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Probiotics Supercharge Plants' Immunity to Disease
August 27, 2012 — Pathogens can slip through leaf pores and begin infecting a plant. However, new research shows that this invasion is halted when a beneficial bacterium is present in the soil where the plant is ... > full story -
Vitamin B3 May Offer New Tool in Fight Against Staph Infections, 'Superbugs'
August 27, 2012 — A new study suggests that nicotinamide, more commonly known as vitamin B3, may be able to combat some of the antibiotic-resistance staph infections and "superbugs" that are increasingly common around ... > full story -
Breast Milk Promotes a Different Gut Flora Growth Than Infant Formulas
August 27, 2012 — The benefits of breast milk have long been appreciated, but now scientists have described a unique property that makes mother's milk better than infant formula in protecting infants from infections ... > full story -
How Methane Becomes Fish Food
August 27, 2012 — Methane is an organic carbon compound containing the fundamental building block of nearly all living material: carbon. It provides an important source of energy and nutrients for bacteria. Methane is ... > full story -
X-Ray Chemist Solves Cholera Mystery: Blood Group O Most Susceptible
August 27, 2012 — The likelihood of becoming seriously ill from cholera depends on your blood group. It is possible to find a new remedy for the feared illness by studying the molecular structure in the toxin in the ... > full story -
Manipulating the Microbiome Could Help Manage Weight
August 26, 2012 — Vaccines and antibiotics may someday join caloric restriction or bariatric surgery as a way to regulate weight gain, according to a new study focused on the interactions between diet, the bacteria ... > full story -
New Insights to the Function of Molecular Chaperones
August 24, 2012 — Molecular biologists have gained new insights into the function of so-called molecular chaperones in protein synthesis. Scientists were able to demonstrate how a molecular chaperone in bacterial ... > full story -
New Way to Fight Bacterial Infections: 'Naked Darth Vader' Approach Could Tame Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs
August 23, 2012 — Rather than trying to kill bacteria outright with drugs, researchers have discovered a way to disarm bacteria that may allow the body's own defense mechanisms to destroy them. "To understand this ... > full story -
Ants 'Screen' for Beneficial Bacteria to Assist Them
August 22, 2012 — Having healthy gut bacteria could have as much to do with a strategy that insurance companies use to uncover risk as with eating the right foods - according to ... > full story -
Scientists Reveal How River Blindness Worm Thrives
August 22, 2012 — Scientists have found that the worm which causes River Blindness survives by using a bacterium to provide energy, as well as help 'trick' the body's immune system into thinking it is fighting a ... > full story
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