Using E. coli to create bioproducts, like biodiesel, in a cost-effective manner
Who knew a potentially deadly bacteria could be used for good?
Biochemistry
Feb 21, 2019
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News tagged with deadly bacteria
Physicists pinpoint a simple mechanism that makes bacteria resistant to antibiotics
Physicists at McMaster University have for the first time identified a simple mechanism used by potentially deadly bacteria to fend off antibiotics, a discovery which is providing new insights into how germs adapt and behave ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 18, 2019
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From peaceful coexistence to potential peril: The bacteria that live in and on us
Bacteria are everywhere, including in and on our bodies. There are estimated to be as many bacteria in a human body as there are human cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 19, 2018
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Immunotherapy for deadly bacteria shows early promise
If immunotherapy—the harnessing of the body's immune system—can destroy cancer cells, as has been demonstrated, why not try to trigger the body's immune system to battle deadly bacteria?
Biochemistry
Jul 5, 2018
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Water safety checks dangerously underestimate pathogen levels, study suggests
Deadly bacteria lurking in drinking water storage tanks could be missed by standard health and safety tests, scientists have warned in a new report.
Environment
Apr 16, 2018
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Parasites inside your body could be protecting you from disease
It's fair to say parasites are generally bad for their hosts. Many cause disease and death so, like most species, we humans usually try to avoid infection at all costs. But it turns out that some parasites, although potentially ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 1, 2017
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Spain hit by deadly bacteria threatening olive trees
A deadly bacteria that infected thousands of olive trees in Italy has been detected for the first time in mainland Spain, the world's top producer of olive oil, a regional government official said Thursday.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2017
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Antimicrobial substances identified in Komodo dragon blood
In a land where survival is precarious, Komodo dragons thrive despite being exposed to scads of bacteria that would kill less hardy creatures. Now in a study published in the Journal of Proteome Research, scientists report ...
Biochemistry
Feb 22, 2017
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Spain's Balearic Islands hit by deadly olive tree bacteria
A deadly bacteria that infected thousands of olive trees in Italy has been detected in Spain's Balearic Islands where authorities are racing to contain it, a regional government official said Friday.
Ecology
Feb 3, 2017
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EU Commission can order Italy to fell diseased olive trees: court
The EU's top court ruled Thursday the European Commission can order member states to cut down thousands of olive trees infected by deadly bacteria after Italian authorities halted the felling in December.
Ecology
Jun 9, 2016
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