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January 27, 2012 //
Posted in: Bacteria News
Antibiotics were once the wonder drug. Now, however, an increasing number of highly resistant -- and deadly -- bacteria are spreading around the world. The killer bugs often originate in factory farms, where animals are treated whether they are sick or not.
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January 27, 2012 //
Posted in: Bacteria News
Persistent bacterial infections can make a mess of our bowels and the usual treatment method of adding antibiotics usually causes even more disruptions. Researchers, however, are fine tuning a treatment that involves adding a sample of the stool of another which jump-starts the infected patients immune system, reports Kerry Grens for Reuters Health. The procedure is used primarily to treat ...
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January 26, 2012 //
Posted in: Bacteria News
The arms race between a virus and the bacteria it attacks has helped scientists better understand one of the mysteries of evolution: How new traits evolve.
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January 26, 2012 //
Posted in: Bacteria News
The arms race between a virus and the bacteria it attacks has helped scientists better understand one of the mysteries of evolution: How new traits evolve.
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January 26, 2012 //
Posted in: Bacteria News
Scientists studying ocean microorganisms have encountered something they have never seen before. A marine virus that cons certain photosynthetic bacteria into letting it come inside because it appears to offer a "helping hand" by bringing resources very like their own to help them acquire phosphorus, a nutrient they are desperately short of. Once inside, the virus uses the host's cellular ...
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January 26, 2012 //
Posted in: Bacteria News
MIT researchers have discovered that certain photosynthetic ocean bacteria should beware of viruses bearing gifts: These viruses are carrying genetic material taken from their previous bacterial hosts that tricks the new host into using its own machinery to activate the genes, a process never before documented in any virus-bacteria relationship.
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January 25, 2012 //
Posted in: Bacteria News
— Keeping antibiotics one step ahead of bacteria is a constant struggle. Even if antibiotic resistance is solved, the solution is only temporary.
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January 25, 2012 //
Posted in: Bacteria News
Tumor-targeted bioluminescent bacteria have been shown for the first time to provide accurate 3D images of tumors in mice, further advancing the potential for targeted cancer drug delivery
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January 25, 2012 //
Posted in: Bacteria News
This might prompt you to start wearing protective gloves the next time you prepare pork chops for dinner.
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January 25, 2012 //
Posted in: Bacteria News
A new method for identifying bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) will lead to much faster, more effective treatment as well as a reduction in costs. The procedure, described in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, could eventually be used for the identification of micro-organisms in other bodily fluids, including blood and spinal fluid.