Category: Microbiology
22 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Feet Are a Treat for Fungi
Scientists find large diversity of the microbes on our tootsies
20 May 2013
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Friendly Viruses Protect Us Against Bacteria
Viruses in mucus may be important line of defense against disease
16 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Invasive Ladybug Carries Fatal Parasite
Infectious fungus key to beetle’s success
13 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Diarrhea Deaths Decoded
Four microbes are responsible for most cases of childhood diarrhea in the developing world
1 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Killing Bacteria, With a Little Help From Breast Milk
Compound decreases microbe resistance to a common antibiotic
7 April 2013
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A New Reason Why Red Meat, and Some Energy Drinks, May Be Bad for Our Heart
Gut bacteria break down common ingredient into heart-harmful compound
27 March 2013
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Microbes May Slim Us Down After Gastric Bypass
Mouse study suggests a new reason why patients who get the drastic surgery lose weight
26 March 2013
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ScienceShot: Seven Sexes on the Menu
Random arrangement of DNA determines whether microbe will be one of seven mating types
25 March 2013
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ScienceShot: The Original Iron Lung
Proteins help bacteria breathe metal instead of oxygen
19 March 2013
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ScienceShot: Why Bacteria Commit Suicide
Scientists find a rare case of self-destruction with no downsides
14 March 2013
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Microbes Likely Abundant Hundreds of Meters Below Sea Floor
Deep-crust organisms may constitute largest ecosystem on Earth
12 March 2013
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Roller Derby Players Share Shoulder Microbes
Full-contact sport sheds light on the evolution of our unique populations of skin bacteria
27 February 2013
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Got Pimples? You May Need Better Bacteria
Study finds certain strains of bacteria can guard skin from acne
13 February 2013
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Gut Bacteria Conspired in Melamine Poisonings
Microbes turned plastics additive into kidney stone ingredient
7 February 2013
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ScienceShot: First Evidence of Life Under Antarctic Ice
U.S. team recovers microbes from sediment of Lake Whillans
28 January 2013
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Microbes Survive, and Maybe Thrive, High in the Atmosphere
Bacteria, fungi, and other organisms may form an ecosystem in the clouds
11 December 2012
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New SARS-Like Virus Infects Both Human and Animal Cells
Recently found in the Middle East, hCoV-EMC may be able to attack humans, pigs, and bats
3 December 2012
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ScienceShot: Cocoon Preserves Microbe for the Ages
Such structures are likely an untapped reservoir of microbial fossils
25 October 2012
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Using Gut Bacteria to Fight Diarrhea
Mice show way to treatment for chronic infection
25 October 2012
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Oceans Getting Too Hot to Handle?
Tropical marine organisms shifting northward as temperatures rise
27 September 2012
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ScienceShot: Obesity Hormone Found in Fruit Flies
Insects produce leptin, which helps govern appetite
19 September 2012
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Retraction of First Paper on XMRV Takes Authors by Surprise
New study documents how contamination problems arose in 2006 prostate cancer study
18 September 2012
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Final Study Confirms: Virus Not Implicated in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Judy Mikovits, who first reported the alleged link to XMRV, supports results of a new study
1 August 2012
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Yes, Fish Get Skin Cancer, Too
Study finds first evidence of disease in wild populations
12 July 2012
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Sailing Expedition Reveals Oceans' Tiniest Secrets
Worldwide plankton sampling effort yields 1.5 million taxa
17 June 2012
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ScienceShot: How Clean Is Your Hotel Room?
An analysis of various surfaces in hotel rooms might help housekeepers shift their priorities
14 June 2012
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Microbial Survey of Human Body Reveals Extensive Variation
Investigators describe more than a dozen microscopic communities on and within us
6 June 2012
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Live Chat: The Bugs Inside of Us
Chat with experts about how our resident populations of microbes influence health and disease
31 May 2012
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'Silent Killer' May Be Disease of the Affluent
Early exposure to microbes in Amazon foragers protects them from chronic inflammation that kills Westerners
30 May 2012
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ScienceShot: It's Official, Men Are the Dirtier Sex
Women's workplaces less germ-ridden than men's, according to microbial analysis of office equipment
17 May 2012
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Barely Breathing Microbes Still Living in 86-Million-Year-Old Clay
Organisms deep beneath the sea floor survive on minuscule amounts of oxygen
9 May 2012
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Your Inner Bugs Are What You Eat
Diet may impact diversity of gut microbes
7 May 2012
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The Great Outdoors Is Good for Allergies
Teens living in more rural environments harbor more anti-inflammatory microbes on their skin
4 April 2012
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Plasma Flashlight Zaps Bacteria
Killing microorganisms could be as simple as flipping a switch
6 March 2012
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In Sicily, a Treasure Trove of Wine Yeast
Diverse microbes hiding in the island's vineyards help impart unique characteristics to its wine
26 February 2012
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Genetically Engineered Bacteria Could Help Fight Climate Change
Microbes may trap CO2 in underground rocks
21 February 2012
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Podcast: Alaskan Hunters, Battling Microbes, and Improving Street Smarts
Part two of some of our favorite stories from AAAS 2012
18 February 2012
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Podcast: A Planetwide Microbe Survey
How do microbes contribute to the global ecosystem?
15 December 2011
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Why Tuberculosis Is So Hard to Cure
Asymmetrical cell division may help disease-causing bacteria survive antibiotics
9 December 2011
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Podcast: Bedbugs, Biofuels, and Bad Bacteria on the Farm
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