Friendly bacteria move in mysterious ways : Nature News
“Many yoghurts are loaded with live bacteria, and labelled with claims that consuming these microorganisms can be good for your health. But a study publis...
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Recruitment in the sea: bacterial genes required for inducing larval settlement in a polychaete worm : Nature
“This study has identified the first bacterial genes required for induction of settlement and metamorphosis of a marine invertebrate animal.” This i...
Ecology drives a global network of gene exchange connecting the human microbiome : Nature : Nature Publishing Group
“Horizontal gene transfer — the exchange of genetic material between different species or lineages — is an important factor in bacterial evolution. A stud...
The quest for the $500 home molecular biology laboratory >> Medical Laboratory Observer December 2011
“Molecular diagnostics and molecular biology in general are becoming more pervasive every day in a range of applications but are still seen by many as bei...
PLoS Biology: A Holistic Approach to Marine Eco-Systems Biology
“In summary, the Tara Oceans project leverages powerful new technologies and analytical tools to develop the first planetary-scale data collection effort ...
Life on Mars Driven Underground? – ScienceNOW
“The new findings probably deliver the final blow to the possibility that the surface of early Mars was a “warm and wet” incubator for any mar...
Retail biology – Trade Secrets Blog | Nature Publishing Group
“Just as fortunes were made by the designers and manufacturers of the humble mouse mat after the launch of the Apple Macintosh, we are likely to see consu...
PLoS Genetics: Identification of Widespread Ultra-Edited Human RNAs
“The traditional view of mRNA as a pure intermediate between DNA and protein has changed in the last decades since the discovery of numerous RNA processin...
A “shucks” followed by a “yay” and the some: SXSW 2012 panels announced
No, my panel on DIYbio was not chosen. That’s the “shucks”. The great news is that Christina Agapakis’ panel “Designing Living Thi...
Mind-Altering Bugs – ScienceNOW
“Hundreds of species of bacteria call the human gut their home. This gut “microbiome” influences our physiology and health in ways that scient...