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No, it's not Bill Gates' nett worth, it's the bacteria population - all of them... By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19980906131836data_trunc_sys.shtml
- A Bacterium in a Bacterium?!
The first time ever scientists have discovered a bacterium that lives inside another bacterium. Surprises never cease.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/76566
- A Giant Among Bacteria
Announcing the largest bacterium in the world!
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/19337
- All Living Things Descended From Two Bacteria
A mathematics professor suggests that all plants and animals are likely derived from two primitive species of bacteria. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20040014180104data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Bacteria Hysteria In The Supermarket
A new report detailing the levels of bacteria found on objects like shopping carts and computer mice looks set to rekindle public concerns about microbe infestations. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20060115010147data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Bacteria Love A Good Blow
Use a 'hygienic' warm air dryer on your hands in the washroom and increase your exposure to infection... By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19981006044830data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Bacterial Behaviour Poorly Understood
A toxic molecule that causes whooping cough and gonorrhea in humans has been found to be a critical catalyst for organ development in a tiny squid found in the Pacific Ocean. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20041011222228data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Bacterial Communication Identified
The discovery of how bacteria communicate - by releasing and detecting chemical pheromones - could be the first step toward manipulation of these signaling pathways, either by thwarting activities of harmful bacteria or facilitating activities of helpful ones. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20020530212135data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Bacterial Plastics
It would be very difficult to try to imagine our lives without plastics. From automobiles to medicine, plastics are utilized in almost every manufacturing industry in the world.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=155&page=1
- Being Eaten Can Be Good For Legionella
Even amoebae have trouble with this bacterium. What amoebae consider food can come back to kill them. Find out why Legionella's life in amoebae help it cause disease in humans.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/80026
- Biofilms
Biofilms affect many parts of every day life, which is why biofilm research is becoming so important and gaining in popularity.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=159&page=1
- Bugs Killing Bugs
Viruses don't just infect humans. Phages or bacterial viruses have been used for many years to kill bacteria in the lab. Some researchers think they might be useful in decontaminating food containing disease causing bacteria. By Neal Rolfe Chamberlain.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/251/104830
- Christmas FUN!
Do you know which bacteria produce the colors of Christmas. Click above to find out more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/55629
- Clothes that kill the bacteria that cause body odor
From the same branch of science that brought you ‘wrinkle free’ shirts now come bacteria to stop your clothes from smelling. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19990725011850data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Ethical Issues in Genetic Engineering and Transgenics
Transgenic technology has the potential of medical therapy, but it raises questions about issues as the creation of new life forms and crossing species boundaries, long-term effects on human health and the environment, blending of nonhuman animal and human DNA and unintended personal, social, and cultural consequences. By By Linda MacDonald Glenn.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/glenn.html
- Even Bugs Get Bugged
Aphids have endosymbionts that provide an essential amino acid called tryptophan. This endosymbiont is a bacteria called Buchnera aphidcola.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/7270
- Evolution of Life: A Cosmic Perspective
The concept of life being a cosmic phenomenon is rapidly gaining support, with new evidence from space science, geology and biology. In this picture life on Earth resulted from the introduction of bacteria from comets, and the subsequent evolution of life required the continuing input of genes from comets. By N. Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sc.D.,
and Fred Hoyle, Ph.D.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/newfrontiers/wickramasinghe/wick_hoyle.html
- Giant Fungus Challenges Traditional Ideas Of Individuality
About the size of 1600 football fields, The world's biggest fungus, in Oregon's Blue Mountains, is challenging traditional notions of what constitutes an individual. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20030226211012data_trunc_sys.shtml
- GM Bacteria Creates Living Photographs
Using genetically engineered E. coli, students have successfully created the first-ever bacterial photographic paper. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20051023211756data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Keeping it clean
If it's dirty reach for that commercial disinfectant first! By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20000024155234data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Looking for Life on Mars and Beyond
Many people who watched the TV images coming back from the two Mars rovers this year were probably disappointed. The bleak-looking, arid desert they saw could not possibly support life. Or could it? Before explaining why scientists are more optimistic than ever about finding life on Mars, it’s worth reviewing what we know about life on Earth. By Abigail A. Salyers.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/newfrontiers/salyers2.html
- Managing Wild Yeast Contamination in Fermentation for Alcohol Production
Here, you'll learn about how yeast get contaminated in alcohol fermentation. We'll examine the sources, isolation methods, and how to identify contamination. Also, learn about the problems caused and how to take preventative measures to prevent contamination. By Devendra Dusane.
