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Bacteria: is a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms that have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
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NOV 16, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Before chlorine and other chemicals were used to treat our water, humans used to boil water to kill off bacteria and oth ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 15, 2021Microbiology
Research has shown that the gut microbiome, which consists of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microorga ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes that live in out gastrointestinal tract, and each one of those single-celled organisms h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have identified bacteria that have the potential to fight infections that affect the middle ear and can caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2021Microbiology
The gut microbiome is a critical part of human health. Research has shown that many types of bacteria may reside there. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2021Microbiology
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide, and it's killing infants. The disease is a leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, acc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that describes chronic gut inflammation and includes ulcerative colitis and C ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2021Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 250,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostat ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 31, 2021Microbiology
Single celled organisms called archaea occupy their own branch on the tree of life, like bacteria, but we know a lot les ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genomic sequencing tools have enabled researchers to study microbial communities that are everywhere in our world, even ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2021Microbiology
Acne is a complex condition, and the biological processes underlying the formation of pimples are not fully understood. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2021Microbiology
For many years, scientists and experts have warned about a building crisis - antibiotics are becoming less reliable, bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2021Microbiology
Microbes are engaged in a never-ending battle, and they have ways of attacking each other as well as defense mechanisms.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria can be found almost everywhere, and they can serve many beneficial purposes. Scientists are now using bacterial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2021Health & Medicine
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning people who purchased an aromatherapy spray called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2021Microbiology
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of Salmonella food ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2021Microbiology
Many animals, including humans and cats, harbor huge colonies of microbes, which may live in places like the skin, or th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2021Microbiology
The gastrointestinal tract is full of microbes, all with their own genomes and characteristics. Some of those microbes a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Parents pass their genes on to their children. But they can pass down other things too with epigenetic marks, chemical t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2021Cancer
Cancer immunotherapy, a treatment that directly enhances a patient’s immune system, is typically perceived as a mo ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 17, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms. Luckily, most pose no threat to us. But some harmless bacteria have the potential t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2021Microbiology
Leprosy has been infecting people since ancient times, and is estimated to have caused about 202,000 new infections in 2 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2021Immunology
Antibodies are blood proteins with highly specialized functions: to recognize and eliminate bacteria, viruses, an ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 13, 2021Microbiology
When we get an infection, we can take antibiotics to get rid of it. But sometimes the situation becomes more complicated ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Before chlorine and other chemicals were used to treat our water, humans used to boil water to kill off bacteria and oth
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 15, 2021
Microbiology
Research has shown that the gut microbiome, which consists of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microorga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes that live in out gastrointestinal tract, and each one of those single-celled organisms h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have identified bacteria that have the potential to fight infections that affect the middle ear and can caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is a critical part of human health. Research has shown that many types of bacteria may reside there.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2021
Microbiology
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide, and it's killing infants. The disease is a leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, acc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that describes chronic gut inflammation and includes ulcerative colitis and C
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2021
Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 250,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostat
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 31, 2021
Microbiology
Single celled organisms called archaea occupy their own branch on the tree of life, like bacteria, but we know a lot les
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genomic sequencing tools have enabled researchers to study microbial communities that are everywhere in our world, even
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2021
Microbiology
Acne is a complex condition, and the biological processes underlying the formation of pimples are not fully understood.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2021
Microbiology
For many years, scientists and experts have warned about a building crisis - antibiotics are becoming less reliable, bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes are engaged in a never-ending battle, and they have ways of attacking each other as well as defense mechanisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria can be found almost everywhere, and they can serve many beneficial purposes. Scientists are now using bacterial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2021
Health & Medicine
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning people who purchased an aromatherapy spray called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2021
Microbiology
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of Salmonella food
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2021
Microbiology
Many animals, including humans and cats, harbor huge colonies of microbes, which may live in places like the skin, or th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2021
Microbiology
The gastrointestinal tract is full of microbes, all with their own genomes and characteristics. Some of those microbes a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Parents pass their genes on to their children. But they can pass down other things too with epigenetic marks, chemical t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2021
Cancer
Cancer immunotherapy, a treatment that directly enhances a patient’s immune system, is typically perceived as a mo
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 17, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms. Luckily, most pose no threat to us. But some harmless bacteria have the potential t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2021
Microbiology
Leprosy has been infecting people since ancient times, and is estimated to have caused about 202,000 new infections in 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2021
Immunology
Antibodies are blood proteins with highly specialized functions: to recognize and eliminate bacteria, viruses, an
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 13, 2021
Microbiology
When we get an infection, we can take antibiotics to get rid of it. But sometimes the situation becomes more complicated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch