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Did Bacteria Develop Into More Complex Cells Much Earlier in Evolution Than Thought?
Biochemists have described
the process by which
bacteria developed into more
complex cells and found this
crucial step happened much
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First Measurement of Energy Released from a Virus During Infection
For the first time,
scientists have directly
measured the energy
associated with the
expulsion of viral DNA, a
pivotal discovery toward
... > full story
Is Iron from Soil a Factor in Algal Blooms?
Scientists are studying the
part that iron from
Australia's iron-rich soil
plays in the algal blooms
that plague parts of the
eastern coast line during
... > full story
Sources of Infection: Mycobacterium Avium Infections in Pigs, Humans and Birds in Norway
New research from Norway has
shown that Mycobacterium
avium does not infect pigs
via birds, as previously
believed. M. avium can be
... > full story
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Blueberries Counteract Intestinal Diseases
February 9, 2010 — It is already known that blueberries are rich in antioxidants and vitamins. New research shows that blueberry fiber is important and can alleviate and protect against intestinal inflammations, such ... > full story -
Biofilms: Discovery of a New Mechanism of Virus Propagation
February 8, 2010 — Researchers have shown for the first time that certain viruses are capable of forming complex biofilm-like assemblies, similar to bacterial biofilms. These extracellular infectious structures may ... > full story -
Road Mapping Could Be Key to Curing TB
February 8, 2010 — The complex chain of metabolic events in bacteria that lead to fatal diseases such as tuberculosis may be better understood using mathematical models, according to a new ... > full story -
Important Advance in Imaging of Cell Death
February 8, 2010 — Scientists have made progress in using a synthetic probe to target dead and dying cells in mammary and prostate tumors in living ... > full story -
'Good' Bacteria Keep Immune System Primed to Fight Future Infections
February 3, 2010 — Scientists have long pondered the seeming contradiction that taking broad-spectrum antibiotics over a long period of time can lead to severe secondary bacterial infections. Now researchers may have ... > full story -
Cell Growth Regulates Genetic Circuits
February 3, 2010 — Genetic circuits control the activity of genes and thereby the function of cells and organisms. Scientists have shown how various genetic circuits in bacterial cells are influenced by growth ... > full story -
Why Is It So Difficult to Eradicate Salmonella?
February 3, 2010 — Feed contaminated by salmonella bacteria is a familiar and costly problem for the animal feed industry all over the world. Some types of salmonella have succeeded in establishing themselves in feed ... > full story -
Marine Lab Hunts Subtle Clues to Environmental Threats to Blue Crabs
February 3, 2010 — Researchers are at work trying to identify the clues that will finger specific, yet elusive, environmental threats to the Atlantic blue ... > full story -
How Virulent Food-Borne Bacteria Listeria Monocytogenes Induces Infected Immune Cells to Sabotage Their Own Defensive Response
February 2, 2010 — Researchers have discovered how the virulent food-borne bacteria Listeria monocytogenes induces infected immune cells to sabotage their own defensive response. The studies offer insight into ... > full story -
Microbes Produce Fuels Directly from Biomass
January 31, 2010 — Researchers have developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel fuel directly from biomass. Deploying the tools of synthetic biology, the researchers engineered a strain of E. coli bacteria ... > full story
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