Bacteria
Recently identified cell-cycle controls are targets for new drugs that fight infections by shutting down division.
The presence of Clostridia, a common class of gut bacteria, protects against food allergies, a new study in mice finds.
New study suggests bacteria help program metabolic development.
In an ecosystem within us, microbes evolved to sway food choices
Scientists at the University of Kentucky, led by nano-biotechnologist Peixuan Guo, have made some critical discoveries over the past year into the operation of biomotors, the molecular machines used by viruses and bacteria in the packaging of DNA.
Scientists identify protein in bacteria with essential role in survival
Bacteria are a pervasive and elusive bunch. Scientists estimate that between 10 million and 1 billion different microbial species populate the world, yet only a handful of them have so far been identified. Why? Because the overwhelming majority of microbes refuse to grow in the laboratory. This is despite decades of scientists’ best efforts at coaxing the microscopic organisms into action.
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a widely distributed group of marine bacteria that produce compounds nearly identical to toxic man-made fire retardants.
White-bread lovers take heart. Scientists are now reporting that this much-maligned food seems to encourage the growth of some of our most helpful inhabitants — beneficial gut bacteria.
Scientists have discovered that bacteria can reshape their DNA to survive dehydration.
