Fossil Friday: microbes discovered deep underground remain virtually unchanged since 175 million years ago
Sometimes, not adapting is the best adaptation.
Tag: microbe
The Bacteria Files: Pseudomonas — What it is and why you should know about it
A tiny, resourceful, and potentially dangerous bacteria.
Astronauts identify microbes in space for the first time
We really do contaminate everything we touch -- and space is no exception.
That ATM keyboard you’ve touched earlier is covered in germs from all over town
Tap, tap, microbe map.
World leaders pledge to fight drug-resistant bacteria
Meeting at the United Nations, world leaders agreed that we are facing an unprecedented threat from drug-resistant bacteria.
Oil seeps create thriving micro-ecosystem
Natural hydrocarbon seeps are providing the nutrients for vast microbial communities to thrive in the Gulf of Mexico.
DNA survey of New York subway finds traces of Anthrax, the plague and Mozzarella Cheese
The most extensive DNA survey of the NYC subway has revealed that New Yorkers really like pizza and mozzarella, but ...
“Copper kills everything”: A Copper Bedrail Could Cut Back On Infections For Hospital Patients
As modern medicine can be quite paradoxical sometimes, checking into a hospital can actually boost your chances of an infection; ...
New Device Harnesses Sun and Sewage to Produce Hydrogen Fuel
It almost seems too good to be true - a novel device that uses only sunlight and wastewater to produce ...
How bacteria colonize the human gut – study reveals important insights
Our bodies are hosts to some hundreds of thousands of bacteria that live in harmony with each other, helping the ...
Life found deep in the oceanic crust for the first time
For the first time in history, researchers have found microbes living deep inside Earth’s oceanic crust - the black basalts ...
Microbes thrive in high altitude stormy clouds – could play role in global climate
It's a bird! No, it's a plane! No, it's... microbes ?! High up in the atmosphere, 10.000 meters above ground, ...
NASA scientists find evidence of life in meteorites
Wherever it's possible, life finds a way; the old saying seems to be more and more actual these days, with ...
Woman has an intestinal infection. She has her husband’s stool inserted into her. She is cured
Two years ago, Dr. Alexander Khoruts took on a patient suffering from an awful infection of Clostridium difficile; she was ...
Low level of antibiotics cause drug resistance in ‘superbugs’
For years and years (good) doctors have warned about the dangers of taking antibiotics too lightly, which generally causes 'bugs' ...