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Scientists Discover that Graphene can be Produced from Bacteria

Graphene is a phenomenal material that can filter water, dye hair, and consolidating substances. Now, researchers have discovered a way to manufacture it a lot cheaper: it involves bacteria! When combined with oxidized graphite, the bacterium Shewanella oneidensis eliminates the…

July 16, 2019 · by Joe Blair · 0

This Gut Bacteria Species Fights Cardiovascular Diseases

The world today, despite its farmaceutical advances and modern medicine, is still susceptible to disease. This is the reason medical scientists are making efforts to discover new ways to treat various illnesses that affect the population. In 2007, researchers at…

July 3, 2019 · by Anna McKay · 0

Ocean Bacteria Affect The Human Skin Microbiome When We Swim And Prone Us To Infections

A new study elaborated by researchers from the University of California claims that exposure to the oceanic water can affect the microbiome of the human skin negatively, by altering its structure and composition. When you swim in the ocean, healthy…

June 25, 2019 · by Anna McKay · 0

Cranberry Extract Fights Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, New Research Finds Out

New research found that the bioactive cranberry extract composition makes the human become more receptive to smaller quantities of antibiotics. The study, issued in the journal Advanced Science, documented the bacteria when administered antibiotics and cranberry extract, and discovered that…

June 5, 2019 · by Anna McKay · 0

Researchers Filmed The Immune System Killing Bacteria

The new research was issued in the journal Nature Communications and conducted by UCL scientists takes us on a journey of a better understanding of the way our immune system annihilates bacteria. Scientists have been filming the nanomachines our immune…

May 7, 2019 · by Joe Blair · 0

The International Space Station Is Invaded By Fungi And Bacteria, New NASA Study Revealed

According to what a new study has found, fungi and bacteria are all over the International Space Station, and they can form biofilms that promote antibiotic resistance and cause diseases. They can corroded even the spacecraft. The station was built…

April 9, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

New Cloning Method Was Developed By Biologists

Researchers from the University of Bayreuth discovered a new cloning method that can be used in many areas of biology, biochemistry, and biotechnology. This method is a lot faster when compared to others, and it is less expensive as well.…

March 24, 2019 · by Andy Beal · 0

Bacteria From Frog Skin Might Help Humans Fight Fungal Infections

In the last decades, an affliction wiped off entire populations of frogs from all over the world. Researchers were surprised to discover that in some areas particular amphibian species were unaffected even if others were eradicated. Previous research revealed that…

March 6, 2019 · by Joe Blair · 0

Living Microorganisms In Dust Might Be Dangerous To Human Health

It’s normal to not like dust, which consists of dead skin, hair, bugs, soil, animal fur, and so on, as it gets everywhere, on desks, windows, and even inside your computer. Even though it might seem harmless, the dust is housing…

December 12, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Human Gut Bacteria Present Over 6,000 Antibiotic-Resistant Genes

A new study, in which the University of Birmingham participated, revealed that human gut bacteria present more than 6,000 antibiotic-resistant genes that allow the microorganisms to be immune to antibiotics. While that might be beneficial since the intestinal microbiota is living…

December 5, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0