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Researchers provide progress reports on efforts to harness microbes for generating power, manufacturing drugs, cleaning up the environment and building better bone implants.
Hidden in the bone-chilling dark beneath an Antarctic glacier, a colony of strange bacteria is thriving. Scientists investigating the flow of blood-red water from beneath the glacier discovered the bacteria, which have survived for millions of years, living on sulfur and iron compounds, they report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.
It sounds like the stuff of teenage nightmares: super strong, freakishly clever, mutant acne.
An extensive investigation has failed to determine how E. coli bacteria was introduced into a northeastern Oklahoma restaurant linked to hundreds of illnesses and one death, the state health board said in a report released Thursday.
A federal judge has upheld most of an $8.5 million judgment awarded to a woman who lost use of her arm due to a flesh-eating bacteria misdiagnosed by an Air Force base doctor.
You've heard about the chicken that crossed the road. But have you heard the one about the chickens traveling down the road? It's no laughing matter. Crates of chickens being trucked along the highway in the back of an open truck can shoot a bunch of nasty bacteria into the cars behind them, researchers have found.
State health officials and a northeastern Oklahoma restaurant at the center of this summer's deadly E. coli outbreak have signed an agreement to reopen the eatery, even though officials have never pinpointed the source of the contamination.
Americans are increasingly gulping yogurt drinks and other probiotic-infused foods that promise to treat everything from bad cholesterol and high blood pressure to irritable bowel syndrome. It's hard to escape the TV commercials and even e-mail spam hyping the benefits of these live, "good" bacteria pumped into foods.
An E. coli outbreak linked to a restaurant in northeastern Oklahoma has sickened more than 200 people and killed at least one person, state health officials said Tuesday.
A baffling phenomenon known as sudden infant death syndrome is one of the leading causes of death for children under 1. Now, British researchers say they may have found a contributing factor: bacteria.
The number of people hospitalized with a dangerous intestinal superbug has been growing by more than 10,000 cases a year, according to a new study.
Bugs in baby food? Microbes in your milkshake? Relax, this is not the latest tainted food scare — it's a growing trend in foods designed to boost health, not make you sick.
Scientists say a new bacteria species discovered in Yellowstone's thermal pools could improve the use of bacteria to produce ethanol.
An 8-million-year-old bacterium that was extracted from the oldest known ice on Earth is now growing in a laboratory, claim researchers.
A Nacogdoches man was in critical but stable condition after three surgeries aimed at saving him from a flesh-eating bacteria that infected him during a swim off the coast of Galveston County.
These days, data get stored on disks, computer chips, hard drives and good old-fashioned paper. Scientists in Japan see something far smaller but more durable — bacteria.
Nicknamed Conan the Bacterium, Deinococcus radiodurans can survive doses of ionising radiation thousands of times stronger than would kill a human. So how does it do it?
The male Hypolimnas bolina butterfly, above, has to deliver many more “sperm packages” to eager females when bacteria kill off his brothers (Image: Sylvain Charlat)
About 2 miles below the ground in a South African gold mine stands Duane Moser next to the fracture zone (white area) where the one-of-a-kind bacteria were found (Image: Li-Hung Lin)
Dirt can be good for childrenChildren should be allowed to get dirty, according to scientists who have found being too clean can impair the skin's ability to heal.
Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteria Procter & Gamble is recalling Vicks Sinex nasal spray in the United States, Britain and Germany after finding it contained bacteria, the company said.
Biologists rally to sequence 'neglected' microbesThe GenBank sequence database, the central repository of all publicly available DNA sequences, counted its thousandth complete microbial genome this month. But a thousand genomes is only a small fraction of the diversity that exists in the microscopic world.
Glowing bugs could find landminesBacteria which glow green in the presence of explosives could provide a cheap and safe way to find hidden landmines, Edinburgh scientists claim.
11 ways to avoid winter weight gainThe pounds we gain during the colder months tend to linger long after we shed our layers and welcome warmer temperatures. Here's how to keep them off in the first place.
