A research team at the University of Münster has investigated for the first time how the confrontation of bacteria with hosts that have an activated innate immune system affects the evolution of ...

Researchers have now shown for the first time that intestinal bacteria and their metabolites contribute directly to vascular aging. As people age, the bacterial composition in their gut changes ...

Rice University scientists discovered bacteria thriving without oxygen by releasing electricity. These microorganisms use extracellular respiration, transferring electrons to external surfaces via ...

The ability of bacteria to control the biophysical properties of their membrane phospholipids allows them to thrive in a wide range of physical environments. Fatty acid biosynthesis is an energy ...

Antibiotic resistance is a major concern, particularly for immunocompromised patients, who are at greater risk of serious infections. Microbiota composition can help prevent pathogenic bacteria ...

That doesn’t mean no living thing can, however. Bacteria called thermophiles (meaning “heat lovers”) have been known to tolerate 45° to 70° C of heat. Such a high temperature can give ...

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria, which were discovered in waste-water sludge in the early 1990s, have the unique metabolic ability to combine ammonium and nitrite or nitrate to ...

Wondering which kitchen backsplashes are in or out? Find out which styles to skip and which classics will always stand the ...

BUSINESSES. A VOLUNTEER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP WORKING IN BREVARD COUNTY IS WARNING SWIMMERS RIGHT NOW OF INCREASED BACTERIA LEVELS. AS WESH TWO SANIKA DANGE TELLS US, THE WARNINGS COME AS MANY IN ...

Drivers often neglect cleaning this high-contact surface, transferring bacteria from hands, phones, and food. Experts recommend weekly wipe-downs with antibacterial products to combat this hygiene ...

The first bacteria our bodies meet – in the hours after we're born – could protect us from dangerous infections, UK scientists say. They have shown, for the first time, that good bacteria seem ...