Nautilus

6 min. di lettura

Anyone who believes that life is a battlefield full of individual warriors should go out into the meadows on a spring night. There, you can learn that the biosphere does not spawn cutoff, clearly differentiated individuals who compete against one ano

Boat International US Edition

1 min. di lettura

Jonathan Rothberg, the owner of Gene Machine, has thrown his energy into developing an easy, reliable in-home coronavirus test that uses Q-tips and enzymes. The award-winning inventor and entrepreneur, who was profiled in the July 2018 issue of BOAT

Woman's Day Magazine NZ

1 min. di lettura

“Recent findings are suggesting kiwifruit may be the perfect solution for constipation,” says Bianca Maree Harrington, accredited practising dietitian and Microba microbiome coach. “An enzyme found in kiwifruit – actinidin – can help to increase gut

How It Works

1 min. di lettura

A supercomputer compiles different coloured blocks, attributed to different cells, to work out the order and placement of these cells needed to create a Xenobot that can carry out a particular function. A micro cautery wire, about 13 microns in width

Popular Science

2 min. di lettura

Do these vents look cool, or gross? You be the judge. Hannah Cohen / MIT Many rain jackets have zippers at the armpits that, when opened, let out perspiration and funk that would otherwise stay trapped inside. But researchers from the Massachusetts I

BBC Wildlife Magazine

1 min. di lettura

The biologist shares his story of documenting wildlife in the Sahara. “Deserts are hugely underrated – yet they are as equally deserving of the attention lavished on tropical rainforests,” he says. See p40 The family life of great crested grebes has

Popular Science

3 min. di lettura

EVER SINCE A SAVANNA DWELLER FIRST SLAPPED MUD on a wound to ward off flies—and infection—our frail human bodies have relied on creative intervention to survive. Science has since come up with all manner of potions and procedures (from aspirin to org

Stuff UK

1 min. di lettura

Breath into the Lumen and it’ll measure your CO2 levels then analyse your metabolism before offering up nutritional advice. It’ll even tell you if you’ve got enough in the tank to work out efficiently. £349 / lumen.me This palm-sized muscle-pummeller

NPR

1 min. di lettura

Balaram Khamari has been spending a lot of time in his lab in Puttaparthi, India, culturing colorful bacteria and artfully arranging it on a jelly like substance called agar.

Popular Science

2 min. di lettura

This bathroom probably isn't much grosser than your kitchen, at least in terms of fecal bacteria. Pixabay You may have heard there’s poop bacteria getting sprayed all over people’s hands by bathroom hand dryers. But did you know there’s poop bacteria

Nautilus

6 min. di lettura

Anyone who believes that life is a battlefield full of individual warriors should go out into the meadows on a spring night. There, you can learn that the biosphere does not spawn cutoff, clearly differentiated individuals who compete against one ano

Woman's Day

1 min. di lettura

“Recent findings are suggesting kiwifruit may be the perfect solution for constipation,” says Bianca Maree Harrington, accredited practising dietitian and Microba microbiome coach. “An enzyme found in kiwifruit – actinidin – can help to increase gut

Futurity

1 min. di lettura

New research sheds light on how certain bacteria get their energy from electrical charges. Bacteria don’t have mouths, so they need another way to bring their fuel into their bodies. The new research reveals how one such bacteria pulls in electrons s

Futurity

2 min. di lettura

A new device mimics intestines to show how invading bacteria cause disease, making it more practical to find treatments for diseases like infectious diarrhea. The team developed transparent millifluidic perfusion cassettes (mPCs) that are easy to fab

Wildlife Ranching Magazine

4 min. di lettura

The unrelenting pressures of population growth, the consequent inexorable geographic spread of humanity and the devastating impact of our consumeristic society with the resultant pollution are having a devastating effect on our planet and all that li

Futurity

2 min. di lettura

Instead of hitching a ride on people or animals, some bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air, according to a new study. This “air bridge” hypothesis could shed light on how harmful bacteria share antibiotic resistance genes, researche

The Atlantic

3 min. di lettura

To survive in one of the planet’s most energy-limited environments, a hardy group of microbes appears to live at a glacial pace.

Futurity

2 min. di lettura

New research identifies the genes that a bacterium needs to live on methanol. The work could offer chemists clues to making small carbon molecules into larger ones–something bacteria learned long ago. “Plant leaves are a natural source of methanol, w

Futurity

1 min. di lettura

Research on the gut microbiome is changing our understanding of the human body, but learning more about our gut bacteria can be a dirty job. When he was a student, Lawrence David’s advisor presented him with an unusual project: to study his own feces

Futurity

2 min. di lettura

We may finally know how bacterial cells trigger their defense against outside attacks, according to new research. The study also describes how researchers can activate the defense systems on cue. This discovery could be an important cornerstone in fi

Australian Men's Fitness

1 min. di lettura

■ Eimele porridge provides real health food solutions while maintaining vital nutrients. Developed by Simon Hill, Eimele’s Formulator and Creator of Plant Proof, Eimele’s extensive range of porridges offer delicious options to get you through the col

Cosmos Magazine

1 min. di lettura

• Reptiles have hard, keratinised skin, so they don’t shed DNA like other animals do. If a water sample is taken near a crocodile, chances are it won’t be detected. • eDNA metabarcoding isn’t just limited to examining biodiversity. Researchers at Cur

Futurity

1 min. di lettura

Roots, fungi, and bacteria may team up to help some trees to clean polluted land, according to a new study. Fast-growing trees, such as willows, are known to tolerate and even rejuvenate soil contaminated with petroleum by-products or heavy metals. T

Futurity

4 min. di lettura

A leaf-eating tortoise beetle has a symbiotic relationship with bacteria living inside its body that allows the insect to digest pectin, part of a plant’s cell other animals can’t break down. The bacterium also has a surprisingly tiny genome—much sma

Boys' Life

1 min. di lettura

BACTERIA LIVE ON YOU — AND IN YOU. Up to 6 pounds of them live on a 200-pound person. Inside, intestinal bacteria strengthens your immune system, digests food and affects brain function. Good bacteria can also act as antibiotics by eating harmful bac

BBC Science Focus Magazine

1 min. di lettura

BACTERIA ARE MICROSCOPIC, SINGLE-CELLED LIFE FORMS. BACTERIAL CELLS TEND TO BE SMALLER THAN HUMAN CELLS, AND THEY HAVE A SIMPLER INTERNAL STRUCTURE. BUT DESPITE THIS SIMPLICITY, BACTERIA ARE ASTONISHINGLY SUCCESSFUL. THEY CAN LIVE ALL OVER THE PLANET

Cosmos Magazine

1 min. di lettura

Most flying insects have wings with water-repellent qualities, made possible by tiny knife-like structures that sluice water away from them while they’re in flight. “That’s quite important,” says Eser Akinoglu, a physicist at the Centre of Excellence

Futurity

2 min. di lettura

Researchers know a little more about how bacteria in your gut breaks down some types of starch and turns them into nutrients your body can use. The findings, which appear in Biophysical Journal, will ultimately help doctors when they prescribe antibi

BBC Wildlife Magazine

1 min. di lettura

Fly milk is similar to mammalian milk in many ways. It is a creamy concoction of fats, proteins and symbiotic bacteria. That last ingredient is particularly important in the gut of parasitic flies. This is because the bacteria can synthesise essentia

Futurity

2 min. di lettura

Scientists have developed a new way of finding potential treatments for citrus greening, and a short list of 130 compounds to explore further. Biologist Sharon Long has published over 150 papers on the symbiotic bacteria that help alfalfa grow. But w