Bacteria News

Posted October 3, 2001:

• Structure Of Virus That Infects Bacteria Offers Insights Into Evolution, Therapies

Posted October 2, 2001:

• Researchers Make Progress In Understanding Anthrax Resistance

Posted September 27, 2001:

• Bacterial Communities Found To Follow Water

Posted September 26, 2001:

• Scientists Chart Iron Cycle In Ocean

Posted September 20, 2001:

• Frog Venom Could Be Vital Weapon In Combatting Cancer And Heart Disease

Posted September 19, 2001:

• Bizarre New Protein Blocks A Real-Life Terminator

Posted September 18, 2001:

• How Bacteria Harden Their "Armor"

Posted August 30, 2001:

• Dentists Abuzz Over Cavity-Prevention Potential Of Honeybee Product

Posted August 24, 2001:

• Duke Researchers Shed Light On A Depression In Cells That Serves As A Route Of Entry For Pathogens And Toxins

Posted August 22, 2001:

• New Model Of Staph Drug Resistance Implicates Unlikely Protein; Findings May Lead To New Drugs That Overcome Resistance
• Researchers Make Key Genome Public On The Internet

Posted August 21, 2001:

• Forestalling Pesticide, Antibiotic Resistance Possible, Theory Predicts

Posted August 9, 2001:

• New Source Of Natural Fertilizer Discovered In Oceans
• Researchers Trace The Origin Of A Widespread Antibiotic-Resistant "Superbug"; Findings May Lead To New Strategies For Combating The Infectious Microbe

Posted August 7, 2001:

• Clemson-Led Team Makes Breakthrough In Controlling Bt Resistance In Pests

Posted July 26, 2001:

• Poking Holes In Pathogens: Scientists At The Scripps Research Institute Build A New Class Of Nanotube "Smart Drugs"
• Cellular Organelle Evolved Repeatedly

Posted July 23, 2001:

• Plants Vs. Disease: "Trench Warfare At The Molecular Level"

Posted July 20, 2001:

• Marine Methane Consumed By Consortia Of Bacteria
• Pneumococcus Genome Sequence Completed

Posted July 16, 2001:

• Researchers Find How Tuberculosis Bacterium Evades Detection By Immune System

Posted July 12, 2001:

• Researchers Discover Gene That Could Be Key In Evolution Of Hardwoods

Posted July 11, 2001:

• As People’s Taste For Exotic Foods Increases, So Too Does Health Risk

Posted July 10, 2001:

• Vegetable "Immune Systems" Protect Better Against Food Spoilage
• Staph Bacteria Are Prolific Gene Swappers, Researchers Show

Posted July 4, 2001:

• Drugs From Sea Study Finds Sponge Health Link To Bacteria
• Rutgers-Led Researchers Discover New Plant-Like Bacteria That Appear To Be Significant Component Of Ocean's Carbon Cycle

Posted June 29, 2001:

• Microbiologists Find A New Source Of Nitrogen Fixation; Corkscrew Bacteria In Termite Guts And Natural Waters Help Capture A Key Element

Posted June 15, 2001:

• Microbes And The Dust They Ride In On Pose Potential Health Risks
• Changing Colors In Mice: Gene Turned On And Off At Will Through Simple Dietary Change

Posted June 14, 2001:

• Oceanic Bacterial Photopigments Convert Light Into Biochemical Energy

Posted June 13, 2001:

• Chronic Lyme Disease Symptoms Not Helped By Intensive Antibiotic Treatment
• Scientists Sequence Genome Of Major Periodontal Disease Bacterium

Posted June 11, 2001:

• Johns Hopkins Working Group On Civilian Biodefense Warns Tularemia -- Rabbit Fever -- Could Be Bioweapon Threat

Posted May 29, 2001:

• Unusual Source Of Ocean Water Contamination May Rewrite Environmental Textbooks
• E. Coli Bacteria May Be More Useful Than You Think
• UIC Research Points To New Class Of Drugs To Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Posted May 24, 2001:

• New University Of Colorado Research May Reduce Renewable Fuel Costs
• Treating Acne With Antibiotics Leads To Resistance

Posted May 23, 2001:

• Tea Fights Cavities, Reduces Plaque

Posted May 18, 2001:

• When Shewanella Meets Goethite: Evidence Found Of Recognition Between Animate And Inanimate Objects
• More Extensive Analysis Casts Doubt On Portion Of The Public Project's Human Genome Paper
• A Harmonic "Ménage À Trois"

Posted May 15, 2001:

• New, Improved Drugs Could Result From First-Ever Transfer Of DNA Information From One Species Of Streptomyces To Another

Posted May 11, 2001:

• Diet And Disease In Cattle: High-Grain Feed May Promote Illness And Harmful Bacteria
• Leptospirosis Raising Health Concern Among Companion Animal Owners

Posted May 9, 2001:

• Golfers Beware! Deer Ticks Lurking In The Rough

Posted April 27, 2001:

• Potential New Anthrax Therapy Discovered; Findings Could Lead To Novel Treatments Against Other Bacterial Infections

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