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Blocking biofilms: Alzheimer's research sheds light on potential treatments for urinary tract infections

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research into Alzheimer's disease seems an unlikely approach to yield a better way to fight urinary tract infections (UTIs), but that's what scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...


LSU gets to the bottom of things -- in Antarctica

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Antarctica has long held secrets of the earth's history locked in its icy depths, and until recently, there has been very little information on the environments that have been sealed beneath miles of ice for millions of years. ...


MIT scientists pinpoint origin of dissolved arsenic in Bangladesh drinking water

Scientists pinpoint origin of dissolved arsenic in Bangladesh drinking water

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (21) | comments 0

Researchers in MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering believe they have pinpointed a pathway by which arsenic may be contaminating the drinking water in Bangladesh, a phenomenon that has puzzled ...


CU-Boulder map of human bacterial diversity shows wide interpersonal differences

Map of Human Bacterial Diversity Shows Wide Interpersonal Differences

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Colorado at Boulder team has developed the first atlas of bacterial diversity across the human body, charting wide variations in microbe populations that live in different ...


The entwined destinies of mankind and leprosy bacteria

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Leprosy still affects hundreds of thousands of people today throughout the entire world. An international team headed by EPFL professor Stewart Cole has traced the history of the disease from ancient Egypt to today and in ...


Gastroenterologists explore relationship between bacteria in the gut and breast cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The human body contains billions of microorganisms, and microbial cells found in the human gut are estimated to outnumber human cells by ten-to-one in healthy adults. However, little is known about the ways in which these ...


Test Detects Insect Carriers of Citrus Greening Disease

Test Detects Insect Carriers of Citrus Greening Disease

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With their pleasing flavor, cheerful color, and health-imparting dose of vitamin C, it's not surprising that oranges are one of America's Top 10 favorite fruits. But some of the nation's citrus ...


JPL Develops High-Speed Test to Improve Pathogen Decontamination

Chemist Develops High-Speed Test to Improve Pathogen Decontamination

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A chemist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has developed a technology intended to rapidly assess any presence of microbial life on spacecraft. This new method may also ...


Time in a bottle: Scientists watch evolution unfold

Time in a bottle: Scientists watch evolution unfold

Biology / Evolution

created Oct 18, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (42) | comments 13

A 21-year Michigan State University experiment that distills the essence of evolution in laboratory flasks not only demonstrates natural selection at work, but could lead to biotechnology and medical research ...


Misuse of antibiotics not the only cause of resistance says report

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The perception that antibiotic resistance is primarily the undesirable consequence of antibiotic abuse or misuse is a view that is simplistic and inaccurate, according to a recent report by the American Academy of Microbiology. ...


Unusual bacteria help balance the immune system in mice

Unusual bacteria help balance the immune system in mice

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Medical researchers have long suspected that obscure bacteria living within the intestinal tract may help keep the human immune system in balance. An international collaboration co-led by scientists at NYU ...


Researchers identify mechanism that helps bacteria avoid destruction in cells

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 10, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Infectious diseases currently cause about one-third of all human deaths worldwide, more than all forms of cancer combined. Advances in cell biology and microbial genetics have greatly enhanced understanding of the cause and ...


New age of discovery for new proteins dawns

New age of discovery for new proteins dawns

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- We are on the brink of another new age of discovery- this time of countless new proteins, which could be used in a whole range of situations from medicine to industry, following the successful ...


Bug splatter on your car's windshield is a treasure trove of genomic biodiversity

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

If you have ever taken a long road trip, the windshield of your car will inevitably be splattered with bugs by the time you arrive at your destination. Could the DNA left behind be used to estimate the diversity of insects ...


Renewable hydrogen production becomes reality at winery

Technology / Energy

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first demonstration of a renewable method for hydrogen production from wastewater using a microbial electrolysis system is underway at the Napa Wine Company in Oakville. The refrigerator-sized hydrogen ...