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Bacteria that wear 'invisibility cloak' escape the human immune system
University of York scientists have described this as an important step in the mechanism of bacteria used to avoid our immune system.
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New plastic material decomposes faster
A new type of plastic that decomposes by bacteria has a faster decomposition rate than current plastics and is environmentally safe. This new material is a modified form…
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Bacteria that make carbon nanotubes
Chemists and engineers from the United States and South Korea have discovered some types of semiconductor nanotubes made from living organisms, bacteria - this discovery…
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Producing energy from termite gut
Termites will no longer be human troubles if scientists succeed in finding new sources of energy from these organisms. A type of gut bacteria that is capable of converti…
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Discover new role of protein
A family of proteins known to be surprisingly resistant to bacteria, while also helping to identify a dog with black, white, or half-white, half-black fur, according to…
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Cure plant rot in potatoes with new methods
Scientists at Cambridge University had a key genetic discovery of the bacteria that caused plant rot, a potato disease that caused economic losses and this discovery cou…
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Bacteria are more toxic when flying into space
A recent test that brought bacteria into space has detected a trip that makes them much more dangerous. The discovery could open up ways to make better antibiotics on Ea…
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Microorganisms: 'Senior expert' handles environmental pollution
Microbial technology has been the most effective and inexpensive tool to support people in the battle of orange: environmental protection.
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Use bacteria to create iridescent paint like pearls
A new technique using microorganisms can provide cheaper and safer solutions in creating cosmetics or paints with iridescent colors of pearls as well as multicolored pla…
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Kill the larvae with ... bacteria
Use bacteria to kill ... larvae. A group of scientists at the HCMC Pasteur Institute has successfully studied microbial products from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israe…
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The bacteria resurrected after 8 million years of freezing
Researchers have just recorded a new record: the frozen bacteria for 8 million years ... have been revived.
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Decipher the mystery of bacteria living half a million years
Scientists claim to have found the mystery
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Natural selection of butterflies
An international team of researchers has documented an unusual example of the natural selection of tropical butterfly species - speaking in terms of genetics - counter-a…
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The ancestors of bacteria used to live in the deep sea
Some genes that allow the current bacterial species to infect humans may originate from a microbial ancestor that once lived in the deep ocean.