Tag: Bacteria
Math shows how DNA twists, turns and unzips
Mariel Vazquez, University of California, Davis
If you’ve ever seen a picture of a DNA molecule, you probably saw it in its famous B-form: two...
Sugars in mother’s milk help shape baby’s microbiome and ward off...
Steven Townsend, Vanderbilt University
While living in a mother’s womb, cushioned by amniotic fluid and protected from the outside world, babies have only minimal exposure...
Why you may not need all those days of antibiotics
Brad Spellberg, University of Southern California
A recent article in the British Medical Journal set off a bit of a firestorm with its claim that...
Don’t hate your gut: It may help you lose weight, fight...
Jasenka Zubcevic, University of Florida and Christopher Martynuik, University of Florida
A universe of organisms living inside you may affect every part of your body,...
Bugs as treatment: coming to a clinic near you…
By Paul Bertrand, RMIT University and Anna Walduck, RMIT University
When you’re sick, you want the most effective treatment to help get you back on...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
