News tagged with mutant bacteria

Mighty mesh: Extracellular matrix identified as source of spreading in biofilms

New research at Harvard explains how bacterial biofilms expand to form slimy mats on teeth, pipes, surgical instruments, and crops.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers boost production of biofuel that could replace gasoline

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at Ohio State University have found a way to double the production of the biofuel butanol, which might someday replace gasoline in automobiles.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 5

How meningitis bacteria attack the brain

(PhysOrg.com) -- A specific protein on the surface of a common bacterial pathogen allows the bacteria to leave the bloodstream and enter the brain, initiating the deadly infection known as meningitis. The new finding, which ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0