University of California, Berkeley, scientists have sequenced nearly all the genes in an underground community of microbes at a contaminated uranium mill site in Rifle, Colo., providing information that could help scientists ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 27, 2012
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(Phys.org)—It's a battleground down there—in the soil where plants and bacteria dwell.
Biotechnology
Sep 21, 2012
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Fungi play an important role in the ecosystem, but scientists are still finding out just how big a role they really play in nature. Some fungi are easily recognisable, like mushrooms, most of which stick up out of the ground. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 4, 2012
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Soil bacteria and bacteria that cause human diseases have recently swapped at least seven antibiotic-resistance genes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report Aug. 31 in Science.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 30, 2012
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(Phys.org)—With the help of beneficial bacteria, plants can slam the door when disease pathogens come knocking, University of Delaware researchers have discovered.
Biotechnology
Aug 27, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- A new project is investigating whether altering the production of an antibiotic will remove side effects preventing it being used clinically to battle drug-resistant superbugs.
Biochemistry
Aug 9, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Soil is the most species-rich microbial ecosystem in the world. From this incredible diversity, plants specifically choose certain species, give them access to the root and so host a unique, carefully selected ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 3, 2012
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Leipzig. Fungi are found throughout the soil with giant braiding of fine threads. However, these networks have surprising functions. Only a few years ago researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 25, 2012
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Tiny microbes are at the heart of a novel agricultural technique to manage harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
Environment
Jun 15, 2012
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An international team of scientists has uncovered the structure of the protective protein coat which surrounds many bacteria like a miniature suit of armour. Their research, which is published today in Nature, has far ranging ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2012
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