteria. Credit: John Innes Centre Scientists discover…
Scientists plan to exploit this new understanding to create new therapeutics for antibiotic-resistant superbugs. The mechanism which allows β-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, to kill MRSA…
Microscopy image of a living E. coli bacterium, revealing the patchy nature of its protective outer membrane. A densely packed network of proteins is interrupted…
This immunotherapeutic enhances human neutrophil (blue nuclear stain, Hoeschest) phagocytosis of S. aureus (red, pHrodo stain). Credit: (C) Dr. Jennifer Payne A multi-disciplinary project driven…
Shoe soles had the highest positivity rates, with 45% of samples testing positive for the bacteria. C. difficile is usually thought of as a hospital-associated…
Identifying the dynamic events occurring during urinary tract infections (UTI) has revealed a new potential strategy to combat this condition, considered the most common type…
Credit: Dr. Tim Blower, Durham University A new study led by a team of bioscientists from Durham University, UK, in collaboration with University of Liverpool,…
Scanning electron microscope image of Mycoplasma pneumoniae cells, small bacteria that are naturally adapted to the human lung. Credit: María Lluch/CRG Experimental treatment dissolves antibiotic-resistant…
A new study shows oxygenic photosynthesis likely evolved between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago. Some time in Earth’s early history, the planet took a…
Adaptavate is developing biodegradable plasterboard that is made using crop waste instead of gypsum. Credit: Adaptavate Researchers at the University of Bath are investigating whether…
Phytoplasma effector SAP05 induces witches’ broom in Arabidopsis. Credit: John Innes Centre Zombie plants, witches’ brooms and the curse that might contain a cure. A…
Zebrafish infected with fluorescent bacteria, Mycobacterium abscessus, shown in red. Credit: Dr. Matt Johansen and the Kremer Lab Mycobacterium abscessus, a relative of the bacteria…
A study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), by researchers at the Baker Institute for Animal Health, part of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine,…
Bacterial “miners” shown in relief working to process soil nutrients, some more efficiently than others. Bradyrhizobium is shown here consolidating its control of carbon from…
Figure 1: A photo showing 1,3-butadiene produced from bacteria. Credit: © 2021 Yokohama Rubber Microbes are engineered to convert sugar into a chemical found in…