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19 December 2005 | ScienceNOW

Out, Out Damn Gene!

by Amy Coombs

Bacterial parasite evades its host by excising some of its own DNA

12 December 2005 | ScienceNOW

Living off the Fat of the Cell

by Kim Krieger

During infection, the Chlamydia bug makes mammalian cells produce an aura of lipids

22 November 2005 | ScienceNOW

When Parasites Go Pop!

by Meagan White

Study suggests cheap, environmentally friendly control method for schistosomiasis

4 November 2005 | ScienceNOW

Out of Food? Try Eating Light

by Carolyn Gramling

When nutrients are scarce, marine bacteria may use light to supply energy

12 October 2005 | ScienceNOW

Disease Fighter Found in Fungi

by Amy Coombs

Discovery could usher in new class of commercial antibiotics

3 October 2005 | ScienceNOW

Australian Ulcer Duo Bags Nobel

by Martin Enserink

Robin Warren and Barry Marshall recognized for implicating Helicobacter

24 August 2005 | ScienceNOW

Swamp Gas Mystery Solved

by John Bohannon

Microbes and moss collaborate to soak up methane that could contribute to global warming

16 August 2005 | ScienceNOW

Turning Algae Into Beasts of Burden

by Iain Taylor

Researchers make organisms ferry loads over long distances

21 July 2005 | ScienceNOW

Battle of the Bugs

by Aparna Sreenivasan

The bacterium that causes sinus infections uses the body's immune system to kill off competitors

21 July 2005 | ScienceNOW

Alive and Kicking Under the Sea Floor

by John Bohannon

Microbial communities once thought dormant or dead are surprisingly active

1 July 2005 | ScienceNOW

Killer Cells Get a Boost

by Amy Coombs

Protein that helps immune system fight infection has an on/off switch

20 June 2005 | ScienceNOW

Deep-Sea Bacterium Breaks All the Rules

by John Bohannon

Microbe is a photosynthesizer but doesn't need the sun

9 June 2005 | ScienceNOW

There's Life in That Oil!

by Betsy Mason

Ancient crude indicates young Earth teemed with organisms

12 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

How Leprosy Infected the World

by David Grimm

New research suggests disease closely tied to human migration

26 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Simple Life, Fungus Style

by John Bohannon

Soil fungus uses energy tool common to microbes

1 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

New Superbug has Criminal Past

by Mason Inman

Deadly bacterium now on the rise traced back to epidemic decades ago

18 March 2005 | ScienceNOW

Bacteria's Sweet Deception

by Mason Inman

Microbes survive in the gut by giving themselves a sugar coating

28 February 2005 | ScienceNOW

Has Biodefense Gone Overboard?

by Martin Enserink and Jocelyn Kaiser

Open letter says research program is hurting basic microbiology

24 February 2005 | ScienceNOW

Genome of Deadly Amoeba Sequenced

by Mason Inman

Genes stolen from bacteria may help the parasite thrive in the gut

1 February 2005 | ScienceNOW

Bacteria Enter Their Golden Years

by Dan Ferber

E. coli may not be immortal after all

7 January 2005 | ScienceNOW

Mmmmm, Toxicants

by Dan Ferber

Genome sequence reveals how a bacterium breaks down toxic pollutants

10 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Fighting Cholesterol With RNAi

by John Bohannon

New delivery system may clear a major hurdle for therapeutic RNA interference

4 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Getting Fat? Blame Your Gut Bugs

by Elizabeth Pennisi

Bacteria stimulate fat uptake in mice

17 September 2004 | ScienceNOW

Microbes Implicated in Crohn's Disease

by Martin Enserink

Study adds to evidence that bacteria in milk could be behind the gut disease

10 September 2004 | ScienceNOW

The Discriminating Palate of Staphylococcus

by Deborah Hill

Dangerous bugs' picky eating habits may be their undoing

22 July 2004 | ScienceNOW

Bug to Gut: You're Just My Type

by Dan Ferber

H. pylori bacteria hone their attack according to their victim's blood type

30 June 2004 | ScienceNOW

Bacteria Implicated in Arsenic Poisoning

by Pallava Bagla

Microbes may help mobilize the toxin in Indian groundwater

22 June 2004 | ScienceNOW

Dangerous Do-si-do

by Katie Greene

Researchers try to jive how parasite-eating fish survive

14 June 2004 | ScienceNOW

Scrutiny on Biodefense Research Intensifies

by Martin Enserink and Jocelyn Kaiser

Accidental shipping of live anthrax renews concerns over biosafety

4 June 2004 | ScienceNOW

Bacteria Take Aim

by Dan Ferber

Newly discovered organelle helps gram-positive bugs target toxins

26 May 2004 | ScienceNOW

Medicinal Tears

by Martin Enserink

Compound in tears could lead to better treatments for eye infections

25 May 2004 | ScienceNOW

Groundwater to Blame for Beach Bacteria?

by Katie Greene

Study suggests seeping water could be the culprit in baffling beach closures

25 May 2004 | ScienceNOW

Delicacies Made Less Deadly

by Martin Enserink

Bacteriophages may help rid oysters of a dangerous microbe

5 April 2004 | ScienceNOW

A Quorum Can Kill

by Dan Ferber

Engineered gene circuit could squelch uprisings among worker bacteria

5 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Mucus Good for the Local Economy

by Rachel Ehrenberg

Slime excreted by coral boosts productivity for the whole reef

17 February 2004 | ScienceNOW

Forecasting Cholera Outbreaks

by Erica Goldman

Sea surface temperature linked to epidemics in Peru

1 December 2003 | ScienceNOW

A Bacterium's Borrowed Weapon

by Dan Ferber

Triple-threat microbe gained antibiotic resistance from another bug

24 November 2003 | ScienceNOW

A Very Hot Prize

by Gretchen Vogel

Hyperthermophile pioneer receives microbiology's 'Nobel'

27 October 2003 | ScienceNOW

Finding the Right Bug for the Job

by Solana Pyne

A new technique may aid the hunt for pollution-eating bacteria

10 September 2003 | ScienceNOW

Microbes Sweet on Making Power

by Robert F. Service

Bacterial fuel cells take a giant step toward greater efficiency

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