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04/26/2018 / By Edsel Cook

NASA says that aliens live on Venus, but they’re only microbes

The cloudy planet dubbed the “Morning Star” and “Evening Star” could be harboring alien life. A NASA-backed international study surmises that there could be simple but sturdy bacteria floating in the uppermost clouds of Venus, reported The Sun. Study author Sanjay Limaye of the University of Wisconsin-Madison says that computer models of Venus suggest it used to be a […]

03/20/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Study of microbes found in cow stomachs could lead to energy extraction breakthrough, aiding in production of biofuels

To develop new techniques in maximizing food and fuel production in the modern age, researchers from The University in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom are turning to an unlikely source for answers: The living bacteria inside the guts of bovine animals. A new study claims that microbes may be the solution to figuring out how […]

03/08/2018 / By Edsel Cook

In the near future, paint colors may be grown from bacteria

In the future, the paint applied to a wall or sprayed on a car body might feature bacterial colonies that can change color according to your liking or lighting, suggested a NanoWerk article. This development is possible thanks to British researchers who unlocked the genes responsible for many bright and vivid colors Mother Nature likes […]

02/19/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Natural bacteria-killing viruses in the bladder may prove more effective at clearing UTIs than antibiotics

Our body is home to a lot of organisms besides our cells. While some of them may be pathogenic, waiting for a chance to strike, most of them help us out a lot. A case in point: A recent study has reported that bacterial viruses called bacteriophages (or phages for short), which infect and replicate […]

10/19/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Alien life could exist BELOW the surface of Mars, shocked scientists discover

Could there be life on Mars, after all? Scientists now believe it is possible that life may exist on Mars — under the planet’s surface. Experts have found a type of salt in Martian soil, magnesium perchlorate, which would prevent water from freezing underneath the surface. While many people have suspected that Mars was (or […]

09/16/2017 / By Russel Davis

Shapeshifting bacteria? Scientists discover how E. coli in space becomes antibiotic resistant

Bacterial cells such as E.coli were found to mutate or shapeshift in space to resist common antibiotics that successfully kill them on Earth, a study in the Frontiers in Microbiology revealed. The scientific community has long established that bacteria show different activities in space than when they are on Earth. Likewise, researchers have known that it takes […]

08/27/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Even bacteria use weapons of self-defense: Tiny daggers slice amoeba when they try to attack

We’d like to think that violence is never the answer, but what happens when you are cornered, staring death in the face, and have no choice but to act in self defense and fight back? We’d all like to claim we are against violence, but when push comes to shove, when there are real threats coming […]

08/04/2017 / By Russel Davis

Your gut bacteria may be telling you what to eat in order to FEED THEM

Two new studies revealed that bacterial composition in the intestines may greatly affect the dietary choices and reproductive success in animals. The studies were carried out by a team of researchers at the University of Sydney’s multidisciplinary Charles Perkins Centre and School of Life and Environmental Sciences and the Macquarie University’s Department of Biological Sciences. The first […]

04/27/2017 / By Russel Davis

Mysterious compound called “F19” discovered by Israeli researchers to kill antibiotic-resistant superbugs without encouraging resistance

Researchers at Israel-based biopharmaceutical firm Q2 Pharma Ltd. and the Case Western Reserve University have identified and patented a group of non-antibiotic, small-molecule antivirulence compounds that show potential in treating bacterial infections such as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. According to researchers, the compounds were designed to inhibit disease-causing toxins from forming in gram-positive bacteria such as MRSA. The compounds may also prevent […]

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