News articles tagged with 'bacteria'
Simple test could offer cheap solution to detecting landmines
— 17 Nov 2009 15:49 | TechnologyScientists have developed a simple, cheap, accurate test to find undetected landmines. Students from the University of Edinburgh have created a custom-made bacteria that glows green... — full story
DNA molecules in moss open door to new biotechnology
— 8 Nov 2009 11:23 | BiologyPlasmids, which are DNA molecules capable of independent replication in cells, have played an important role in gene technology. Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden have now... — full story
Bacteria 'launch a shield' to resist attack
— 2 Nov 2009 17:00 | HealthResearchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark along with other collaborators in Denmark and the US found that the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa... — full story
Evolutionary arms race between bacteria and their viruses in soil
— 21 Oct 2009 09:38 | BiologyViruses of soil bacteria (phages) evolve to improve their ability to infect the bacterial hosts that surround them. This is shown in a new study by Dutch researcher Michiel Vos, published... — full story
Light, photosynthesis help bacteria invade fresh produce
— 29 Sep 2009 14:16 | BiologyExposure to light and possibly photosynthesis itself could be helping disease-causing bacteria to be internalised by lettuce leaves, making them impervious to washing, according to... — full story
Princeton team learns why some drugs pack such a punch
— 21 Aug 2009 15:42 | HealthBy studying the intricate mechanisms at work in protein production, a Princeton-led team has discovered why certain kinds of antibiotics are so effective. In doing so, they also have... — full story
Aphids saved from gruesome death by virus-infected bacteria
— 21 Aug 2009 12:43 | BiologyThe term 'beneficial virus' sounds like an oxymoron. But for pea aphids under attack by parasitic wasps, carrying infected bacteria is the difference between life and a slow death,... — full story
Friendly gut bacteria lend a hand to fight infection
— 20 Aug 2009 11:27 | HealthImmunology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have found that bacteria present in the human gut help initiate the body's defence mechanisms against Toxoplasma gondii, the... — full story
Flat bacteria in nanoslits
— 18 Aug 2009 13:48 | BiologyIt appears that bacteria can squeeze through practically anything. In extremely small nanoslits they take on a completely new flat shape. Even in this squashed form they continue to... — full story
New 'biofactories' produce rare healing substances in the endangered Devil's claw plant
— 17 Aug 2009 12:22 | ChemistryDeep in Africa's Kalahari Desert lies the 'Devil's claw,' a plant that may hold the key to effective treatments for arthritis, tendonitis and other illnesses that affect millions each... — full story