bacteria
AI Unearths Nearly a Million Potential Antibiotics to Take Out Superbugs
Posted in Medicine, Science on 13th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
"We have been able to just accelerate the discovery of antibiotics."
From Soil Bacteria.. A Clean Energy Enzyme Breakthrough Produces Electricity From Thin Air
Posted in Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
Many of the world’s smallest organisms have some incredible means of survival. Some soil bacteria, for example, can gobble up hydrogen from the air and use it for fuel.
Exposing Tumors to Bacteria Transforms Immune Cells To Fight Cancer
Posted in Medicine on 15th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
The team of scientists discovered that injecting inactivated samples of the Staphylococcus aureus microbe into the tumour microenvironment – the area surrounding the tumour – flips the protective function of neutrophils.
Discovery of bacteria linked to prostate cancer hailed as potential breakthrough
Posted in Medicine on 27th Apr, 2022
by Alex Muller
Scientists don’t yet know if the microbes are causative, but if proven it could save thousands of lives.
Brain disease leads to new understanding of bacterial behavior
Posted in Science on 9th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The finding could explain how infectious bacteria make their way to the brain and spinal cord.