Tag: Bacteria
Testing their mettle: How bacteria in deep-sea vents deal with toxic...
Researchers from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology have identified how bacteria can adapt to toxic...
Handwashing responsible for bacteria in sinks, largest non-hospital study shows
Handwashing is shaping communities of bacteria that live and grow in the plumbing of domestic sinks, scientists have found.
In the largest study of sink...
Teamwork enables bacterial survival
Mutualism, a phenomenon in which different species benefit from their interactions with each other, can help bacteria form drug-resistant communities. Pictured is an artist's...
How did birds get their wings? Bacteria may provide a clue,...
How did birds get their wings? Bacteria may provide a clue, say scientists.
The evolution of major novel traits -- characteristics such as wings, flowers,...
Yeast infection linked to mental illness
Candida. Candida albicans is a yeastlike fungus naturally found in small amounts in human digestive tracts, but its overgrowth in warm, moist environments causes...
Antibiotics allow gut pathogens to ‘breathe’
Antibiotics are essential for fighting bacterial infection, but, paradoxically, they can also make the body more prone to infection and diarrhea.
Exactly how the resident...
