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An Inside Look at Carnivorous Plants
April 2, 2013 — A pitcher plant's work seems simple: Their tube-shaped leaves catch and hold rainwater, which drowns the ants, beetles, and flies that stumble in. But the rainwater inside a pitcher plant is not just ... > full story -
New Light Shed on Common Sexually Transmitted Infection
April 2, 2013 — Medical researchers have found that a common sexually transmitted infection-causing parasite "cultivates" bacteria beneficial to it, changing thinking about which comes first -- infection or ... > full story -
Fighting Listeria and Other Food-Borne Illnesses With Nanobiotechnology
April 2, 2013 — Engineering researchers have developed a new method to kill deadly pathogenic bacteria, including listeria, in food handling and packaging. This innovation represents an alternative to the use of ... > full story -
Symbiotic Bacteria Program Circadian-Like Rhythms in Squid Using Light and Chemicals
April 2, 2013 — Glowing bacteria inside squid use light and chemical signals to control circadian-like rhythms in the animals, according to a new study. The results of the study show that, in addition to acting as a ... > full story -
How Cells Distinguish Friend from Foe
April 1, 2013 — Researchers ave shown how the innate immune system distinguishes between dangerous pathogens and friendly microbes. Like burglars entering a house, hostile bacteria give themselves away by breaking ... > full story -
Streams Stressed by Pharmaceutical Pollution
April 1, 2013 — Pharmaceuticals commonly found in the environment are disrupting streams, with unknown impacts on aquatic life and water quality. So reports a new paper that highlights the ecological cost of ... > full story -
Head-on Collisions Between DNA-Code Reading Machineries Accelerate Gene Evolution
March 29, 2013 — The bacteria Bacillus subtilis places some of their genes in prime collision paths for the moving molecular machineries that read the DNA code. This spatial-organization tactic to evolve and adapt ... > full story -
Declaring a Truce With Our Microbiological Frenemies
March 28, 2013 — Managing bacteria and other microorganisms in the body, rather than just fighting them, may be lead to better health and a stronger immune system, according to a ... > full story -
How Diabetes Drug Delays Aging in Worms
March 28, 2013 — A widely prescribed type 2 diabetes drug slows down the aging process by mimicking the effects of dieting, according to a study using worms to investigate how the drug ... > full story -
You Are What You Eat -- Even the Littlest Bites: Dietary Influences Tied to Changes in Gene Expression
March 28, 2013 — Sometimes you just can't resist a tiny piece of chocolate cake. Even the most health-conscious eaters find themselves indulging in junk foods from time to time. New research raises the striking ... > full story
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