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Purple Bacteria on Earth Could Survive Alien Light
July 23, 2013 — Purple bacteria contain pigments that allow them to use sunlight as their source of energy, hence their color. Physicists recently found that these organisms can also survive in the presence of ... > full story -
Depletion of Alveolar Macrophages Linked to Bacterial Super-Infections, Study Finds
July 22, 2013 — A recent study helps explain why some humans contract bacterial super-infections like pneumonia with ... > full story -
First Global Atlas of Marine Plankton Reveals Remarkable Underwater World
July 19, 2013 — Under the microscope, they look like they could be from another planet, but these microscopic organisms inhabit the depths of our oceans in nearly infinite numbers. To begin to identify where, when, ... > full storyMore: -
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Widespread in Hudson River, Study Finds
July 19, 2013 — The risk of catching some nasty germ in the Hudson River just started looking nastier. Disease-causing microbes have long been found swimming there, but now researchers have documented ... > full story -
Dynamical Properties in Antibiotic Resistance Enzyme Investigated
July 19, 2013 — Using biophysical modeling and bioinformatics analysis, researchers show significant evolution in the structural characteristics and physiochemical properties of the antibiotic-destroying enzyme ... > full story -
Tuberculosis Genomes Recovered from 200-Year-Old Hungarian Mummy
July 19, 2013 — Researchers have recovered tuberculosis (TB) genomes from the lung tissue of a 215-year old mummy using a technique known as ... > full story -
Social Media, DNA Typing Help Identify Source of Foodborne Strep Outbreak
July 18, 2013 — Facebook posts helped alert public health officials to a strep throat outbreak among a high school dance team in 2012, and DNA fingerprinting led investigators to pasta prepared by a previously ill ... > full story -
Why Crop Rotation Works: Change in Crop Species Causes Shift in Soil Microbes
July 18, 2013 — Shift in soil microbes triggers cycle to improve yield, plant nutrition and disease resistance. New research could help explain the dramatic effect on soil health and yield of crop ... > full story -
Infection Biology: How Legionella Subverts to Survive
July 18, 2013 — Bacteria of the genus Legionella have evolved a sophisticated system to replicate in the phagocytic cells of their hosts. Researchers have now identified a novel component of this ... > full story -
New Methods to Visualize Bacterial Cell-to-Cell Communication
July 18, 2013 — Researchers have developed a live-cell fluorescent labeling that makes bacterial cell-to-cell communication pathways visible. The communication between bacterial cells is essential in the regulation ... > full story
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