Water Quality Monitoring by Bacterial Biosensors
Water quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful heavy metals in water.
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Bacteria Has Natural Capacity to Recycle Plastics
A common bacterium, Comamonas testosteroni, might hold the key to breaking down and recycling plastic waste on a large scale.
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Hidden Helpers: Bacteria in Leaves
New research shows that bacteria found inside plant leaves can transfer their nitrogen and might eliminate the need for nitrogen fertilizers.
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Plant Bacteria Thrive in Wet Weather
Plants need water to grow, but too much water creates a perfect environment for plant bacteria, viruses, and fungi to thrive. How does this work, exactly? By Neha Jain Plants need water to grow. But too much water isn’t good for them either. Scientists have found that excessive rain and high humidity levels allow disease-causing bacteria to attack plants by creating a moist environment that makes them more susceptible to bacterial infections. When conditions are right, plants can be infected with bacteria, viruses, and fungi. While scientists and farmers have…
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Pathogens Perish on Laser-Treated Metal
Pathogens in bacteria could be eliminated on contact, according to a new study using the antimicrobial properties of copper and laser technology.
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How Fiber Helps Your Body Fight Bacteria
Did you know that fiber, in addition to it’s other well-known benefits, can help your body fight off bacteria? Find out how!
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Listen to Your Gut on Air Pollution
Air pollution exposure alters the bacteria in the gut microbiome and could have more health effects than we realized, according to a new study.
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To Grow or Not to Grow? Bacteria Make Seeds Think!
By Radhika Desikan A seed is the beginning of new life for most flowering plants. It has all the potential to develop into a new plant, with its own stored food used for germination (the sprouting of a seed). However, if you have done any gardening, you might know that not all seeds always germinate. Whether or not a seed grows into a plant is determined by a number of factors, such as the presence of oxygen, water, and the right temperature. Seeds have a remarkable ability to detect whether…
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Viruses Are Talking, and It’s All About Peer Pressure
Researchers have figured out how viruses communicate and cooperate with each other and it is fascinating. Dr. Marie Davey explains.
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Pathogenic Triggers of Bacterial DNA Discovered
By Shayna Keyles @shaynakeyles Bacteria, those mysterious, microscopic creatures living in, on, and around us, are very often our benign neighbors with whom we quietly cohabitate and occasionally exchange mutual support. However, as anyone who has ever gotten pneumonia or strep throat knows, bacteria are not always looking out for our best interests. Occasionally, bacteria become pathogenic and infect their hosts, and if we are their hosts, we get sick. In a groundbreaking study published on July 29 in Science Access, researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory uncovered the molecular…
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