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Bacterium Uses Natural 'Thermometer' to Trigger Diarrheal Disease, Scientists Find
May 21, 2013 — How does the bacterium Shigella -- the cause of a deadly diarrheal disease -- detect that it's in a human host? Scientists have found that a biological "RNA thermometer" monitors whether the ... > full story -
Vitamin C Can Kill Drug-Resistant TB, Researchers Find
May 21, 2013 — In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding suggests that vitamin C added to ... > full story -
Resistance to Last-Line Antibiotic Makes Bacteria Resistant to Immune System
May 21, 2013 — Bacteria resistant to the antibiotic colistin are also commonly resistant to antimicrobial substances made by the human body, according to a new study. Cross-resistance to colistin and host ... > full story -
Amazon River Exhales Virtually All Carbon Taken Up by Rainforest
May 20, 2013 — Woody plant matter is almost completely digested by bacteria living in the Amazon River. This tough stuff plays a major part in fueling the river's breath. The finding has implications for global ... > full story -
Intestinal Bacteria Protect Against E. Coli O157:H7
May 20, 2013 — A cocktail of non-pathogenic bacteria naturally occurring in the digestive tract of healthy humans can protect against a potentially lethal E. coli infection in animal models according to new ... > full story -
Bacteria Use Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide to Produce Electricity
May 19, 2013 — Researchers have engineered a strain of electricity-producing bacteria that can grow using hydrogen gas as its sole electron donor and carbon dioxide as its sole source of ... > full story -
Attacking MRSA With Metals from Antibacterial Clays
May 18, 2013 — Medical researchers have come up with a new approach for developing effective, topical antibacterial agents -- one that draws on a naturally occurring substance recognized since antiquity for its ... > full story -
Now We Know Why Old Scizophrenia Medicine Works on Antibiotics-Resistant Bacteria
May 18, 2013 — An old medicine for schizophrenia is effective at treating something completely different than it was designed for: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So far it has been a mystery how this old ... > full story -
Intestinal Bacterium Akkermansia Curbs Obesity
May 15, 2013 — A dominant and useful bacterium called Akkermansia muciniphila is present in the intestinal system of all humans, from babies to the elderly. This microorganism is found in the intestinal mucus layer ... > full story -
Cells Must Use Their Brakes Moderately for Effective Speed Control
May 15, 2013 — How cells regulate their own function by “accelerating and braking” is important basic knowledge when new intelligent medicines are being developed, or when plant cells are tweaked to ... > full story
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