Researchers are investigating a novel pathway critical for controlling antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
Continue reading Gene Pathway Discovered to Participate in the Development of Antibiotic-Resistance in Bacteria
Two microorganisms seem to be responsible for that pregnancy glow. Continue reading Gut Bacteria Hard at Work During Pregnancy
Newly-found gut bacteria linked to reduced levels of the harmful cholesterol that contributes to cardiovascular disease. Continue reading Move over Cheerios – gut microbes lower cholesterol just fine
Researchers have discovered unique compartments in bacteria that could lead to new treatment options for bacterial infections in humans. Continue reading Bacteria have organelles too!
Researchers have discovered and characterized new types of immune cells in the thymus, a small gland found in the space between our lungs. Continue reading Newly discovered cells expand our understanding of the immune system
by Mara Casebeer Most bacteria, like the common E. coli, are around a micron in length – less than a tenth of the width of a strand of human hair and invisible without a microscope. Recently, scientists discovered a bacterium, Candidatus (Ca.) Thiomargarita magnifica, that is almost 10,000 times longer than E. coli. Ca. T. magnifica cells were found attached to sunken leaves in the … Continue reading How this Long Bacterium Beats the Diffusion Limit
by Abby Knecht Continue reading What is….the human microbiome?
Researchers show that symbiotic bacteria can evolve in the gut to become harmful, providing clues to how autoimmune diseases develop. Continue reading Gut Microbiome Bacteria Can Evolve to Cause Autoimmune Diseases
Exposure to heavy metals leads to increased antibiotic resistance within the human body. Continue reading Heavy Metal Exposure Creates Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
by Sanjana Kulkarnifigures by Corena Loeb The bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) has been infecting humans for thousands of years. Today, TB, which is thought to have originated in Africa and evolved alongside human hosts, is found across the globe and causes 1-2 million deaths annually, making it the second leading infectious disease killer after COVID-19. As new COVID-19 variants keep emerging, we can observe the … Continue reading The Human-Tuberculosis Arms Race