Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals.
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Slimy fish mucus can help chemists develop new antibiotics — here's how
One day in the future, you may take a pill to treat an illness – and owe your recovery to the tiny microbes that flourish ...
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Freshness sensors for milk could dramatically reduce waste
Researchers have developed a new technique that can pinpoint, in real-time, the moment at which milk spoils inside a carton. ...
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Scientists bio-hacked E. coli to create synthetic life
Escherichia coli, nobody's favorite dinner guest, just had the distinction of becoming the first living organism to have ...
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This cool gas technology could kill 99.9% of deadly germs in the air
You can live without food for three weeks and without water for up to three days. But you can’t live without air for more ...
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New CRISPR tool could eradicate viral diseases with long-range DNA shredding
An international team of scientists recently unveiled a new CRISPR-based tool capable of shredding long portions of targeted ...
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A 'Google for bacterial DNA' is helping scientists fight drug resistant infections
Ever since I read a 2014 WHO report stating that antibiotic-resistant bacteria could kill more people each year than cancer ...
