New research due to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)* reveals that raw-type dog foods contain high…
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Associate Professor Yohey Suzuki at the University of Tokyo led the effort to develop a new way to prepare rock samples to search for life…
Scientists Identify Microbe That Could Help Degrade Polyurethane-Based Plastics A strain of an extremophile group of bacteria is capable of ingesting toxic organic compounds as…
Bacterial biofilm scraped from the surface of the tongue and imaged using CLASI-FISH. Human epithelial tissue forms a central core (gray). Colors indicate different bacteria:…
This photograph shows green photosynthetic cyanobacteria growing and mineralizing in the sand-hydrogel framework. The living material has similar strength to cement-base mortar. Credit: College of…
Brain organoid infected by the zika virus after 13 days. On green, the cells that are infected by the virus; on red, neurons; on blue,…
Hawaiian bobtail squid. Two genetic factors that control the expression of a key gene required by the luminescent bacteria that inhabit the squid’s light organs…
Researchers discover Chlamydia-related bacteria deep below the Arctic Ocean. Chlamydia are infamous for causing sexually transmitted infections in humans and animals or even amoeba. An…
A new light-activated coating that kills bacteria could be used to coat phone screens and keyboards, as well as the inside of catheters and breathing…
Astronaut Michael Foale sampling the potable water delivery system from the International Space Station. Microbes that likely colonized the water dispenser before takeoff are still…
MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound using a machine-learning algorithm. A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many…
Abstract art representing the coexistence of species. Researchers from AMOLF (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Harvard University (USA) show how the ability of organisms to move…
A Varroa mite, a common pest that can weaken bees and make them more susceptible to pathogens, feeds on a honey bee. Credit: Alex Wild/University…
Bacteria producing chemicals with (left) and without (right) the bioderivitization step. With bioderivitization, the bacteria are healthier (darker green). Credit: Patrik Jones/Imperial College London Researchers…
Shigella bacteria can override programmed cell death, thereby establishing a niche to spread. Credit: Hamid Kashkar, University of Cologne Certain bacteria can override a defense…
Three dimensional density map and atomic model of the native supercoiled flagellar hook revealed by cryoEM image analysis. Left: side view; right: a central section.…
University of Otago researchers have discovered how viruses that specifically kill bacteria can outwit bacteria by hiding from their defenses, findings which are important for…
These are bacteria devastated by attack with the toxic arrowhead. Credit: T.E. Wood et al. (2019) A weapon bacteria use to vanquish their competitors could…
Copper bed rails. Credit: CopperBioHealth Copper Hospital Beds Kill Bacteria, Save Lives A new study has found that copper hospital beds in the Intensive Care…