Monash University researchers have gained insights into how nanoparticles could develop a biosensor to prevent deadly diseases contracted on medical equipment, such as catheters. Candida…
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No evidence of infection found in the bacterial community around shark wounds. A survey of the shark skin microbiome provides the first step toward understanding…
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the polymer network that makes up mucins. Credit: Katharina Ribbeck Specialized sugar molecules called glycans can disarm opportunistic…
New microbial research at the University of Copenhagen suggests that ‘survival of the friendliest’ outweighs ‘survival of the fittest’ for groups of bacteria Bacteria make…
Colonies of bacteria containing the repressilator circuit develop different patterns of “growth rings” over time depending on what stage the repressilator circuit was in when…
The health care market is failing to support new antibiotics used to treat some of the world’s most dangerous, drug-resistant “superbugs,” according to a new…
MIT engineers have programmed viruses called bacteriophages to kill different strains of E. coli, by making mutations in a viral protein that binds to host…
This was investigated by Dr. Ricarda Schmithausen and Dr. Daniel Exner from the University Hospital Bonn. (c) Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn Hygienists of the University…
Lower temperatures used in ‘energy saver’ washing machines may not be killing all pathogens. Washington, DC — For the first time ever, investigators have identified…
Photomicrograph of pyritized stromatolites from the 3.5 billion-year-old Dresser Formation. The stromatolites are delineated by pyrite, also known as fool’s gold. Credit: UNSW Sydney Western…
Nagoya University researchers and colleagues in Japan have demonstrated a new strategy in fighting antibiotics resistance: the use of artificial haem proteins as a Trojan…
MIT researchers have collected and preserved samples of nearly 8,000 strains of bacteria found in the human digestive tract. Credit: Chelsea Turner, MIT Researchers identify…
Most types of Escherichia coli are harmless, but the ones that aren’t can cause severe life-threatening diarrhea. These problematic bacteria launch infections by inducing intestinal cells to…
A microfluidic technique quickly sorts bacteria based on their capability to generate electricity. Image: Qianru Wang Microbes screened with a new microfluidic process might be…
Sugar can silence a key protein required for colonization by a gut bacterium associated with lean and healthy individuals, according to a new Yale study…