http://www.cheresources.com/wild_yeast_contamination.shtml
- Martian Microbes
Millions of years ago, a massive meteorite hit the surface of Mars, blasting rock debris out of the planet's atmosphere and into space.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=183&page=1
- Microbes Act As Tiny Electric Generators
A tiny biological structure that is highly electrically conductive could help clean up groundwater and produce electricity from renewable resources. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20050524225228data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Microbes in Court: The Emerging Field of Microbial Forensics
Microbial forensics is a relatively new field that can help in solving cases such as, bioterrorism attacks, medical negligence and outbreaks of foodborne diseases. By By Abigail A. Salyers.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/newfrontiers/salyersarticle.html
- Microbes May Be Key To Identifying Life On Other Planets
Evidence of life in Martian meteorites or future rock samples from the Red Planet may be easier to identify thanks to microbes living in hot springs at Yellowstone National Park. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20000405010720data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Microbial Fuel Cell Produces Hydrogen & Cleans Wastewater
An electrically-assisted fuel cell device uses bacteria to coax four-times as much hydrogen directly out of biomass than can be generated typically by fermentation alone. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20050328160719data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Nanobacteria A Problem For Space Travellers, Says NASA
Whilst debate still rages about whether so-called nanobacteria are actually biological, NASA has found that the nanobacterial agent believed to cause kidney stones multiplies at a much faster rate in zero-gravity. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20050127223814data_trunc_sys.shtml
- New Bacterial Life Form Discovered
Researchers have found the biggest bacteria ever known off the African Coast. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19990318191806data_trunc_sys.shtml
- New Clues To Origin Of Life
Traces of bacterial activity have been discovered in 3.5 billion year old volcanic rocks. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20040326005627data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Prehistoric Prion Disease Epidemics Widespread
Cannibalism is the most likely reason that genes protecting against prion diseases are widespread throughout the world. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20030313221359data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Radiation Resistant Organism Reveals Its Secrets
Scientists have found what makes the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans the most radiation-resistant organism in the world: it's in the DNA. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20030012192855data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Researchers Turn Viruses Into Nano Building Blocks
Using a combination of chemistry and molecular genetics, researchers have found a way to attach a wide range of molecules to the surface of a virus. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20020029034518data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Sex Life Of Bacteria Under The Microscope
Working with E.coli, scientists have been studying metabolic networks to understand the how, why and where of bacterial gene transfer. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20051020233229data_trunc_sys.shtml
- The End of Smelly Gym Socks?
A new garment treatment eliminates one well-known biological weapon: SMELLY SOCKS!!
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/24786
- The Fifth Day
Since the dawn of man, mankind have pondered their existence, and how they came into being.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu:81/ScienceEd/stories/storyReader$49
- The People of Microbiology
Why do people want to become scientists? Or Dr. C is going off the deep end again.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/15963
- Then One Bacteria Said To The Other Bacteria…
An esoteric research project has to the discovery of a "quorum-sensing" gene in common bacteria. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19990228212715data_trunc_sys.shtml
- To Get To the Food
Even bacteria can sense where to find food. It really helps if they have a way of getting around.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/79378
- VCR repair and model systems
Model organisms are the key to understanding advanced biological systems. By Scott Hitzke.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=202&page=1
- Where mitochondia come from.
The inner organization of the living cell, consisting of specialized organelles, makes complex forms of life possible.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu:81/ScienceEd/stories/storyReader$40
- Yeast Can Be Altruistic Too!
Programmed cell death for yeasts may save the organisms in times of severe stress just like altruitic people can save lives by giving up their own life.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/39383
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