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28 August 2003 | ScienceNOW

Sweet Success for Protein Production

by Robert F. Service
Yeast engineered to produce sugared human proteins
14 August 2003 | ScienceNOW

Bug Scoffs at Autoclave

by Betsy Mason
Record-setting bacteria can live in 130°C water
17 July 2003 | ScienceNOW

Anthrax's Lethal Knockout

by Naomi Lubick
One of its toxins disables the immune system's sentinel cells
3 July 2003 | ScienceNOW

Invasion of the Bladder Bugs

by Dan Ferber
Pods of bacteria hide within mouse bladder cells
20 June 2003 | ScienceNOW

A Bug-Eat-Bug World

by Naomi Lubick
Cannibalistic bacteria consume neighbors to stave off dormancy
6 June 2003 | ScienceNOW

Bad Bug in a Bubble

by Quinn Eastman
Insect parasite fashions a protective cloak from its host's tissue
5 June 2003 | ScienceNOW

E. coli Go Green

by John Bohannon
Bacterial assembly lines promise eco-friendly chemicals
7 May 2003 | ScienceNOW

Bugs Take the Stink out of Sewage

by Naomi Lubick
With a few engineering tricks, microbes freshen the air on the cheap
23 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Multitalented Mold Sequenced

by Naomi Lubick
Neurospora crassa's DNA may yield a broad range of insights
18 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Can Microbes Save Historic Treasures?

by Xavier Bosch
A common soil bacterium may prevent weathering of ancient stonework, scientists say
6 March 2003 | ScienceNOW

Every Stomach Tells a Story

by Ben Shouse
Gut bacteria provide map of human migrations
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17 February 2003 | ScienceNOW

Preparing to Nab Bioterrorists

by Martin Enserink and Dan Ferber
Report spells out how to catch the perps after a bioterrorism attack
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16 February 2003 | ScienceNOW

Nuclear-Powered Bugs

by Helen Fields
Microbes deep in the Earth survive on the byproducts of radioactivity
12 February 2003 | ScienceNOW

The Bedbug's Extraordinary Penis

by Mary Beckman
Males use their organ to check for evidence of a previous rival
2 December 2002 | ScienceNOW

Ulcer Bacteria Gas It Up

by Mary Beckman
Helicobacter pylori feast on the stomach's hydrogen gas
20 November 2002 | ScienceNOW

Disentangling a Hairy Infection

by Deborah Hill
New research reveals how bacteria stick to the urinary tract
28 October 2002 | ScienceNOW

Fish-Killer's Weapon Revealed?

by Jocelyn Kaiser
A rough sketch of the Pfiesteria toxin spurs controversy
18 October 2002 | ScienceNOW

Toxin-Eating Bugs Reveal Their Secret

by Katie Greene
Membranes previously unknown in nature protect a bacterium from its food
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25 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Bacterial Defenses Predate Antibiotics

by Kendall Morgan
Resistance genes' mobility evolved millions of years ago
9 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

How a Bacterium Takes Your Temperature

by Erica Goldman
RNA shape tells Listeria when the temperature is just right for an attack
23 August 2002 | ScienceNOW

You Call That a Mitochondrion?

by Ben Shouse
Degenerate mitochondria prove microsporidia are no missing link
5 June 2002 | ScienceNOW

Trip Through Gut Makes Cholera Meaner

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Well-traveled bugs alter gene activity to grab hold of next host
4 June 2002 | ScienceNOW

Odd Occupants in Antarctic Lake

by Katie Greene
Heat-loving bacteria may call Lake Vostok home
24 May 2002 | ScienceNOW

Long Live the Salt of the Earth

by Mary Beckman
Wide-ranging microbial species set up communities inside salt cyrstals
20 May 2002 | ScienceNOW

Smallpox Gets Reprieve

by Richard Stone
World Health Organization says last stocks will be kept for research
17 May 2002 | ScienceNOW

Cool Bacterium Spawned Them All

by Julia Day
Life might not have begun in hot springs or geothermal vents
10 May 2002 | ScienceNOW

Timing Is Everything for Wolbachia

by Carl Zimmer
Bacteria manipulate their hosts' sex lives for their own purposes
1 May 2002 | ScienceNOW

Nano-Bugs May Have Big Message

by John Bohannon
An evolutionary relic from under the sea
28 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Clue to Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection

by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel
Bacteria put on a different coat, trigger more powerful immune response
14 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

When Antibiotics Fail, a Few Strains Are at Fault

by Solana Pyne
In one species, a small number wreaks a lot of havoc
8 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Worms May Not Act Alone in River Blindness

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Bacteria may be the real culprit behind the disease, nematodes merely an accomplice
21 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Biofilm Glue Revealed

by Caroline Seydel
Bacteria rely on DNA to form sticky layers
14 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

A Radiation Survivor's Secret

by Martin Enserink
Researchers home in on a microbe's remarkable resistance
14 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Breaking Down Malaria's Walls

by Gary Taubes
A new drug that attacks the parasite's membrane may work where others have failed
12 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Malaria Enters the Genomic Era

by Martin Enserink
Researchers present view of parasite's genome; mosquito to follow
6 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

How Bacteria Stick Together

by Mary Beckman
Researchers uncover the signals bacteria use to keep the right distance
1 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Borrowed Immunity for Anthrax

by Martin Enserink
Researchers plan to treat future victims with plasma from vaccinated volunteers
31 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

FBI Casts a Wider Net

by Martin Enserink
Agency asks members of the American Society for Microbiology for help
16 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Alternative Lifestyle Deep Down Under

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Hydrogen fuels subsurface microbial communities
1 October 2001 | ScienceNOW

Genetic Variations May Enhance Anthrax Susceptibility

by Caroline Seydel
Cell's cargo carrier may help anthrax destroy immune cells
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