All Articles Tagged As: bacteria

Wielding microbe against microbe, beetle defends its food source (10/6/2008)

Pine beetle escalates biological warfare with mites by employing additional microbes to defend itself. ...> Full Article

Researchers describe for first time how some bacteria kill males: They first invade the mother (9/29/2008)

Scientists have helped describe for the first time just how certain male-killing bacteria manage to specifically kill off males of a parasitic wasp. ...> Full Article

When it comes to nitrogen, the 'fix' is in (6/15/2008)

The discovery in the last decade of new suites of microorganisms capable of using various forms of nitrogen is one reason to rethink what we know about the nitrogen cycle. ...> Full Article

Life at Rock Bottom Boosts Bacteria (6/1/2008)

Seafloor bacteria are more abundant and diverse than previously thought ...> Full Article

What makes life go at the tropics? (5/28/2008)

Study points to heat, not light, as engine driving biodiversity ...> Full Article

Novel living system recreates predator-prey interaction (4/15/2008)

The hunter-versus-hunted phenomenon exemplified by a pack of lionesses chasing down a lonely gazelle has been recreated in a Petri dish with lowly bacteria. ...> Full Article

Team probes mysteries of oceanic bacteria (3/5/2008)

Wee creatures are key to Earth's environment ...> Full Article

Evidence Of 'Rain-making' Bacteria Discovered In Atmosphere And Snow (3/4/2008)

Scientists have recently found evidence that rain-making bacteria are widely distributed in the atmosphere. These biological particles could factor heavily into the precipitation cycle, affecting climate, agricultural productivity and even global warming ...> Full Article

Extremophile Hunt Begins In Strange Antarctic Lake (2/17/2008)

A team of scientists has just left the country to explore a very strange lake in Antarctica; it is filled with, essentially, extra-strength laundry detergent. No, the researchers haven't spilled coffee on their lab coats. They are hunting for extremophiles -- tough little creatures that thrive in conditions too extreme for most other living things. ...> Full Article

'Generalist Bacteria' Discovered In Coastal Waters May Be More Flexible Than Known Before (1/28/2008)

Marine bacteria come almost a billion to a cup. Until recently, however, little has been known about how these minute creatures live or what they need to flourish. ...> Full Article

High Degree Of Antibiotic Resistance Found In Wild Arctic Birds (1/14/2008)

Swedish researchers report that birds captured in the hyperboreal tundra, in connection with the tundra expedition "Beringia 2005," were carriers of antibiotics-resistant bacteria. These findings indicate that resistance to antibiotics has spread into nature, which is an alarming prospect for future health care. ...> Full Article