Bacteria's growing body of evidenceTHEY'RE our nearest neighbours and closest friends - but they can also turn nasty. So it's always good to get to know you're living with - especially when they're bacteria.
World's Freakiest Worm Gets Expanded Family TreeFive years after discovering some of the strangest creatures in the world — mouthless worms that live in the bones of dead whales — scientists have taken a peek into their genes. Though not complete, the glimpse shows these creatures to be far more complicated than was known.
Experts map the body's bacteriaScientists have developed an atlas of the bacteria that live in different regions of the human body. Some of the microbes help keep us healthy by playing a key role in physiological functions.
Bacteria 'launch a shield' to resist attackBacteria that cause chronic lung infections can communicate with each other to form a deadly shield against the body's natural defenses.
Ground Beef Recalled Amid E. coli ConcernsASHVILLE, N.Y. -- A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because of links to a death and illnesses in New Hampshire, in addition to illnesses from E. coli bacteria in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts.
Eating Right -- Not Supplements -- Is Best At Keeping Your Good Bacteria Healthy, Dietitian SaysHealthy eating, not supplements, is the best way to keep the good bacteria in your gut healthy, says a dietitian and researcher.
Hot tubs- Healthy or unhealthy choice? Part 3Legionella expert Frank Rosa talks about the health risks of Hot tubs. This is Part 3/3 in his series of articles about the issues. "In previous installments we looked at the history and health threats, here we will look at methodologies to address the issues."
Laser microscope aims to uncover alien life MICROSCOPES revolutionised the study of life on Earth. Now a rugged, easy-to-use instrument is aiming to be equally influential in the search for alien life in locations such as the oceans beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa.
Observations: Evolution details revealed through 21-year E. coli experimentIn 1988, an associate professor started growing cultures of Escherichia coli.
Lettuce and eggs top risky food listThe Center for Science in the Public Interest listed the following foods, in descending order, as the most risky in terms of outbreaks: leafy greens, eggs, tuna, oysters, potatoes, cheese, ice cream, tomatoes, sprouts and berries.
Woman's Shattered Life Shows Ground Beef Inspection FlawsMs. Smith, 22, was found to have a severe form of food-borne illness caused by E. coli, which Minnesota officials traced to the hamburger that her mother had grilled for their Sunday dinner in early fall 2007.
How cracked heels can let killer bacteria invade your body One night as Chris Banting was undressing for bed, he was surprised when his wife Helen pointed out to him that the back of his right calf was a worrying scarlet colour. 'It was strange because I wasn't in any discomfort at all,' says Chris, 62.
Health claim of probiotics not accepted Drink this yogurt for a healthier stomach. Thirty million shoppers have swallowed the claims for probiotics as enthusiastically as the sweet fermented milk in the belief that "good bacteria" will defeat "bad bacteria" in epic microscopic battles inside our bodies.
Bacteria co-infections common in swine flu deaths: CDCMany people who have died from swine flu in the United States were also infected with other bacteria, including one which can cause pneumonia or meningitis, US health officials said Wednesday.
Lawsuit filed in E. coli outbreakTwelve families victimized by an E. coli outbreak that sickened hundreds and killed one last summer filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Locust Grove restaurant that was alleged to have been the source of the bacteria.
New study finds kitchen sinks are dirtier than bathroom sinks | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Researcher Dies After Studying Plague Bacteria Malcolm J. Casadaban, a molecular genetics professor at the University of Chicago, died last Sunday, seemingly from an infection of a weakened form of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes the plague.
Showerheads Harbor Biofilm, Bacteria, Colorado Study Shows -- Water & Wastewater NewsShowerheads Harbor Biofilm, Bacteria, Colorado Study Shows
Shower Heads Contain Potentially Harmful BacteriaNew research shows there are potentially harmful bacteria inside shower heads that blasts out when the water is turned on.
Bathing, but Not AloneThere are some things it is better just not to think about. Like the 10,000 bacteria you inhale with each breath in the average office building. Or the 10 million bacteria in each glass of tap water.
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