Nanotech Pores Keep Bacteria from Sticking to Surfaces
A team of researchers used anodization to create nanoscale pores that change the electrical charge and surface energy of a metal surface, creating a nanoporous…
Bacteria
Yale Study Explains How We Live in Harmony With Gut Bacteria
New research from Yale University identifies a strategy that non-harmful gut bacteria employ to preserve this stable relationship with their host during inflammation. Stability in…
Scientists Shed New Light on How ‘Microbial Dark Matter’ Might Cause Disease
A landmark discovery reveals new insights on the biological, ecological and medical importance of TM7, and could lead to better understanding of other elusive bacteria….
Engineered Bacteria Store Memories of Chemical Exposure
New research from MIT reveals that engineered E. coli can store long-term memories of chemical exposure and other events in their DNA. MIT engineers have…
Engineered Liposomes: A Possible Alternative to Antibiotics
By engineering artificial nanoparticles made of lipids, scientists have developed a treatment for bacterial infections without using antibiotics. Scientists from the University of Bern have…
Scientists Generate Renewable Propane Using Bacteria
Researchers used Escherichia coli to interrupt the biological process that turns fatty acids into cell membranes, channeling the fatty acids along a different biological pathway…
Researchers Identify Gut Bacteria That Protect Against Food Allergies
A newly published study from the University of Chicago reveals that the common gut bacteria Clostridia prevent sensitization to allergens in a mouse model, paving…
Harvard Scientists Identify Microbe that “Eats” Electricity
In a new study, Harvard scientists show that the bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris can use natural conductivity to pull electrons from minerals located deep in soil…
UCSD Biologists Develop New Method for Identifying Antibiotics
A newly published study details how biologists at UC San Diego developed a new method for identifying and characterizing antibiotics. Biologists at the University of…
Scientists Pinpoint Lowest Temperature Limit for Life on Earth
In a new study, scientists reveal that -20°C is the lowest temperature at which simple life can live and grow on Earth. The study, which…
Scientists Reveal the Structure of the Typhoid Toxin
In a newly published study, Yale scientists offer an explanation of how Typhoid fever still kills hundreds of thousands of people every year and suggest…
Study Shows Changing Gut Bacteria Through Diet Affects Brain Function
A newly published study found that women who regularly consumed beneficial bacteria known as probiotics through yogurt showed altered brain function in many areas, including…
Study Reveals How Deadly Bacteria Trick the Immune System
A new study from UCLA suggests that certain bacteria can pretend to be viruses when infecting humans, allowing them to hijack the body’s immune response…
Study Provides Evidence That Viruses Can Have Immune Systems
In a newly published study, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine provide evidence that bacteriophage can acquire a functional and adaptive immune system, possibly…
Calcified Bacteria Sheds Light on the Health Consequences of the Evolving Diet
A newly published study from the University of Adelaide shows that calcified dental plaque (dental calculus) found on ancient teeth from 34 early European skeletons…
Natural Toxins Combined with Synthetic Drugs Could Disarm Cancer, Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Researchers at Rice University believe that combining natural toxins with man-made mirror drugs will create the drug equivalent of a one-two punch, “confusing” bacteria and…
Researchers Identify a Superbug’s Secret to Antibiotic Resistance
Fighting to stop deadly infections like Staphylococcus aureus, scientists have now identified the structural basis for antibiotic multiresistance acquisition by S. aureus and suggest ways…
Study Reveals Link between Gut Bacteria and Autism
A team of scientists from Western University and the University of Arkansas have discovered a unique blood marker that shows a link between gut bacteria…
