• 新方法研究人类炎性疾病

    10-03-01 A new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows mice infected with the bacteria salmonella(沙门氏菌) develop clinical signs(临床症状) consistent with(一致,符合) a deadly and poorly understood human inflammatory(炎症的) disease, a findin...

  • 细菌也有蛋白质外膜

    10-01-21 Although they are present almost everywhere, on land and sea, a group of related bacteria细菌 in the superphylum Planctomycetes-Verrucomicrobia-Chlamydiae, or PVC巨氟乙烯 , have remained in relative obscurity阴暗,晦涩 ever since they were first des...

  • 皮肤表面的细菌维持着皮肤的健康平衡

    09-11-23 On the skin's surface, bacteria are abundant(丰富的,充裕的), diverse(不同的,相异的) and constant(经常的,不变的), but inflammation(发炎,红肿) is undesirable(不受欢迎的,不良的). Research at the University of California, San Diego School...

  • 研究:香烟内藏有多种致病菌

    09-11-20 Cigarettes are widely contaminated(污染) with bacteria(细菌), including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new international study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health researcher and microbial(微生物的) ec...

  • 研究:大肠杆菌是如何摄取糖分的?

    09-11-13 Scientists at the University of York have discovered how certain bacteria(细菌) such as Escherichia coli(大肠杆菌) have evolved to capture rare sugars from their environment giving them an evolutionary advantage in naturally competitive environm...

  • 科学家发现细菌之间如何相互交流

    09-11-09 Using imaging mass spectrometry(质谱测定法), researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed tools that will enable scientists to visualize how different cell populations of cells communicate. Their study shows how bacteria t...

  • Taking showers 'can make you ill' 洗淋浴“可能致病”

    09-09-15 Showering may be bad for your health, say US scientists, who have shown that dirty shower heads can deliver a face full of harmful bacteria. 美国科学家表示,淋浴可能对健康有害,脏淋浴喷头容易使人接触到有害细菌。 Shower water can contain harmful bact...

  • Antibiotic resistance clue found 细菌抗药性线索被发现

    09-09-13 US scientists have uncovered a defence mechanism in bacteria that allows them to fend off the threat of antibiotics. 美国科学家发现细菌的防御机制,可以使其低档抗生素的威胁。 MRSA highlights the problem of antibiotic resistance It is hoped the findin...

  • A step closer to 'synthetic life' “人造细胞”更进一步

    09-08-21 In what has been described as a step towards the creation of a synthetic cell, scientists have created a new engineered strain of bacteria. 科学家发现了一种新设计的细菌种类,在人造细胞创造的路程上进了一步。 The cells replicated to produce a new stra...

  • 'Feather-eating bugs' dull birds “以羽毛为食的病菌”使鸟颜

    09-08-04 Brightly coloured birds can become infected with bacteria that eat their feathers. 颜色鲜艳的鸟类可能感染吃它们羽毛的细菌。 Eastern bluebirds can lose their brilliance That in turn can affect the health of the birds and dull their plumage(鸟类羽毛...