Biology
Decode the smallest bacterial genome
The race to find the smallest biological genome has suddenly entered a new phase. The new work [1] published the ~ 422-kb genome of aphid bacterium, Buchnera aphidicola.…
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Art work from ... bacteria
Alexander Fleming's paintings are placed in a nutritious and vibrant color environment - yellow is Staphylococcus, blue is Bacillus violaceus and red is red.
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Isolate bacteria that oxidize self-sustaining ammonia in the sea
For many years, microbiologists believe that ancient bacteria are 'extremophile' (organisms that live in extremely harsh environments). The limited physiological diversi…
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2005 Biomedical Nobel Prize - A realm goes back to bacteria
Two Australians selected for the prestigious 2005 award: Digestive System Specialist Barry J. Marshall (54) and a pathologist
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Bacteria specializing in oil consumption
Alcanivorax Borkumensis is the name of a bacterium that lives in oil-contaminated waters. This small sea creature is hardly found in clean waters, but is present in the…
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Detecting new toxins of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract
Scientists have discovered a new toxin called 'colibactine' produced by Escherichia coli (E. coli), which breaks the DNA chain and disrupts the cycle of antibacterial ce…
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Bacteria turn soil into gold
Science magazine (USA) published yesterday a report by Australian scientists about the discovery of a bacterium that can turn soil into gold, scientific name is Ralstoni…
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Gut bacteria appeared from 11,000 years ago?
Science discovered Helicobacter pylori bacteria that specialized in human intestinal harassment in 1981, but according to the US research team, led by microbiologist Mar…
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How do bacteria recognize their surroundings?
When we taste or smell, the cognitive components (called receptors) of nerve cells check for substances and send information to the brain. In the brain, many other cells…
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Can bacteria live at 121 degrees Celsius?
According to two microbiologists Derek Lovley and Kazem Kashefi, of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (USA), the limit of temperature at which life can survive…
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Heroes of the worm - Bacteria Thuring (Bacillus thuringiensis)
In the kingdom of microorganisms, there are many poachers of worms. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, they still silently helped people to kill pests, protect fields.…
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Bacteria make the world's most durable glue
Geckos, mussels and oysters must now step aside - when physicists find the owner of the world's most persistent glue, the Caulobacter crescentus species, which specializ…
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Bacteria turn foam into plastic self-destruct
US researchers have used a strain of bacteria to turn an important component of waste cups, plates and utensils into a self-destructing, useful plastic. This potential c…
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Strange 'resistance' of earth bacteria
The two most common bacteria - E-coli and Shewanella Oneidensis (SO) have surprised scientists, because they can survive under a test pressure greater than 17,000 times…
Animal world
We have a way to save the Koala bear, but it's a little bit
One of Australia's iconic animals - the Koala bear - is in a somewhat tragic situation, and there are two reasons for that.