Turning the phage on infectious diseases
Not all viruses infect humans and cause pandemics. In fact, some viruses can help us out—by infecting bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 17, 2020
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News tagged with natural bacteria
Triggering bacteria in the service of medicine
Bacteria, as it turns out, are a lot like us. They get complacent in relaxed, non-threatening environments. And when they're relaxed, they don't produce defenses that guard against things that want to kill them, like competing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 23, 2020
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Water bacteria have a green thumb
The sheer endless expanses of the oceans are hostile deserts—at least from the perspective of a bacterium living in water. Tiny as it is, its chances of finding sufficient nutrients in the great mass of water would seem ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 12, 2020
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Metal collector made of bacteria
Bacteria, fungi and plants sometimes produce metal-binding substances that can be harnessed, for example for the extraction of raw materials, for their separation, for cleaning soils or for medical purposes.
Cell & Microbiology
May 26, 2020
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This beetle got a boost when it partnered up with antifungal bacteria
Life is tough if you're a beetle.
Ecology
Feb 28, 2020
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Surprising beauty found in bacterial cultures
Microbial communities inhabit every ecosystem on Earth, from soil to rivers to the human gut. While monoclonal cultures often exist in labs, in the real world, many different microbial species inhabit the same space. Researchers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 14, 2020
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How a Manuka honey 'sandwich' could be the key to fighting infections
Layering minute amounts of Manuka honey between layers of surgical mesh acts as a natural antibiotic that could prevent infection following an operation, new research has shown.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 3, 2019
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Evolving alongside other bacteria keeps hospital bug potent
Bacteria that evolve in natural environments—rather than laboratory tests—may become resistant to phage treatments without losing their virulence, new research shows.
Evolution
Oct 23, 2019
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A new approach to tackle superbugs
Scientists have uncovered a novel antibiotic-free approach that could help prevent and treat one of the most widespread bacterial pathogens, using nanocapsules made of natural ingredients.
Bio & Medicine
Oct 17, 2019
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Multidrug resistance: Not as recent as we thought
Researchers from Osaka University have made the striking discovery that multidrug-resistant bacteria may have been around longer than we thought. In findings published this month in Communications Biology, the researchers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 13, 2019
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