Microbiology
Microbiology research has paved the way toward incredible advancements in infection and the eradication of many diseases. This compilation of articles and resources touch on the various human diseases are most commonly attributed to the subject matter of microbiology, as well as the many microbes that are also responsible for numerous beneficial processes.
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MAY 17, 2020Immunology
Some good news comes as researchers scramble for potential vaccine candidates amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic. Scien ... -
FEB 10, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s s ...
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JAN 25, 2017Microbiology
Bacteriocins are toxins made by one bacterium to kill other bacteria. Not very nice, but it’s a tough world out th ...
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NOV 29, 2018Microbiology
Sea anemones normally kill and eat fish. But clownfish can nestle into anemones without getting stung.
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MAR 08, 2015Health & Medicine
Is it love or a diarrheal parasite? In this Valentine's-appropriate image, it's the parasite. Caught on scanning electro ...
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APR 26, 2016Microbiology
Bacteria love to take up residence in urinary catheters. Now, there’s a new bit of technology that can tell health ...
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APR 07, 2015Earth & The Environment
In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofu ...
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DEC 09, 2016Microbiology
Protists are predators of bacteria, and they help shape soil communities by munching on bacteria (sorry, bacteria). &nbs ...
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MAR 08, 2017Microbiology
Neanderthals are our closest extinct relative, and through their DNA scientists have gained new insight into their die, ...
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MAR 09, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), La Jolla, Calif, has determined the basic structural ...
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MAY 05, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Samples obtained from patients from all over the world have been used to sequence the genomes of the viral strains infec ...
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AUG 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Can the staph superbug, also known as MRSA, be brought down by salt? Scientists finally expose a key weakness in these b ...
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JUL 29, 2021Immunology
A developing fetus in its second trimester of life is changing at an extraordinarily rapid pace––bones are b ...
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MAR 10, 2020Microbiology
The vast majority (97.5%) of people will develop symptoms of infection within 11.5 days of exposure to the virus.
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JUN 08, 2018Microbiology
The S. aureus pathogen doesn't only invade bone, it uses it as a snack.
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MAR 11, 2015Microbiology
Households can serve as a reservoir for transmitting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a ...
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MAY 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The fidget spinner toy craze took the world by storm — a small, boomerang-shaped gadget that rotates hypnotically ...
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FEB 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark are working towards finding new methods for battling antibiotic resis ...
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MAR 22, 2020Microbiology
Outliers exist everywhere in nature, and it seems they serve an important purpose.
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DEC 08, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In the 1530s, hundreds of years before microscopes and Petri dishes, an Italian physician called Girolamo Fracastoro wro ...
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DEC 11, 2015Microbiology
Ever had jet-lag? This woe of long-distance travelers strikes when your circadian rhythm (or, biological clock) is ...
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OCT 31, 2019Microbiology
Some people are affected by a syndrome in which their gut microbes generate enough alcohol to cause symptoms of intoxica ...
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MAY 27, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that non-replicable data is cited 153 times more ofte ...
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JUL 09, 2019Cancer
A new study reveals that stopping one protein from functioning can cause some cancer cells to die from stress.
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JAN 04, 2021Microbiology
The microbial community in our gastrointestinal tract has been shown to have a significant impact on our health and well ...
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MAR 31, 2017Microbiology
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are painful and unfortunately quite common; half of all women get a UTI eventually, a qu ...
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SEP 29, 2019Microbiology
Humans don't make a carbohydrate called Neu5Gc, but most mammals, including cows, do.
