(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from the U.S. and Canada has identified two enzymes that have proven able to break down bacterial biofilms, allowing antibacterial agents to more effectively kill their targets. In their ...
How did birds get their wings? Bacteria may provide a clue, say scientists
Biotechnology
May 6, 2016
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Serious burn victims are immunocompromised and may be missing skin on parts of their body, and this makes them highly vulnerable to bacteria. Thanks to progress in intensive care, they are decreasingly likely to die from ...
Biochemistry
Feb 25, 2016
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(Phys.org)—A small team of researchers working at Tel Aviv University has found a way to deliver a CRISPR system to bacteria that have become resistant to drugs meant to kill them, using phages, to restore sensitivity. ...
Researchers studying a dangerous type of bacteria have discovered that the bacteria have the ability to block both their own growth and the growth of their antibiotic-resistant mutants. The discovery might lead to better ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 12, 2015
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A new study by a team of researchers that includes University of Notre Dame scientists Joshua Shrout and Mark Alber provides new insights into the behavior of an important bacterial pathogen.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2014
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New research has found that one of the world's most prolific bacteria manages to afflict humans, animals and even plants by way of a mechanism not before seen in any infectious microorganism—a sense of touch. This unique ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 19, 2014
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Given a critical change in the environment, how exactly, do species adapt? Professor Tom Vogwill and colleagues wanted to get at the heart of this evolutionary question by measuring the growth rates and DNA mutations of 8 ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 14, 2014
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Big brains do not explain why only humans use sophisticated language, according to researchers who have discovered that even a species of pond life communicates by similar methods.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 23, 2014
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The spread of multi-resistant pathogens is of increasing concern to medical researchers and laypeople alike. Yet it is expensive and time-consuming to develop new antibiotics. Researchers at the Universities of Tübingen ...
Biochemistry
Feb 11, 2014
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