Tag: Bacteria
Your microbes live on after you die − a microbiologist explains...
Jennifer DeBruyn, University of Tennessee
Each human body contains a complex community of trillions of microorganisms that are important...
Acne bacteria trigger cells to produce fats, oils and other lipids...
Samia Almoughrabie, University of California, San Diego
The skin is the largest organ of the body, and it plays...
Strep throat can easily be confused with throat infections caused by...
Allen Shaughnessy, Tufts University
“My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody’s.”
So declares...
Reconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering...
Christina Warinner, Harvard University; Alexander Hübner, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and Pierre Stallforth, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Microorganisms –...
One easy way to fight antibiotic resistance? Good hand hygiene
Kristofer Wollein Waldetoft, Georgia Institute of Technology
Can washing your hands help stop the evolution of antibiotic resistance? Mathematically,...
Bile acids and gut microbes could potentially treat multiple sclerosis, according...
Andrea Merchak, University of Virginia
Multiple sclerosis is characterized by an immune system gone haywire. A patient’s immune system...
How to keep your jack-o’-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush...
Matt Kasson, West Virginia University
For many Americans, pumpkins mean that fall is here. In anticipation, coffee shops, restaurants...
Viruses may be ‘watching’ you – some microbes lie in wait...
Ivan Erill, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, you might picture...
EXPLORING NATURE
Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...
Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota
As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of...
