Bacteria shapeshift in space in response to antibiotics, becoming far more resilient
Not good news for interplanetary travel.
Tag: bacteria
Cyborg bacteria equipped with tiny solar panels outperform photosynthesis
Trees aren't obsolete yet but this hybrid system can do amazing things.
Scientists use the world’s smallest chisel to investigate dagger-wielding bacteria
Amoebophilus doesn't play around.
Kitchen sponges are hotspots for bacteria. Sanitizing methods like microwaving don’t seem to work
Used sponges are teeming with bacteria. You should better replace them weekly instead of sanitizing them.
Oral sex might be helping the spread of unstoppable bacteria
It's the gift that keeps on giving.
Handwashing with hot water doesn’t kill more germs than cold water. We also need surprisingly little soap
Hot water might be more comfortable but it's wasted energy when it comes to sanitizing your hands.
Do probiotics actually work? Let’s hear what the science says
There's little evidence probiotics helps you medically.
In the face of rising antibiotic resistance, fungi could be a goldmine for new drugs
Bacteria are getting tougher but scientists are not sitting idle.
Bacterial communities take turns to eat when food becomes scarce
Aww, they have tiny economic agreements, ain't that cute?
Earth-born methanogen bacteria species could survive in Mars’ crust, new study shows
Life can be surprisingly hardy.
World Health Organization says these 12 pathogens could change the world as we know it
Some of them are a hairsbreadth away from infecting us with impunity.
A bunch of artificial cells just passed the Turing Test
Scientists have built cells that are not living but are so life-like that other cells can communicate with them.
Microorganisms can survive in space and on other planets, safe behind dried-up biofilms
Worry and excitement, all in one paper.
For the first time, researchers create “semi-synthetic” life form with man-made DNA
Some of your bases are belong to us.
The appendix keeps you healthy and your gut bacteria happy, study finds
Happy gut bacteria are the best bacteria.
Why undercooked chicken meat can cause paralysis
Don't go overboard with tonight's dinner, though.
Scientists find 2.5-billion-year-old fossils of bacteria — there was no oxygen in the atmosphere then
Who needs oxygen when you got ... sulfur?
Book Review: ‘Microbes from Hell’
The intellectual reward of Microbes from Hell is a pleasure, despite an occasionally challenging journey.
UK red squirrels found to be leprosy bacteria carrier in new study
You're pretty safe unless one coughs on you.
World leaders pledge to fight drug-resistant bacteria
Meeting at the United Nations, world leaders agreed that we are facing an unprecedented threat from drug-resistant bacteria.
Is licking your wounds actually a good thing?
Comes with benefits, but also risks. At the end of the day just use a band-aid.
New star-shaped polymer can shred bacteria membranes to bits, offering alternative to antibiotics
The new stars in bug-killing.
Scientists film bacteria becoming virtually drug-immune — and it took them only 10 days
A fascinating glimpse at how life overcomes adversity.
Fracking-only bacteria discovered in two separate wells hundreds of miles apart
Bacteria are creating whole new ecosystems in fracking wells.
Newly developed nanomaterial looks like an anti-bacterial spike pit — but your cells can comfortably live on it
Named black silicon, the material literally stabs bacteria to death.
Deadly bacteria breeding more in the oceans because of global warming
Developing countries, yet again, will be the most vulnerable in the face of such risks.
Remote-controlled microrobots could be the future of medicine
Tiny robots might soon replace invasive surgery.
Studies find “super bacteria” in Rio Olympic venues and beaches
Things are looking bad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Harvard team turns bacteria into living hard drives
Make your data evolve!
Genetically modified bacteria converts CO2 into liquid fuels
Daniel G. Nocera, the Harvard professor who made headlines five years ago when he unveiled an artificial leaf, recently unveiled ...
Untreatable bacteria identified in the US
A strain of E. coli resistant to last-resort antibiotics has been identified on United States soil for the first time. ...
Canadian clay kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria on contact
Canadian aboriginals have been using clay to treat their ailments for centuries.
Bacterial cells are individualists, too
Even though they're genetically identical and live in the same environment, not all bacteria are the same. When times are ...
We still don’t know which gut bacteria is beneficial, but scientists have some good hints
There's good bacteria and bad bacteria, but the gut seems to be so diverse in its bacterial offering from person ...
You’ve heard all about solar cells, but what about bacterial solar cells?
On the desk of Seokheun "Sean" Choi sits a 3x3 array that at first glance looks like a lemon squeezer. ...
Gum diseases could open the body to a swarm of infections
Mouth microbes may be connected to a variety of illnesses, more and more studies are showing. Source: G. Hajishengallis/Nat. Rev. ...
Scientists develop Cello, a programming language for bacteria
Biological engineers have created a programming language that allows them to rapidly and efficiently program and design DNA-encoded circuits, giving ...
This common bacterium grows 60% better in space than on Earth
When researchers started raising 48 bacteria species aboard the International Space Station, they weren't really sure what to expect. They ...
Biological wheels and motors imaged for the first time
Morgan Beeby and his colleagues at the Imperial College London used electron microscopy to image these biological motors in high ...
Study hints at a form of bacterial collective memory
A new study found that whole populations of bacteria retain their tolerance to stressors for a much longer duration than ...
First biological function of mercury discovered
Purple Non Sulfur Bacteria may play a role in reducing the amount of methyl-mercury in the oceans by converting it ...
Nanoparticles gain the upper hand on antibiotic resistance, kill 92% bacteria
Scientists are experimenting with a novel mechanism that destroys harmful bacteria that uses light-activated nanoparticles. These are called quantum dots ...
Your microbial cloud is your “signature”
New research focused on the personal microbial cloud. (Credit: Viputheshwar Sitaraman, of Draw Science) Humans are walking ecosystems. Each of ...
Seals and bacteria are leaching mercury even in unpolluted waters
Researchers detected unusually high levels of toxic metals, including the dangerous neurotoxin methylmercury, in a pristine coastal area and lake. ...
Bacterial infections turns amoebae into the world’s tiniest farmers
In 2011 the Queller-Strassmann lab, then at Rice University, made a surprising announcement in Nature Letters. They had been collecting ...
Engineering microorganisms for future generations
Engineering microorganisms may be the key to solving major environmental problems, particularly the accumulation of greenhouse gases and fossil fuel ...
A sunrise literally painted in life by glowing bacteria on an agar plate
This "drawing" might look like it was made by a kid in grade school, but make no mistake it symbolizes ...
Of beards, feces and clickbait
Some news outlets were quick to label beards as toilets. I disagree.
The smallest lifeform imaged:150,000 cells could fit onto the tip of a human hair
US researchers have imaged for the first time ultra-small bacteria, whose existence has been debatable for the past couple of ...
