These may be our hidden weapon against antibiotic resistance in the near future.
Elite athletes may owe some of their peak performance to unique gut microbes
And some scientists think that we could one day gain access to these probiotics.
Researchers, at long last, develop effective tool to study soil-borne microbes
Surprisingly, it was easier for us to go to the Moon than to develop such a tool.
Phages in kitchen sponges could help us wipe antibiotic resistant bacteria clean off
Kitchen sponges are crawling with bacteria. Turns out that’s a good thing.
Researchers film bacteria sharing antibiotic resistance in real time — and find a potential fix
How can bacteria produce proteins when faced with a protein-production-impairing drug? We found out.
Study proposes five new rules to prevent antibiotic resistance “disaster”
Appear weak where you are strong. Appear strong where you are weak. Show “humility in the face of natural selection.”
Bacteria steal genetic material from predator viruses using Spam gene
This could help us keep dangerous viruses at bay.
There are arsenic-breathing microbes in the tropical Pacific, a new study finds
Oxygen? In this economy?! Pffff.
Our immune systems may actually help create cavities, a new study finds
Is this mutiny?!
The International Space Station is teeming with bacteria and fungi
Step 1: live on hairless primate.
Step 2: wait for said primate to go to space.
Step 3: PROFIT!
Scientists present first computer-generated artificial genome
Synthetic life isn’t a paradox anymore.
Researchers develop way to trap and study bacteria so we can fight disease and antibiotic resistance
Shhh! I’m hunting bactewwia!
Treated wastewater could release antibiotic-resistance genes into the wild
Uh-oh.
Slightly-tweaked microbe could create plastics from a common plant waste material
Lignin’ on a dream!
Bacteria might become a natural, toxin-free alternative to pesticides
Biopesticides could protect crops against diseases without the typical downsides of synthetic chemicals.
Over 100 new species of bacteria discovered in your gut
I had a gut feeling they would.
Irish dirt might cure the world of (most) multi-drug-resistant bacteria
Dirt me uuuuupppp.
There’s a massive ecosystem of ‘deep life’ right beneath our feet
The staggering biosphere living inside the crust is twice the size of that living in the oceans.
Purple bacteria turns sewage waste into clean energy
We’re flushing valuable untapped energy down the toilet.
Sunlight kills indoor germs almost as well as UV rays
Pull the drapes and enjoy free home sanitation, courtesy of the sun.
