How cancer-causing bacteria force your cells to dieS.E. Gould
basically, on the type of cell wall that the bacteria has. Gram-positive bacteria -- such as Streptococcus -- have thin, easily permeable, single-layered
“antibiotics don’t work.” Antibiotics do kill bacteria and most of the people who would have died from pneumonia 100 years ago now get well and go home. But in some people, other factors cause the person to die from the pneumonia even with the antibiotics: maybe their nutrition is low...
A growing body of evidence suggests that wildfire smoke raises the risk of neurological diseases, as well as harming the lungs, kidney, and other organs.
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Two million people die every year from bacterial illnesses that could have been prevented by pasteurizing drinking water [source: SCI]. Heating meat, as well as vegetables grown with contaminated water, is also important for health. All of these nutritional necessities can contain harmful bacteria,...
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 takes on a gruesome appearance and smell. Decomposing tissue emits a green substance, as well as gasses such as methane and hydrogen sulfide. The lung...
CRISPR RNA (crRNA) and Cas9:CRISPR DNA serves as a permanent record of past infections, but for bacteria to use these sequences to thwart viruses, they must convert them into DNA's cousin,RNA. Through a process called transcription, bacteria first copy one of the two CRISPR DNA strands int...
We live in a developed science and technology, food rich era. Filled up with wide variety of snacks in the supermarket, the store is also filled with exquisite packaging food. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, everything is complete. But, viruses, bacteria followed here. ...
By clearing off this bacteria, the BLUE bowl keeps your produce safe and fresh for longer. The device can be plugged in or recharged. It's not currently in production, but the BLUE Bowl has been creating buzz on the Web [source: Yanko Designs]. Up next, a houseplant that grins. 9....