Microbiology

Bacteria that metabolize ammonia may improve skin health and could even be used for the treatment of skin disorders like acne, finds a new study conducted by AOBiome LLC. Ammonia is a major component…

A team of researchers headed by Prof Dr. Nicole Frankenberg-Dinkel at Ruhr-University Bochum have revealed similarities and differences in the assembly of the light-harvesting machinery of the…

A team of researchers has developed a new model to study the motion patterns of bacteria in real time and to determine how these motions relate to communication within a bacterial colony. The…

Yogurt with probiotics are one of the latest health fads, but no one is sure they are doing anything at all and, if they are, that it is helping.  Probiotics are defined by marketing groups as "…

Imagine being able to go from the hottest of hots to the coldest of colds, and endure both extreme droughts, where 97% of your body water is gone, and airless vacuums such as space. The African midge…

Tiny single-cell organisms living underground could help with the problem of nuclear waste disposal, according to a paper in the ISME (Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology) Journal.…

Soon to be grown for ornamental use only.Credit: Mark Nesbitt and Samuel Delwen, CC BY By Luc Henry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne The past few decades have seen enormous progress…

Immunotoxins are targeted antibodies that go after deadly toxins like ricin. In the quest to find targeted therapies for cancer - that kill cancer but spare the surrounding tissue, immunotoxins make…

In the search for enzymes that can break lignocellulose down into biofuel sugars under the extreme conditions of a refinery, researchers are investigating new ways to release plant sugars from lignin…

By Patrik Jones, Imperial College London Converting renewable energy into electricity is one thing; converting it into fuel is quite another. The vast majority of global energy demand is for fuel,…