Using polymers, scientists at Penn State created primitive cell-like structures that they infused with RNA,…
Browsing: Microbiology
Microbiology is the branch of science that studies microscopic organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and algae. These tiny life forms play crucial roles in ecosystems, human health, and industry—ranging from causing infectious diseases to aiding digestion and driving biotechnological innovations. Microbiology spans a wide range of research areas, such as antibiotic resistance, microbial ecology, and the development of vaccines. As our understanding of microbial life deepens, microbiology remains at the forefront of scientific discovery, offering insights into both the challenges and benefits of the microbial world.
A new study reports that P. acnes phages, a family of viruses that live on…
In a newly published paper, a team of researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological…
In an effort to replicate the cellulose-destroying capabilities of anaerobic fungi in yeast and create…
The DNA-damaging bacterium Escherichia coli that flourishes in the digestive tracts of mice afflicted with…
The floor of the ocean is home to 2.9×1029 single-celled organisms but this large number,…
Bacteria living within the gut could have a link to obesity, possibly explaining how antibiotics…
The microbiota in pregnant women’s gut change as their pregnancy advances, resembling more like those…
Newly published research from scientists at Max Planck Institute suggests that plants choose to allow…
A newly published study from the University of North Carolina found that the drug vorinostat,…
Newly published research describes how an Ascomycete fungus, Stilbella aciculosa, produces a superoxide that reacts…
Using bacteria to breakdown and ferment agricultural waste into ethanol, MSU microbiologists have developed bioelectrochemical…
18 months after the controversy started, it’s become official that the arsenic-tolerant bacterium, GFAJ-1, found…
Hoping to find a more efficient light-harvesting process, MIT scientists analyzed an artificial system that…
A newly published study from scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in…
A team of researchers from UC Irvine and the Pasteur Institute in Paris have produced…
A recently published study examines why Salmonella becomes dangerously virulent. While examining signals from outside…
A new study from a team of microbiologists and immunologists suggests that treatment aimed at…