Dec 18 2010
Cold Plasma Kills Bacteria Better Than Antibiotics
Killing bacteria without side effects and no worries of resistance -- could cold plasma be the next wonder "drug"?
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Dec 15 2010
Don’t Eat the Blue Shellfish
Oyster lovers beware: when these shellfish glow with fluorescent blue spots, toxins are being produced.
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Nov 19 2010
Messenger Bacteria Could ‘Tweet’ Directions to Nanobots
Bacteria could deliver instructions wrapped in short sequences of DNA.
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Sep 17 2010
Superbug: Neither Super Nor a Bug
Before you hunker down in your panic room, take a closer look at what the latest "superbug" really is.
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Sep 16 2010
Microbial Star Trekkers Survive 553 Days in Space
As a sample of microbes survive a record-breaking stint in space, could they aid our space-faring dreams?
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Aug 11 2010
Superbugs Spreading From South Asia
A recently discovered gene can jump across different species of bacteria and makes infections resistant to antibiotics.
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Jun 18 2010
New Yeasts Could Yield Tastier Light Beers
So far, about 1,000 species of yeasts have been identified in food labs, but at least 10,000 new species are expected to be found in the near future. Cheers!
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