A team of researchers at the University of Queensland has discovered some of the mechanisms involved when bacteria become more resistant to antibacterial drugs after exposure to antidepressant drugs. In their paper published ...
The antibacterial effects of silver are well established. Now, researchers at Yonsei University in Seoul, Republic of Korea, have developed a technique to coat glass with a layer of silver ions that can prevent growth of ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 27, 2013
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For millennia, the massive Tibetan mastiff has laid literal claim to the label "top dog."
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2019
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MIT researchers have analyzed population genomics and metagenomics to investigate the microbiome evolution of Bacteroides fragilis, one of the most prevalent bacteria found in humans' large intestines. In a paper published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 23, 2019
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Staphylococcus aureus—also known as "golden staph"—has the ability to develop in highly variable environmental conditions (on the skin, in the nose, on sterile surfaces, and so forth). Its great adaptability depends on ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 3, 2020
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Dr John Stewart has made important contributions to a growing body of work that shows how the evolution of ecosystems has to be taken into account when speculating between different geological eras. Go back to the time of ...
Evolution
Feb 26, 2013
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Advanced crafting of stone spearheads contributed to the development of new ways of human thinking and behaving.
Archaeology
Jun 21, 2011
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The towering, hundred-year-old Sitka spruce trees growing in the heart of Vancouver Island's Carmanah Valley appear placid and unchanging.
Evolution
Jul 8, 2019
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Evolving strains of multi-drug resistant pathogens are a growing global concern, outpacing drug discovery efforts and undermining the efficacy of existing antibiotics. The development of comprehensive diagnostics for clinical ...
Why do most plants and animals engage in sexual reproduction?
Evolution
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