(Nanowerk News) In ancient Greece, over 3000 years ago, wise men used silver salts to prevent wounds from becoming infected. These salts continued to be used until Alexander Fleming discovered the ...
The discovery that a toxin made by bacteria found in dirty water might help trigger ulcerative colitis could lead to new ...
In plants, cell-surface immune receptors sense molecular non–self-signatures. Lipid A of Gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharide is considered such a non–self-signature. The receptor kinase ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bacteria that became more dangerous in space may help scientists design better antibiotics on Earth, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Sign up here. They found that a type of ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers on a safari for microbes have found that human skin is populated by a veritable menagerie of bacteria -- 182 species -- some apparently living there permanently and ...
Researchers at ICIQ in Tarragona have developed a simple technique to produce microscopic crystals that activate in the presence of light, releasing silver ions with antimicrobial activity. In ancient ...