News tagged with intracellular bacteria

Researchers find new 'molecular motors' that bacteria use to transport proteins

(PhysOrg.com) -- Joshua Shaevitz, an assistant professor from the Department of Physics and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University, along with Mingzhai Sun, a postdoctoral associate at ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Red blood cell hormone modulates the immune system

New research reveals that a hormone best known for stimulating the production of red blood cells can modulate the immune response. The study, published by Cell Press in the January 27th issue of the journal Immunity, finds ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Discovery opens new avenues for treating devastating freshwater fish parasite, 'Ich'

Researchers from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine have made an "unexpected" dual discovery that could open new avenues for treating Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, or "Ich", a devastating ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Immune system quirk could lead to effective tularemia vaccine

Immunologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the have found a unique quirk in the way the immune system fends off bacteria called Francisella tularensis, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers identify mechanism that helps bacteria avoid destruction in cells

Infectious diseases currently cause about one-third of all human deaths worldwide, more than all forms of cancer combined. Advances in cell biology and microbial genetics have greatly enhanced understanding of the cause and ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 10, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Evolution still scientifically stable

An international team of researchers, including Monash University biochemists, has discovered evidence at the molecular level in support of one of the key tenets of Darwin's theory of evolution.

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 13