But bacteria, far older than modern organisms such as humans and plants, have evolved other ways to respire in oxygen-deprived environments, including deep-sea vents and the human gut.

E. coli is a bacterium found in the human gut that is commonly used in research. Because the altered bacteria must rely on that replacement human enzyme to grow, their growth rate becomes a direct ...

Cleaning your clothes in a washing machine on even a hot water setting of 60°C (140°F) can fail to remove potentially harmful bacteria – a finding that could also be contributing to the rise ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at quantum computing for image recognition, a gene therapy using a patient’s own skin cells, electricity-generating bacteria, using physics to ...

Too easily overlooked are non-influenza, non-COVID viruses and bacteria that are burgeoning and spreading unchecked — both in the U.S. and around the world. While they may not cause the next ...

According to San Luis Obispo County Public Works public information specialist Shelly Cone, the bacteria detected in the Zone 3 distribution system is a coliform bacteria. In an email, Cone said ...

coli bacteria inside the water. E. coli bacteria is O-157:H7, which causes infection in the intestines. It can also cause diarrhoea, stomach cramps, fever, and damage the kidneys. Actually ...

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Living in a house made of fungi and bacteria may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers are now one step closer to eventually making it a reality, according to a new study.

Five years after the worldwide hyperfocus on COVID-19 began, some are concerned about the next pandemic — whether it could be caused by influenza, bird flu or another pathogen. Too easily ...

Thrush and bacterial vaginosis (BV) are common vaginal infections that can cause symptoms including abnormal discharge. They are also both easily treatable, but Deborah Bateson says because there ...