Deep Sea Bacteria Answer To Climate Change

Medicine & Technology Oct 25, 2015

Neutralizing Carbon Dioxide is now possible based on the latest dicovery.

NASA Hopes to Rely on Algae and Bacteria for Oxygen Production on Mars

May 16, 2015

As scientists around the world work feverishly to meet the 2030 deadline for sending humans to Mars, one of their most critical issues - oxygen production - may be solved by two very basic organisms: bacteria and algae.

From Single Cells to Us—The Tale Of Evolution As It's Told At Deep-Sea Vents

May 07, 2015

In the search for the origins of life, scientists have found a striking new link between lone cells and complex creatures like humans. The connection comes from observing life under the harsh conditions that exist near volcanoes more than a mile below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.

Bacteria to the Rescue! New Treatments for a Deadly Common Infection

May 06, 2015

In the latest bout of germ warfare, doctors are trying new techniques to combat recurring infections of Clostridium difficile, a pesky bacterium that causes symptoms ranging from diarrhea to death.

The Next Time You're Ill, Try Maple Syrup with Your Antibiotics

Apr 17, 2015

The overuse of antibiotics has caused the emergence of new resistant strains known as superbugs, which has now led to concern from public health officials across the world. However, a team of researchers from McGill University in Montreal, Canada think that the secret to fighting these bugs may lie in the sap of trees that are abundant across all of North America.

Ancient Remedy Could Be the Key to Defeating Superbugs

Apr 02, 2015

While many scientists are trying to develop new, more powerful drugs to fight the antibiotic resistant superbugs, the solution may actually rest in the past. A 1,000 year old treatment for eye infections could be the key to fighting these resistant strains of bacteria.

Plastic from Egg Whites Could Offer Safer, Biodegradable Alternative to Conventional Plastic

Mar 30, 2015

Plastic from Egg Whites Could Solve Two Issues

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria—Could Swimming This Spring Break Land You In the Hospital?

Mar 30, 2015

Using coastal waters can often be quite a finicky endeavor. Working your plans around algal blooms, red tides and even the occasional sewage mishap, can often be a pretty unpleasant mess. But it turns out that swimmers and surfers may have more to fear than getting a little dirty at the beach. Aside from Giardia, a parasite that is often passed in coastal waters, it turns out that recreational swimmers at local beaches may also be at a significantly higher risk of transmitting deadly antibiotic resistant bacteria—landing them in the hospital or worse.

Bacteria Found to Use Their Own Natural Battery

Mar 30, 2015

Bacteria Found to Use Natural Battery

Genome Editing Now Fighting Mosquitoes, Killing Bacteria, and Improving Pigs

Mar 27, 2015

Genome Editing: Fighting Mosquitoes, Killing Bacteria, and Improving Pigs

Superbug Breaks Out at UCLA Medical Center, Causing Concern for Safety of Endoscopic Procedures

Feb 19, 2015

While all may seem fine in endoscopic outpatient procedures, with an easy check-in and virtually no down-time at all, it turns out that an antibiotic-resistant superbug may be waiting in the OR. Health officials with the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the California health department are on high alert this week as news of two deaths in a local Los Angeles hospital have researchers wondering whether the superbug will claim more lives in its wake.

When It Comes to Pandemics and Outbreaks, Could Climate Change Be to Blame?

Feb 18, 2015

While many factors play into the development of a viral or bacterial outbreak, including herd immunity and preexisting healthcare practices, current outbreaks of the Ebola virus and the measles have many wondering exactly what’s causing the reemergence of such lethal diseases. Well, the obvious answers of vaccinations and poor sanitation conditions are readily available, but many may not consider an even more significant culprit—climate change.

Was Darwin Wrong? Newly Discovered Sulfur Bacteria Remains Unevolved for 2 Billion Years

Feb 16, 2015

Theory of evolution not challenged by the longest lack of evolution discovered!

Extra Funding Sought to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Jan 27, 2015

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a growing problem around the country for both doctors and hospitals, causing an estimated 2 million illnesses and 23,000 deaths around the United States each year. And in an effort to combat these resistant forms of bacteria, the Obama administration wants to double the amount of federal funding dedicated to fighting these superbugs.

Caramel Apples May Not Be So Sweet—Listeria Outbreak Across US

Dec 19, 2014

This holiday season you may want to steer clear of the sweets—or at least caramel apples. Though the caramel sweets are often an Autumn/Winter treat, health officials with the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are saying that they may be the link between a multi-state Listeria outbreak that has to date led to more than four deaths, and dozens of hospitalizations. Reporting this morning, Dec. 19, on the condition of the outbreak, the CDC says that at least 28 individuals spanning the states of Arizona, Texas and Minnesota have been infected and are facing the life-threatening illness.