Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together as germs, and they share many characteristics. They’re invisible to the human eye. They’re everywhere. And both can make us sick. Bacteria and viruses ...
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Tiny ocean viruses may boost carbon storage by making bacteria sink faster
That stickiness matters. When bacteria clump together, they sink faster, carrying carbon away from the surface ocean and into ...
The CDC will soon recommend that some people take a "morning-after" antibiotic to lower their risk of STIs. But someday, it's possible that bacteria-killing viruses could do this without driving ...
Bacteria use a short RNA guide to detect viruses and activate a self-destruct mechanism that protects the wider microbial ...
Peering through his microscope in 1910, Franco-Canadian microbiologist Félix d'Hérelle noticed some "clear spots" in his bacterial cultures, an anomaly that turned out to be viruses preying on the ...
As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are ...
Marine bacteria are key to determining whether carbon is recycled near the ocean surface or transported to deeper waters, but ...
Viruses may get a bad rap, but some of them can be helpful to fight off bacterial infections. ETH Zurich scientists have demonstrated a new way to use them to diagnose which bacteria is causing a UTI, ...
Share on Pinterest Design by MNT; Photography by Phynart Studio/Getty Images & Mark Jepson/Wellcome Collection. Researchers examined the microbiomes of centenarians from Japan and Sardinia. They found ...
During the holidays, the changes in your meal habits, new dishes possibly being prepared , unexpected time schedules and ...
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