All Microbiology

Ancient yeast leavens bread
Added: 7 Aug 2019
A 4,500-year-old strain of yeast sampled from ancient Egyptian pottery has been used to bake bread.

Porous rocks support prebiotic evolution theory
Added: 7 Aug 2019
The water-air interface found at pores in volcanic rocks could have been the location of the chemic…

UK food safety company partners cannabis producer
Added: 5 Aug 2019
Scottish food safety company R-Biopharm Rhône will supply its test kits to an unnamed Canadian cann…

Agar Scientific buys London Resin Company
Added: 2 Aug 2019
Laboratory equipment supplier Agar Scientific has acquired London Resin Company for an undisclosed …

Algal biofuels face diverse pathogens
Added: 24 Jul 2019
DNA analysis of a predatory bacterium has revealed a much higher level of genetic diversity than pr…

Beyond the code
Added: 22 Jul 2019
Genomics has been revolutionary – but have we forgotten cell biology in the push for an ever more r…

Electrical pulses identify live bacteria
Added: 19 Jun 2019
A new bioelectrical device that can differentiate dead or alive bacteria within minutes could offer…

Plague bacterium located in Britain
Added: 6 Jun 2019
The first genetic evidence of the Justinian Plague in the British Isles suggests multiple strains o…

Blooming marvellous
Added: 31 May 2019
Aquaculture, cosmetics and even a unique superfood… microalgae are proving to be a rising star for …

Climate change boosts banana disease
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 May 2019
Climate change has been found to raise the risk of a fungal disease in banana crops.!--more--
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Antimicrobial microrobots remove biofilms
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 May 2019
Magnetic microrobots could offer an alternative to antibacterial drugs as a way of destroying biofi…

Oil-degrading bacterium
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Apr 2019
Hydrocarbon-eating bacteria found in the deepest part of the Earth’s oceans could help clean up mad…

Chlorophyll-producing organism is non-photosynthetic
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Apr 2019
Biologists have identified the first organism that can produce chlorophyll but does not engage in p…

NASA details ISS microbes
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Apr 2019
A comprehensive study of bacteria and fungi found on surfaces on the International Space Station co…

Mutation found in drug-resistant fungus
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Apr 2019
A newly identified genetic mutation in a drug resistant fungus may help in the fight against antimi…

Silver lining kills superbugs
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Mar 2019
An silver coating has been found to reduce antimicrobial resistance aboard the International Space …

Synthetic biology takes on ancient evolutionary mysteries
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Nov 2018
Synthetic biologists in the US have engineered organisms similar to those thought to have lived bil…

AMR needs top policy priority
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Nov 2018
The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee, has called for Antimicrobial Resistance to b…

Gut microbiome plays role in evolution
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Oct 2018
By using a novel system of taxonomy a team has made a key advance toward understanding which of the…

Graphene spikes slice away infection
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 May 2018
A tiny layer of graphene flakes could become a deadly weapon against bacteria according to scientis…