Microbiology
Salk scientists unveil how a critical molecule turns on T cells
Health experts have warned for years that the overuse of antibiotics is creating “superbugs” able to resist drugs treating infection.
Recent discovery highlights both competition and cooperation between algae and bacteria for iron and vitamins that may have consequences for life in a warming ocean.
In addition to sunblock, swimsuits and towels, hitting the beach could require hand sanitizer.
Berkeley Lab and USDA research could lead to new ways to fight beetle that devastates coffee crops worldwide.
Infections with one of the most troublesome and least understood antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are increasing at alarming rates, particularly in health-care settings.
New research at the University of Arkansas suggests that methanogens – among the simplest and oldest organisms on Earth – could survive on Mars.
Biofuels pioneer Mascoma LLC and the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center have developed a revolutionary strain of yeast that could help significantly accelerate the development of biofuels from nonfood plant matter.
Like a dairy farmer tending to a herd of cows to produce milk, researchers are tending to colonies of the bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli) to produce new forms of antibiotics — including three that show promise in fighting drug-resistant bacteria.
Using a complex modeling program that helps analyze the physical dynamics of large, structurally complex protein molecules, a research team has made progress towards finding a weak spot in the architecture of a group of enzymes that are essential to antibiotic resistance in a number of bacteria.
ENIGMA study shows natural bacterial communities as effective geochemical sensors.
