Items tagged with bacteria

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Immunomagnetic Beads Can Attract Bacteria Monday, May 25th, 2009 - 16:04:48 - Ehud Rattner Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have used antibody-coated immunomagnetic beads (IMBs) to detect Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that... read more

Research Suggests New Energy Source Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 - 16:58:55 - Ehud Rattner An international team of scientists has determined the structure of the chlorophyll molecules in green bacteria that are responsible for harvesting... read more

Genetic Switch Key to New Antibiotics Class Saturday, April 18th, 2009 - 14:03:59 - Anuradha Menon Researchers have determined the structure of a key genetic mechanism at work in bacteria, including some that are deadly to humans, in an important... read more

Alien Microbes Found under Antarctic Glacier Friday, April 17th, 2009 - 18:43:06 - Anuradha Menon An unmapped reservoir of briny liquid chemically similar to sea water, but buried under an inland Antarctic glacier, appears to support unusual... read more

Marine Method to Isolate Harmful Chemicals Thursday, April 16th, 2009 - 16:36:43 - Anuradha Menon Scientists studying how marine bacteria move have discovered that a sharp variation in water current segregates right-handed bacteria from their... read more

Japanese Astronaut Tests Odor-Free Briefs Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 - 18:24:02 - Anuradha Menon You never know what the Japanese will develop next. From weird electric cars to cell phone wallets, there's been plenty of the standard invention... read more

Computer-Designed Drugs For Unique Bacteria Saturday, February 21st, 2009 - 10:22:46 - Anuradha Menon A computer program may eventually hold the key in the never-ending struggle between evolving bacteria and the drugs. Researchers from Duke University... read more

Gene Lets Bacteria Jump From Host to Host Monday, February 2nd, 2009 - 09:43:56 - Ehud Rattner All life — plants, animals, people — depends on peaceful coexistence with a swarm of microbial life that performs vital services from helping to... read more

No Feces for This Species Monday, January 26th, 2009 - 09:40:23 - Ehud Rattner Deep in the Peruvian rainforest, one species of dung beetle has turned from scavenger to killer. Instead of feasting on feces - as all of its... read more

Ancient Bacteria Attacks Cystic Fibrosis Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 - 10:03:44 - Anuradha Menon MIT researchers have found that the pigments responsible for the blue-green stain of the mucus that clogs the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients... read more

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