Oxygen breathing bugs older than thought
Oxygen-breathing bugs thrived on land 100 million years earlier than estimated, according to the latest
News Section | Microbiology
Soon, biodegradable plastics to be made with help of microalgae
Scientists have found an alternative method to produce a revolutionary bioplastic that has been traditionally too expensive to produce to replace petroleum-based plastics
Scientists reveal how superbug turns killer
Researchers have revealed how a common hospital pathogen turns into a deadly superbug, killing more and more patients worldwide
Gonorrhoea turning incurable over increased antibiotic resistance
A UK health agency has warned that a common sexually transmitted disease may become incurable in the future if more effective treatments aren’t found
Gut bugs have vital bearing on health, immunity
Gut microbes have a vital bearing on our health by producing vitamins, priming our immune system and developing resistance to pathogens
Air shield protects surgical cut from bacterial infections
The FDA has approved a unique medical device meant for reducing surgical-incision site contamination by infection-causing microorganisms
Roads play major role in spread of antibiotic resistant superbugs
A new study has revealed that roads play a major role in the spread or contamination of antibiotic resistant bacteria, commonly known as superbugs
Now, hide secret messages in bacteria
Scientists have developed a new method called steganography by printed arrays of microbes (SPAM) that allows secret messages to be hidden in genetically engineered bacteria
Anti-malarial strategies ‘can substantially cut deadly bacteraemia cases’
A new study has indicated that interventions targeting malaria, such as insecticide-treated bed nets, anti-malarial drugs and mosquito control, could substantially reduce cases of bacteraemia, which kill hundreds of thousands of children each year in Africa and worldwide. Researchers at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya, examined two major killer diseases, malaria and [...]
How yeast cells infect and colonize human body
Researchers from Imperial College London have found out how yeast cells identify and attach to human tissue in order to colonise it and cause an infection