All Microbiology
Cell division ‘master key’ protein structure revealed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 Jul 2014
One of the most important proteins found in nature has been mapped by scientists from the Institute…
Malaria research close to understanding parasite lifecycle
Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Jul 2014
A Nottingham researcher who had malaria seven times as a child is close to understanding the life-c…
Glacial microbes affect albedo
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jul 2014
Microbes drastically reduce the surface reflectivity of glaciers and have a non-negligible impact o…
US researchers exposed to live anthrax
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jun 2014
Failure to adhere to proper procedure means as many as 75 scientists in America may have been expos…
“Ultrasonic hands” grip microparticles
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 May 2014
Ultrasonic waves can be used to grab several microparticles at a time, effectively creating a pair …
‘Lonely’ bacteria lead to antibiotic resistance
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 May 2014
Smaller groups of bacteria are more likely to become resistant to antibiotics than larger groups su…
Antimicrobial lassos offer insight into bacterial warfare
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Apr 2014
Starved bacteria use antimicrobial lasso peptides to kill other bacteria by hijacking their nutrien…
Mechanism of antibiotic resistance revealed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Apr 2014
Antibiotic resistance represents a serious threat to human health, and researchers in London have t…
Antimicrobial pizza herb
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Mar 2014
A simple herb used on pizzas could play an important role in defeating the winter vomiting bug say …
Sorting the good from the bad bacteria
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Oct 2013
There are good bacteria and bad bacteria – some coexisting in the same species – and researchers at…
Norwegian bacteria make super sunscreen
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Sep 2013
Bacteria living in Trondheim Fjord can provide humans with better protection against skin cancer an…
Microbes can influence host evolution
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Sep 2013
Contrary to current understanding, a new study has provided direct evidence that an individual’s mi…
Turning a mobile into a low-cost microscope
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Apr 2013
A cheap glass lens, a strip of double sided sticky tape and a simple torch are all you need to turn…
Glacier melting accelerated by dark microbial life
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Feb 2013
Scientists previously viewed glaciers as “lifeless lumps of ice” but an Aberystwyth University-led …
Oceanic turbulence affects marine food web
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Dec 2012
Numerical simulations have shown for the first time that the movement of seawater can directly affe…
Memories of a sleeping brain
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Nov 2012
Researchers have discovered that a region of the brain – involved in learning, memory and Alzheimer…
Molecule to reverse fragile X syndrome
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Oct 2012
A compound that shows promise in therapy for one of the diseases closely linked to fragile X syndro…
Mathematicians solve biologists’ problem
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Sep 2012
Mathematicians may have solved a long-standing biological puzzle that had confounded molecular biol…
Packing a powerful punch
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Sep 2012
Brain scans of karate experts have revealed distinctive features in the structure of white matter w…
Mini molecular targets for obesity
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Sep 2012
Researchers have discovered that microRNAs affect how our cells burn fat and sugar – a finding tha…
