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The Risks of Antibiotic Resistance and Consumption: Learning With Hands-on Activities
September 14, 2012 — An innovative laboratory-based summer project -- Microbiology recipes: antibiotics a la carte -- addressing antibiotic resistance and natural antibiotics has been shown to be an effective strategy to ... > full storyMore: -
Study of Giant Viruses Shakes Up Tree of Life
September 13, 2012 — A new study of giant viruses supports the idea that viruses are ancient living organisms and not inanimate molecular remnants run amok, as some scientists have argued. The study reshapes the ... > full story -
Novel Non-Antibiotic Agents Against MRSA and Strep Infections
September 12, 2012 — Medical researchers have discovered novel antivirulence drugs that, without killing the bacteria, render Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus pyogenes, commonly ... > full story -
Sinusitis Linked to Microbial Diversity
September 12, 2012 — A common bacteria ever-present on the human skin and previously considered harmless, may, in fact, be the culprit behind chronic sinusitis, a painful, recurring swelling of the sinuses that strikes ... > full story -
Gut Microbes Help the Body Extract More Calories from Food
September 12, 2012 — In a study using zebrafish, researchers reveal how microbes in the intestine aid the uptake of fats -- and suggest how diet may influence our bodies’ microbial ... > full story -
Student Biology Investigations Streamed Live from International Space Station
September 11, 2012 — Several young researchers were incredibly excited when the latest Japanese cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station, in late July. Along with the usual food, clothing, and science ... > full story -
Microbiologist Patents Process to Improve Biofuel Production
September 11, 2012 — Biofuel production can be an expensive process that requires considerable fossil fuels, but a Missouri S&T microbiologist’s patented process could reduce the cost and the reliance on fossil ... > full story -
At Least 200,000 Tons of Oil and Gas from Deepwater Horizon Spill Consumed by Gulf Bacteria
September 11, 2012 — Researchers have found that, over a period of five months following the disastrous 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, naturally-occurring bacteria that exist in the Gulf of Mexico ... > full story -
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Oxygen-Sensing Bacterial Regulatory Protein: Chemistry Discovery Could Have Major Medical Implications
September 11, 2012 — The study of an oxygen-sensing bacterial regulatory protein by chemistry researchers has provided molecular insight into the oxygen sensing mechanism, which could ultimately lead to a better ... > full story -
Reversible Oxygen-Sensing ‘switching’ Mechanism Discovered
September 10, 2012 — Bacteria that cause disease in humans have a ‘reversible switching mechanism’ that allows them to adapt to environments lacking oxygen, scientists have found. The findings provide a new ... > full story
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