Tag: bacteria

Some species of bacteria can survive virtually anywhere: in acids, in nuclear waste, at extremely low or high temperatures, at ...

We already know about numerous extremophiles, microbes that can live in incredibly extreme conditions, which would easily kill almost every ...

Staphylococcus aureus is a nasty fellow; it can be responsible for a variety of diseases, and it's pretty resistant to ...

Five years ago, an outbreak of a mysterious and deadly disease in central China first started alarming local authorities when ...

With each passing year, science is becoming more and more visual,  and the pictures we get to see are more ...

As I was telling you before, NASA got everybody hyped when they announced a big conference on the topic of ...

According to a newly published study, it seems that rubbing your hands together in a hand dryer actually leaves them ...

Mycobacterium vaccae is a type of bacteria that naturally leaves in soil and has been in the attention of researchers ...

For years and years (good) doctors have warned about the dangers of taking antibiotics too lightly, which generally causes 'bugs' ...

Mankind is screwing up. I'm sorry, that's just the way it is. Not taking care of our natural resources, polluting ...

Just like many categories of people, I've recently been (insistently) offered a free flu shot. I said no. Without going ...

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA for short) is a thermoplastic and transparent plastic that's called acrylic glass for short. In the not ...

Bacteria have sometimes behaviour that can amaze scientists, by its complexity and efficiency. Salmonella can commit suicide and help their ...