• 科学家发现绿藻分解细菌的证据

    13-05-24 A team of researchers has captured images of green alga consuming bacteria, offering a glimpse at how early organisms dating back more than 1 billion years may have acquired free-living photosynthetic(光合的) cells. This acquisition is thought to...

  • 养狗的家庭内有更多的细菌

    13-05-23 New research from North Carolina State University and the University of Colorado shows that households with dogs are home to more types of bacteria - including bacteria that are rarely found in households that do not have dogs. The finding is part o...

  • 肠道细菌副产物可预测心脏病和中风

    13-04-25 A microbial byproduct of intestinal(肠道的) bacteria contributes to heart disease and serves as an accurate screening tool for predicting future risks of heart attack, stroke and death in persons not otherwise identified by traditional risk factor...

  • 细菌粘膜的秘密

    13-04-15 Newcastle University scientists have revealed the mechanism that causes a slime(黏液,烂泥) to form, making bacteria hard to shift and resistant to antibiotics. When under threat, some bacteria can shield themselves in a slimy(黏滑的) protective...

  • 红色肉类所含化学物有损心脏

    13-04-08 A chemical found in red meat helps explain why eating too much steak, mince and bacon is bad for the heart, say US scientists. 美国科学家称,红色肉类中发现的一种化学物可以帮助解释为什么吃太多牛排、肉馅和腌肉对心脏不好。 A study in the journal Nature...

  • 某家禽类益生菌能变换细胞层对付有害细菌

    13-03-28 A strain of probiotic bacteria(益生菌) that can fight harmful bacterial infections in poultry(家禽) has the ability to change its coat, according to new findings from the Institute of Food Research. The probiotic is currently being taken forward...

  • 大肠菌超标 宜家全球召回数千蛋糕

    13-03-10 Ikea has recalled thousands of cakes from its stores in 23 countries after Chinese authorities identified high levels of bacteria normally found in human and animal waste. 宜家从23个国家的连锁店召回了数千个蛋糕,因为中国当局在宜家蛋糕中发现了大量人...

  • 超级细菌可能也有弱点

    13-02-27 The overuse of antibiotics has created strains of bacteria resistant to medication, making the diseases they cause difficult to treat, or even deadly. But now a research team at the University of Rochester has identified a weakness in at least one s...

  • 古代齿菌记录口腔疾病的演变史

    13-02-19 DNA preserved in calcified bacteria on the teeth of ancient human skeletons has shed light on the health consequences of the evolving diet and behaviour from the Stone Age to the modern day. The ancient genetic record reveals the negative changes in...

  • 追寻抗生素抗性的演变史

    13-02-03 With the discovery of antibiotics, medicine acquired power on a scale never before possible to protect health, save lives, and reduce suffering caused by certain bacteria. But the power of antibiotics is now under siege because some virulent infecti...