A nutrition expert at UC Davis has discovered important clues to the deadly attack strategy of a puzzling plant pathogen that has destroyed hundreds of thousands acres of citrus across the world.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 07, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 0

From Earth's surface to hundreds of kilometers deeper than oilmen drill, the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) is investigating the surprising quantity of carbon in the deep, dark Earth beyond photosynthesis.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Mar 04, 2013 4.3 / 5 (4) 0

A new study has examined how bacteria clog medical devices, and the result isn't pretty. The microbes join to create slimy ribbons that tangle and trap other passing bacteria, creating a full blockage in ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Mar 01, 2013 4.7 / 5 (6) 4 |

A succession of distinct but surprising microbial communities populate apple blossoms during the flowers' life cycle, suggesting that the bacteria have a carefully regulated relationship with the common fruit ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Feb 27, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

The vast majority of the Earth's estimated 13 million species are still unknown and to describe them all would take up to 2,000 years, according to a leading Brazilian scientist.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 26, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—On the front lines of our defenses against bacteria is the protein calprotectin, which "starves" invading pathogens of metal nutrients.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 21, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 0 |

(Phys.org)—There are "things hidden in plain sight" all around us. But art can help students see their world anew, unlocking discoveries in fields ranging from plant biology to biomedical imaging, according to University ...

Other Sciences - Mathematics

Feb 19, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 0

A team of scientists and surgeons from Newcastle are developing a new nasal spray from a marine microbe to help clear chronic sinusitis.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Feb 18, 2013 4.7 / 5 (6) 0

Changes to the temperature and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere are causing fundamental changes to the ocean, too. The water is getting warmer and more acidic, and those changes may reconfigure the microbial ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 18, 2013 4 / 5 (4) 8 |

Several naturally occurring antibiotics can control disease and promote crop health, offering an alternative to chemicals currently used in farming.

Biology - Biotechnology

Feb 18, 2013 not rated yet 0

Vibrio cholerae, the scourge of nations lacking clean water. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the microbe that plagues people with cystic fibrosis. Acinetobacter species, opportunistic organisms that can infect vulnerable ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Feb 15, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Organic matter is important for soil health and crop productivity. While an indicator of soil quality, a lot of organic matter is in extremely stable forms, and the nutrients in such forms are difficult for plants to use. ...

Biology - Other

Feb 11, 2013 not rated yet 0

With help from a wind tunnel and the latest DNA technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are shedding light on the travel patterns of microbes in soils carried off by strong winds. The work has implications ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

New protein probes are now helping scientists find the best biomass-to-biofuel production enzymes that nature has to offer. Turning biomass into biofuel hinges on the breakdown of the energy-rich primary ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Feb 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Among the more peculiar organisms that inhabit our Earth exists a bacterium that turns water-soluble gold into microscopic nuggets of solid gold, scientists said Sunday.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Feb 03, 2013 4.5 / 5 (20) 2