Discovery Reveals how Bacteria Distinguish Harmful versus Helpful VirusesViruses can kill bacterial cells or, under the right circumstances, lend them helpful genes that the bacterium could harness to, say, better attack its own hosts. Experiments at Rockefeller University have now revealed that one...
With so many types of nutraceuticals out there, it can be confusing to know what certain ones provide. Here are a few general categories of nutraceuticals that are great for pets: Probiotics: A good bacteria that promotes digestion and a healthy gut microbiome. Prebiotics: Encourages the ...
The need for new treatments is magnified by the lack of a universal meningitis vaccine. Many types of bacteria can cause meningitis, and designing a vaccine for all possible pathogens is impractical. Current vaccines are formulated to protect against only some of the more common bacteria known to...
1. How does bacteria evolutionary adaptation help to survive harsh environmental conditions? Describe how a geneticist might be able to tell that a population is evolving. What causes variation in a species? To put this another way: all humans have the same genes, y...
The abnormal growth of bacteria in the lining of the bladder can lead to a condition called cystitis or a bladder infection. These infections are characterized by pelvic pain, pain with urination, and the increased urge to urinate; the symptoms usually come on quite suddenly and are the result...
We can debate the similarities between biological and computer “Virus” (which, some believe, more resembles a Bacteria than a virus), but the analogy is, for the most part, correct. Viruses are dangerous to the victims, and they spread quickly through the population until a cure, or a ...
isn’t science fiction, we’re already using this [bioreactors] right now, but mostly I think they’re used for producing fish food. There’s also the consideration of how to use this more today because it would also be quite helpful to create a very cheap source of protein for humans....
Over the course of many millions of years, the processes of mutation and natural selection have created every species of life that we see in the world today, from the simplest bacteria to humans and everything in between. Billions of years ago, according to the theory of evolution, chemi...
Clean your juicer, your produce and your hands. Unlike juice you get at a store, your homemade juice won’t be pasteurized. So, if there’s bacteria on your produce or juicer, it’ll end up in your glass.23 Into the juicer:
The muscle tissue begins to lose its stiffness after about 36 hours, and within about 72 hours of dying, the body's rigor mortis will subside. As the cells die, bacteria within the body begin breaking them down. Enzymes in the pancreas cause the organ to digest itself. The body soon ...