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Gut Bacteria Byproduct Predicts Heart Attack and Stroke
April 24, 2013 — A microbial byproduct of intestinal bacteria contributes to heart disease and serves as an accurate screening tool for predicting future risks of heart attack, stroke and death in persons not ... > full story -
Humans Passing Drug Resistance to Wildlife in Protected Areas in Africa
April 24, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that humans are passing antibiotic resistance to wildlife, especially in protected areas where numbers of humans are limited. In the case of banded mongoose in a Botswana ... > full story -
Fighting Bacteria With New Genre of Antibodies
April 24, 2013 — In an advance toward coping with bacteria that shrug off existing antibiotics and sterilization methods, scientists are reporting development of a new family of selective antimicrobial agents that do ... > full story -
High-Nutrition and Disease-Resistant Purple and Yellow-Fleshed Potato Clones Obtained
April 24, 2013 — Agricultural researchers have created four new potato clones which are characterized by their high antioxidant content, their good production both in size and number of tubers, as well as by their ... > full story -
Battling With Bugs to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance
April 23, 2013 — Bacteria can evolve resistance more quickly when stronger antibiotics are used, new research ... > full story -
Big Ecosystem Changes Viewed Through the Lens of Tiny Carnivorous Plants
April 23, 2013 — The water-filled pool within a pitcher plant, it turns out, is a tiny ecosystem whose inner workings are similar to those of a full-scale water body. Whether small carnivorous plant or huge lake, ... > full story -
Contact Killing of Salmonella by Human Fecal Bacteria
April 23, 2013 — Researchers have recently found a novel mode of interaction between Salmonella, a foodborne pathogen, and the bacteria that live in our guts. Fecal bacteria collected from healthy donors effectively ... > full story -
Iron in Primeval Seas Rusted by Bacteria
April 23, 2013 — Researchers have been able to show for the first time how microorganisms contributed to the formation of the world's biggest iron ore deposits. The biggest known deposits -- in South Africa and ... > full story -
Bacteria May Contribute to Premature Births, STDs
April 23, 2013 — New research points to a common species of bacteria as an important contributor to bacterial vaginosis, a condition linked to preterm birth and increased risk of sexually transmitted ... > full story -
Scientists Cage Dead Zebras in Africa to Understand the Spread of Anthrax
April 22, 2013 — Scavengers might not play as key a role in spreading anthrax through wildlife populations as previously assumed, according to findings from a small study conducted in Etosha National Park in northern ... > full story
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