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Removing a Protein Enhances Defense Against Bacteria in CGD Mice
Deletion of a protein in
white blood cells improves
their ability to fight the
bacteria staphylococcus
aureus and possibly other
... > full story
3-D Molecular Syringes: Scientists Solve Structure of Infection Tool Used by Yersinia Bacterium
Abdominal pain, fever,
diarrhea -- these symptoms
could point to an infection
with the bacterium Yersinia.
Its pathogenic potential is
... > full story
Microfluidic Breakthrough in Biotechnology
Chemical flasks and
inconvenient chemostats for
cultivation of bacteria are
likely soon to be discarded.
Researchers have constructed
a microfluidic system
... > full story
Social Amoebae Travel With a Posse: Tiny Single-Celled Organisms Have Amazingly Complicated Social Lives
Some social amoebae farm the
bacteria they eat. Now
scientists have taken a
closer look at one lineage,
or clone, of D. discoideum
... > full story
- Removing a Protein Enhances Defense Against Bacteria in CGD Mice
- 3-D Molecular Syringes: Scientists Solve Structure of Infection Tool Used by Yersinia Bacterium
- Microfluidic Breakthrough in Biotechnology
- Social Amoebae Travel With a Posse: Tiny Single-Celled Organisms Have Amazingly Complicated Social Lives
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Bacteria Hold the Clues to Trade-Offs in Financial Investments and Evolution
August 1, 2013 — Scientists have found that bacteria have the potential to teach valuable investment lessons. The research takes advantage of the fact that bacteria, like humans, have limited resources and are ... > full story -
When Prescribing Antibiotics, Doctors Most Often Choose Strongest Types of Drugs
August 1, 2013 — When U.S. physicians prescribe antibiotics, more than 60 percent of the time they choose some of the strongest types of antibiotics, referred to as “broad spectrum,” which are capable of ... > full story -
New Model for Staph Bone Infections Outlined
August 1, 2013 — Microbiologists have identified a staph-killing compound that may be an effective treatment for ... > full story -
Study Looks Beyond Averages to Track Variability in a Bacterial Population
July 29, 2013 — As a result of the variable nature of gene expression, genetically identical cells inhabiting the same environment can vary significantly in their numbers of key enzymes, which in turn results in ... > full story -
Antibiotic Reduction Campaigns Do Not Necessarily Reduce Resistance
July 29, 2013 — Antibiotic use -- and misuse -- is the main driver for selection of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This has led many countries to implement interventions designed to reduce overall antibiotic ... > full story -
Cells Move as Concentration Shifts
July 29, 2013 — Sheets of biological cells move along the organs they cover by altering the external concentrations of specific molecules. What do wound healing, cancer metastasis, and bacteria colonies have in ... > full story -
Therapeutic Fecal Transplant: Hope for Cure of Childhood Diarrhea Comes Straight from the Gut
July 29, 2013 — Call it therapeutic poop, if you will, but the best hope yet for an effective treatment of childhood infections with the drug-resistant bacterium C. difficile may come straight from the gut, ... > full story -
Novel Mechanism That Helps Stomach Bug Cause Illness Identified
July 28, 2013 — A seafood contaminant that thrives in brackish water during the summer works like a spy to infiltrate cells and quickly open communication channels to sicken the host, researchers ... > full story -
Evolution on the Inside Track: How Viruses in Gut Bacteria Change Over Time
July 26, 2013 — The digestive tract is home to a vast colony of bacteria, as well as the myriad viruses that prey upon them. Because the bacteria species vary from person to person, so does this viral population, ... > full story -
Bacterial Blockade: How Gut Microbes Can Inactivate Cardiac Drugs
July 25, 2013 — Researchers have identified a pair of genes which appear to be responsible for allowing a specific strain of bacteria in the human gut to break down Lanoxin -- a widely prescribed cardiac drug -- ... > full story
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