News articles tagged with 'microbial'
Drug use increasingly associated with microbial infections
— 10 Mar 2011 18:32 | HealthIllicit drug users are at increased risk of being exposed to microbial pathogens and are more susceptible to serious infections say physicians writing in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.…
Gut bacteria can control organ functions
— 1 Mar 2011 17:21 | HealthBacteria in the human gut may not just be helping digest food but also could be exerting some level of control over the metabolic functions of other organs, like the liver, according…
Choosing your neighbours: MBL scientists see how microbes relate in space
— 15 Feb 2011 16:03 | BiologyLike people in cities, microbes often live in complex communities that contain many different microbial types. Also like us, microbes tend to gravitate to and 'hang out' with certain…
Speeding up E. coli detection
— 15 Jan 2011 15:21 | HealthA simple, automated method of tracking E. coli uses a laser to detect and monitor the microbe in potentially contaminated bodies of water or waterways. The technique described this…
In fending off diseases, plants and animals are much the same, research shows
— 19 Nov 2010 12:35 | BiologyIt may have been 1 billion years since plants and animals branched apart on the evolutionary tree but down through the ages they have developed strikingly similar mechanisms for detecting…
You are not what you eat
— 17 Nov 2010 10:24 | HealthThe types of gut bacteria that populate the guts of primates depend on the species of the host as well as where the host lives and what they eat. A study led by Howard Ochman at Yale…
Antibiotics have long-term impacts on gut flora
— 2 Nov 2010 14:27 | HealthShort courses of antibiotics can leave normal gut bacteria harbouring antibiotic resistance genes for up to two years after treatment, say scientists writing in the latest issue of…
Value-added sulphur scrubbing
— 22 Oct 2010 15:25 | EnvironmentPower plants that burn fossil fuels remain the main source of electricity generation across the globe. Modern power plants have scrubbers to remove sulphur compounds from their flue…
Environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals inadequate
— 17 Oct 2010 20:09 | EnvironmentThe strategies used to assess the environmental risks posed by pharmaceuticals are not enough to protect natural microbial communities, reveals a researcher from the University of Gothenburg…
Microscopic solutions to world's biggest problems
— 12 Oct 2010 09:40 | BiologyMany countries now acknowledge the need to obtain their energy supply from renewable sources such as biomass. Prof. Verstraete will explain how his team have developed a new anaerobic…