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Electrical pulses identify live bacteria

June 19, 2019
A new bioelectrical device that can differentiate dead or alive bacteria within minutes could offer a faster diagnostic tool.

Plague bacterium located in Britain

June 6, 2019
The first genetic evidence of the Justinian Plague in the British Isles suggests multiple strains of the same bacteria.

Climate change boosts banana disease

May 10, 2019
Climate change has been found to raise the risk of a fungal disease in banana crops. The University of Exeter found that higher temperatures and an increase in atmospheric moisture...

Antimicrobial microrobots remove biofilms

May 3, 2019
Magnetic microrobots could offer an alternative to antibacterial drugs as a way of destroying biofilms on hard-to-reach surfaces of the tooth. Biologists at the University of Pennsylvania partnered with dentists...

Oil-degrading bacterium

April 15, 2019
Hydrocarbon-eating bacteria found in the deepest part of the Earth’s oceans could help clean up made-made oil spills.Scientists from the University of East Anglia, China and Russia undertook analysis of...

Chlorophyll-producing organism is non-photosynthetic

April 9, 2019
Biologists have identified the first organism that can produce chlorophyll but does not engage in photosynthesis.The organism, which has been informally named corallicolid, is found in 70% of corals globally....

NASA details ISS microbes

April 8, 2019
A comprehensive study of bacteria and fungi found on surfaces on the International Space Station could help prepare for longer space travel. Using molecular and culture-based methods to study ISS...

Mutation found in drug-resistant fungus

April 4, 2019
A newly identified genetic mutation in a drug resistant fungus may help in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.Researchers from the US and the UK found a novel form of resistance...

Silver lining kills superbugs

March 25, 2019
An silver coating has been found to reduce antimicrobial resistance aboard the International Space Station.AGXX, a silver and ruthenium based antimicrobial coating, was tested on contamination-prone surfaces on the ISS.After...

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