Microbiology – Page 4
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Research
Bacteria build non-natural proteins using non-natural DNA
Semi-synthetic organism shows there is nothing unique about the chemistry of life as we know it
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Review
A crack in creation: the new power to control evolution
How studying bacterial immunity led to the development of Crispr
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Research
Gut bugs hijacking our signalling could treat disease
Gastrointestinal microflora found to produce a profusion of molecules that can affect human health
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Research
Space travel microbes turn urine into polymers
Researchers are trying to develop yeast that could convert human waste into food for long space flights
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Research
Single-cell imaging spots resistant infections in less than half an hour
Microfluidic device allows speedy susceptibility testing so the right antibiotic can be given
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Research
Answer to Greenland algae's blooming health discovered
Annual algal bloom phenomenon solved
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Research
Ocean chemistry was responsible for 2015 Monterey Bay disaster
Unusual balance of nutrients allowed algae to build up high concentrations of neurotoxin
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Research
Modified antibiotic beats superbug resistance
Adding functional groups to vancomycin gives it extra modes of attack against resistant bacteria
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Research
Wastewater plant upgrade fixes fish feminisation problem
Gender balance has been restored in a Canadian river by cutting levels of endocrine disruptors
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Roadkill: new molecules at the side of the road
Wild animals run down on the roads can open surprising doors for opportunistic biochemists
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Podcast
Book Club – I contain multitudes
They say you are what you eat, but actually you’re mainly what eats you
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Research
Primitive microbe may offer a hotbed of methane
Microbe digests complex compounds from coal and turns them into methane
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News
US agency bans triclosan and 18 other antibacterials
The FDA has banned 19 antimicrobials in the US and given industry a year to remove them from consumer products
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News
Algae confirmed as culprit in Rio green pool saga
Accidental addition of hydrogen peroxide destroyed hypochlorite allowing algae to thrive
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Research
Magnetic fields deliver cancer-killing bacteria to tumour’s heart
Guided microbes packed with drugs can reach the parts of cancers that other drugs just can’t reach
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News
White House unveils microbiome research plan
New $121 million initiative will foster integrated study of communities of microorganisms in people, plants and ecosystems