Scientists Modified Bacteria to Stop Using Animals to Make Drugs
Scientists have reprogrammed a common bacterium to create a constructive polysaccharide molecule. It is used in pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals and…
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Bacteria can go into prolonged sleep, avoiding death from antibiotics
The bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment even without resistance, slowing their metabolism and going into a kind of deep sleep….
Scientists have found that bacteria can protect themselves with a shell of cobalt
Gemma Reger’s team at Michigan State University has proven that bacteria can be an incredible thing that can repair polluted…
All bacteria have an internal clock like humans and animals
People, animals, and plants have internal clocks. A new study, published in Science Advances, has shown that bacteria also have…
A light on a chip will allow you to understand how the body reacts to tuberculosis and coronavirus
The lung-on-a-chip model provides a new perspective on how the body responds to early TB infection. The development will help…
Colorado found a squirrel infected with bubonic plague
At least 15 dead squirrels were found on the territory of the city of Morrison. A bubonic plague-infected squirrel was…
What is the difference between bacteria, germs, and viruses?
Bacteria, viruses and various parasites have troubled humanity throughout its history. You don’t have to go far for examples; the…
Research: Intensive agriculture increases epidemic risk
Intensive agriculture increases the risk of epidemics. This conclusion was made by scientists from Bath Universities, a study of which…
Vaccination of children will help to cope with antibiotic resistance
Vaccination of children is a powerful tool against antibiotic resistance. We are talking primarily about low and middle-income countries. Scientists…
Syphilis constantly changes its genes to infect humans several times
The syphilis-causing bacterium, Treponema pallidum (Treponema pallidum), probably uses a single gene to elicit an immune response, according to UW…