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Chemistry World
March 5, 2012
Harriet Brewerton |
Picturing Bacteria on Your Phone US scientists have developed a device that, when attached to a mobile phone, can detect small amounts of Escherichia coli in liquid samples.   |
Chemistry World
February 28, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Protein nanotubes trap viruses Japanese researchers have used nanotubes made from human blood proteins to trap hepatitis B virus. They say their work lays the foundations for a new chemistry of protein-based nanotubes with biomedical applications. |
Chemistry World
July 1, 2013
James Urquhart |
Antibiotic research hits a sweet spot UK researchers have found a way to weaken the molecular armour of Escherichia coli to allow the host's immune system to attack and kill the pathogen. |
Chemistry World
October 28, 2008
Hayley Birch |
Drug sandwich baits E. coli toxins Polymer scaffolds that pin molecules together at multiple binding sites can trap and destroy E. coli toxins by locking them to immune proteins, researchers based in Canada and Japan have found. |
Chemistry World
June 4, 2010
Manisha Lalloo |
Antibacterial nanoparticles from bacteria Scientists have found that silver nanoparticles made using bacteria have better antibacterial properties than their chemically synthesised counterparts. |
Chemistry World
June 30, 2011
Laura Howes |
Chemically evolved bacteria European scientists have created an Escherichia coli strain with a separate genome using chlorinated DNA. |
Chemistry World
April 22, 2013
Rebecca Brodie |
Quicker checks for safer water Scientists in the Netherlands have developed and tested a new method that uses Raman spectroscopy to quickly identify harmful bacteria in drinking water. |
National Gardening
Suzanne DeJohn |
Savory, Scrumptious (and Safe) Spinach Ensure that your spinach is safe by supporting your local farm or plant some in your garden. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 45
David Bradley |
Clean Air Act Researchers have shown the ability of titania (TiO 2) to destroy microorganisms, such as E. coli, in an airstream. This achievement has major repercussions for public health as it shows it is feasible to decontaminate the air in high risk infection areas such as hospitals and commercial aircrafts. |
Wired
February 25, 2008
Greta Lorge |
Infoporn: Humans Crawling With Microbes?! That's Not All Bad. Your body is a wonderland -- for bacteria, viruses, and fungi. |
Science News
January 15, 2005
Christen Brownlee |
The Beef about UTIs E. coli from beef cattle or other livestock may be causing drug-resistant urinary tract infections in women. |
Chemistry World
July 13, 2015
Ida Emilie Steinmark |
X-ray emitting bacterial plasmas could enhance imaging The possibility of using engineered bacteria as x-ray plasma sources, which could significantly improve resolution in medical and molecular imaging. |
Science News
March 18, 2006
Janet Raloff |
Protozoa Aid Food-Poisoning Germs Seemingly innocent microorganisms may have harmful consequences: Ubiquitous waterborne protozoa appear capable of aiding the survival of several types of bacteria responsible for gut-wrenching food poisoning. |
Chemistry World
March 1, 2010
Andy Extance |
Bacterial mix sweetens biodrug synthesis Bacteria welcome in the human gut are set to become better factories for biological drugs thanks to modified genes from another, gastroenteritis-causing, species. |
Chemistry World
September 11, 2012
Holly Sheahan |
Micromotors with built in compasses A collaboration between scientists in Germany and Singapore has produced a micromotor that can be controlled by a magnetic field. |
Chemistry World
September 30, 2010
Andrew Turley |
Bacteria factories for Taxol precursors Researchers have engineered bacteria to produce precursors of Taxol (paclitaxel), one of the most widely used cancer drugs. |
Chemistry World
February 18, 2008
John Bonner |
Flicking the Acetyl Switch A strain of Escherichia coli that can produce proteins containing an acetylated version of the amino acid lysine could help to reveal how acetylation changes the function of hundreds of proteins inside cells. |
Chemistry World
September 27, 2011
Jon Evans |
Bacteria: The Ultimate Secret Agent A team of US chemists has come up with a way to encode messages into arrays of such bacteria, which they call steganography by printed arrays of microbes (SPAM). |
Chemistry World
July 21, 2011
Serin Dabb |
Small Wires Swim Through Serum for Drug Delivery US researchers have made nanowires that can be propelled through liquids with an external magnetic field. The wires could be used to deliver drugs in the human body. |
Chemistry World
December 15, 2015
Michaela Muehlberg |
Bacterial identification gets a culture shock Scientists in the UK have developed a new tool to distinguish bacterial strains from each other. |
Chemistry World
July 27, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Sticky nanotubes detect bacteria in seconds Sticky nanotubes that trap bacteria like flypaper can be used to identify bacterial infections in seconds rather than days, report Spanish chemists. |
Chemistry World
March 3, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Sweet-toothed bacteria make their own vaccine With careful feeding, bacteria can produce vaccines against themselves, scientists in the US and China have found. |
Chemistry World
April 4, 2007
John Bonner |
Antibiotic Combinations Tackle Resistance Using combinations of certain antimicrobial compounds can favor the growth of non-resistant strains of bacteria at the expense of resistant ones. The surprising finding may provide a general strategy to help eradicate strains of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotic therapy. |
Chemistry World
September 8, 2009
James Urquhart |
Hybrid nano material targets antibiotic resistant bacteria German researchers have developed a hybrid, light activated nanomaterial that can target, label and kill harmful antibiotic resistant bacteria such as Escherichia coli. |
Food Engineering
October 18, 2007 |
Tech Flash Vol. 3, No. 10 The 'other' E. coli... Campbell Soup Company realigns... Global food demand to double by 2050... People, Plant and Industry News... etc. |
Science News
July 13, 2002
Janet Raloff |
Bugged by Foreign Cuisine Unrefrigerated condiments can serve as a major reservoir of the bacteria responsible for travelers' diarrhea. Includes advice on how to avoid sickness while travelling to other countries. |
