The majority of disease-causing bacteria in the body are rendered harmless by the protective effects of the immune system. Those that manage to escape the immune system can be killed by antibiotics, but bacteria are becoming ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 22, 2016
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Predators and prey can be found across the tree of life, even among bacteria. Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is one such bacterial predator, and an efficient killer of the prevalent E. coli bacterium. This bacterial predator ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 10, 2016
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More than 100,000 people a year die from hospital-acquired infections, and a Villanova team led by Associate Professor of Chemistry Kevin P.C. Minbiole, PhD, is doing cutting-edge research to help combat infections such as ...
Materials Science
Feb 9, 2016
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The destructive ability of bacteria to organize an infection or block pathways such as intestines, medical stents and wastewater pipes relies on communication with one another.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 13, 2016
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Modifying the structure of poplar wood can also alter the endosphere microbiome, the bacteria that reside inside tree tissue. This has emerged from research by UHasselt, UGent and VIB. "This is one of the first in-depth studies ...
Biotechnology
Jan 13, 2016
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Sharks prowl the watery depths for their prey, lions stalk the tall-grass savannah, and bacteriophages, well, they've got snot. The thin layer of mucus that coats epithelial cells serves as the hunting ground for phages, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 19, 2015
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In the hunt for new ways to kill harmful bacteria, scientists have turned to a natural predator: viruses that infect bacteria. By tweaking the genomes of these viruses, known as bacteriophages, researchers hope to customize ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 23, 2015
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A group of UBC students is betting probiotics could be the key to protecting bees from death caused by harmful pesticides.
Ecology
Sep 21, 2015
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An Agricultural Research Service scientist in Pennsylvania has developed a sanitizing wash formulated with natural compounds that could reduce the number of foodborne illnesses caused each year by Escherichia coli, Salmonella, ...
Other
Sep 14, 2015
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Health experts have warned for years that the overuse of antibiotics is creating "superbugs" able to resist drugs treating infection.
Evolution
Jul 30, 2015
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