News articles tagged with 'bacterial'
Study reveals how plants and bacteria 'talk' to thwart disease
— 6 Nov 2009 12:31 | BiologyWhen it comes to plants' innate immunity, like many of the dances of life, it takes two to tango. A receptor molecule in the plant pairs up with a specific molecule on the invading... — full story
CU-Boulder map of human bacterial diversity shows wide interpersonal differences
— 6 Nov 2009 11:09 | HealthA University of Colorado at Boulder team has developed the first atlas of bacterial diversity across the human body, charting wide variations in microbe populations that live in different... — full story
Bacteria expect the unexpected
— 5 Nov 2009 12:47 | BiologyOrganisms ensure the survival of their species by genetically adapting to the environment. If environmental conditions change too rapidly, the extinction of a species may be the consequence.... — full story
Modified crops reveal hidden cost of resistance
— 27 Oct 2009 17:18 | BiologyGenetically modified squash plants that are resistant to a debilitating viral disease become more vulnerable to a fatal bacterial infection, according to biologists... — full story
Boston University scientists first to see RNA network in live bacterial cells
— 26 Oct 2009 09:24 | HealthScientists who study RNA have faced a formidable roadblock: trying to examine RNA's movements in a living cell when they can't see the RNA. Now, a new technology has given scientists... — full story
Caltech researchers reveal unexpected sources of nitrogen fixation
— 18 Oct 2009 11:43 | EnvironmentResearchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have identified an unexpected metabolic ability within a symbiotic community of microorganisms that may help solve a... — full story
TraDIS technique tackles typhoid
— 18 Oct 2009 11:08 | HealthFor the first time, researchers are able to look at the need for every gene in a bacterial cell in a single experiment. The new method will transform the study of gene activity and... — full story
Researchers discover RNA repair system in bacteria
— 13 Oct 2009 09:44 | BiologyIn new papers appearing this month in Science and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of Illinois biochemistry professor Raven H. Huang and his colleagues... — full story
Researchers identify mechanism that helps bacteria avoid destruction in cells
— 11 Oct 2009 12:55 | HealthInfectious diseases currently cause about one-third of all human deaths worldwide, more than all forms of cancer combined. Advances in cell biology and microbial genetics have greatly... — full story
UBC researchers identify key behaviour of immune response to Listeria
— 6 Oct 2009 20:22 | HealthA team of University of British Columbia microbiologists has identified a key defence mechanism used by the immune system against Listeria with strong implications for the future development... — full story