News articles tagged with 'bacterial' (Page 2)
This microbe's for you: Brewery waste becomes scientific fodder for producing liquid biofuels
— 28 Feb 2011 16:24 | EnvironmentGaining new insight into how efficiently the microbes in large bioreactors produce methane from brewery waste, Cornell scientists hope to use their new knowledge to shape these microbial…
Iowa State, Ames Lab researchers describe the pump that bacteria use to resist drugs
— 24 Feb 2011 20:56 | HealthA research team led by Edward Yu of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory has identified and described two parts of the three-part system that pumps toxins from bacteria and…
Virus-mimicking nanoparticles can stimulate long lasting immunity
— 24 Feb 2011 20:17 | HealthVaccine scientists say their 'Holy Grail' is to stimulate immunity that lasts for a lifetime. Live viral vaccines such as the smallpox or yellow fever vaccines provide immune protection…
Climate projections show human health impacts possible within 30 years
— 20 Feb 2011 16:03 | EnvironmentA panel of scientists speaking today at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) unveiled new research and models demonstrating how climate…
A better way to diagnose pneumonia
— 19 Feb 2011 10:09 | HealthResearchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a new sampling device that could prevent thousands of people worldwide from dying of pneumonia each year…
Asthma tied to bacterial communities in the airway
— 18 Feb 2011 17:08 | HealthAsthma may have a surprising relationship with the composition of the species of bacteria that inhabit bronchial airways, a finding that could suggest new treatment or even potential…
Scripps Research study sheds light on RNA 'on off switches'
— 13 Feb 2011 21:13 | BiologyScientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shed new light on a molecular switch that turns genes on or off in response to a cell's energy needs…
Inhibiting MRSA's ability to degrade RNA slows the spread of the bacteria
— 11 Feb 2011 17:06 | HealthScientists have demonstrated that stopping the ability of methicillin-resistant Staphylcoccus aureus (MRSA) to degrade RNA can inhibit its spread, both in the laboratory and in infected…
Long- and short-sleeved physician workwear receive same amount of bacterial and MRSA contamination
— 10 Feb 2011 19:13 | HealthGovernmental agencies in the United Kingdom recently instituted guidelines banning physicians' white coats and the wearing of long-sleeved garments to decrease the transmission of bacteria…
New findings show how bacteria undergo genome evolution
— 28 Jan 2011 17:15 | BiologyScientists at the Institut Pasteur and the University of Maryland have revealed how bacterial and archaea microbes successfully evolve their gene repertoires to face new challenges,…