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Genomic study yields plausible cause of colony collapse disorder
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Researchers report this week that they have found a surprising but reliable marker of colony collapse disorder, a baffling malady that in 2007-2008 killed off more than a third of commercial honey bees in ...
What are the characteristics of clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori?
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Clarithromycin resistance is an uncommon occurrence among Malaysian isolates of Helicobacter pylori strains, and the mutations A2142G and A2143G detected were associated with low-level resistance.
One secret to how TB sticks with you
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is arguably the world's most successful infectious agent because it knows how to avoid elimination by slowing its own growth to a crawl. Now, a report in the July 10 issue of the journal Cell, ...
A little bit of spit reveals a lot about what lives in your mouth
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Like it or not, your mouth is home to a thriving community of microbial life. More than 600 different species of bacteria reside in this "microbiome," yet everyone hosts a unique set of bugs, and this could have important ...
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Researchers identify new leprosy bacterium
Nov 24, 2008 |
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A new species of bacterium that causes leprosy has been identified through intensive genetic analysis of a pair of lethal infections, a research team reports in the December issue of the American Journal of Clinical Pathology.
Undersea microbes active but living on the slow side
Feb 21, 2006 |
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Deeply buried ocean sediments may house populations of tiny organisms that have extremely low maintenance energy needs and population turnover rates of anywhere from 200 to 2,000 years, according to an international team ...
Researchers solve piece of large-scale gene silencing mystery
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Dec 04, 2008 |
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A team led by Craig Pikaard, Ph.D., WUSTL professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, has made a breakthrough in understanding the phenomenon of nucleolar dominance, the silencing of an entire parental set of ribosomal RNA genes ...
Ecosystem In Suspended Animation
Mar 02, 2006 |
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Deeply buried ocean sediments may house populations of tiny organisms that have extremely low maintenance energy needs and population turnover rates of anywhere from 200 to 2,000 years, according to an international team ...
Metagenomics of skin reveals insights into the human microbiome
May 22, 2008 |
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The human body is home to a diverse range of microorganisms, estimated to outnumber human cells in a healthy adult by ten fold. The importance of characterizing human microbiota for understanding health and disease is highlighted ...
Key protein in cellular respiration discovered
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Many diseases derive from problems with cellular respiration, the process through which cells extract energy from nutrients. Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have now discovered a new function ...
Uncultured bacteria found in amniotic fluids of women who experience preterm births
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Yale University have made a significant advancement in understanding the cause behind why some pregnant women suffer from inflammations in the inner womb without any signs ...
Our microbes, ourselves
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Jan 19, 2009 |
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In terms of diversity and sheer numbers, the microbes occupying the human gut easily dwarf the billions of people inhabiting the Earth. Numbering in the tens of trillions and representing many thousands of ...
Berkeley Lab Technology Could Help Areas Flooded by Katrina
Sep 28, 2005 |
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DNA ‘Phylochip’ Scans for Thousands of Disease-Causing Microbes The flood waters that filled the streets of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are now heavily populated with bacteria, viruses and other ...
What cures you may also ail you: Antibiotics, your gut and you
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Nov 18, 2008 |
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We are always being told by marketers of healthy yogurts that the human gut contains a bustling community of different bacteria, both good and bad, and that this balance is vital to keeping you healthy. But if you target ...
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