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Structure of simple bacteria deceptively complex
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Humans congregate, and so do bacteria. It is important to
investigate bacterial structure and communities, not only to aid our
war against pathogens but to improve our understanding of all cells,
including those in our own bodies.
Looking at a bacterium (a prokaryote) through an ordinary light
microscope, it's easy for a human to feel that our eukaryotic cells
must be superior because a bacterium obviously does not possess
organelles (like mitochondria), a nucleus with neatly packa...
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Structure of simple bacteria deceptively complex
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Humans congregate, and so do bacteria. It is important to investigate bacterial structure and communities, not only to aid our war against pathogens but to improve our understanding of all cells, including those in our own bodies. Looking at a bacterium (a prokaryote) through an ordinary light
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`Talking' and `hearing' bacteria
New Straits Times
; Koh Chong Lek New Straits Times 10-22-2000 `Talking' and `hearing' bacteria Byline: Koh Chong Lek Edition: New Sunday Times; 2* Section: Science Memo: Biology.; (STF) - Koh Chong Lek writes on the the basis for discovering and developing novel magic bullets to combat bacteria. WHEN we mention
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A Stirring Tale of Bacteria
USA Today
; ORGANISMS Poetry in motion are not words usually applied to bacteria. Yet, when researchers at the University of Arizona, Tucson, looked into a petri dish, that is what they saw. Groups of bacteria streamed through the fluid, creating an ever-changing pattern of swirls and blips visible to the
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Mob action: peer pressure in the bacterial world. (communication and coalition-building among bacteria)(Cover Story)
Science News
; Team player is not a phrase that usually comes to mind when thinking about bacteria. Rather, these single-celled creatures seem to excel at independence. Each individual can survive in a changing and often harsh world, where the difference between life and death is one cell. These rugged
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Bacteria get a bad rap.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ... world? (EDITORS: The Savvy Reader gives more information about stories in the news. It is distributed each week by the Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service.) (EDITORS: KRT News Service wants to help newspaper editors identify stories that may be of interest ...
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HU researcher controls bacteria without antibiotics
Jerusalem Post
; ... Jerusalem Post 06-09-2005 Headline: HU researcher controls bacteria without antibiotics Byline: JUDY SIEGEL Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 06 Thursday, June 9, 2005 -- The overuse of antibiotics in recent decades has created resistant strains of bacteria that ...
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Killer dialogue: when bacteria are told to do so they form biofilms on solid surfaces which reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics. Richard Corfield looks at ways of inhibiting these instructions.(Bacteria)
Chemistry and Industry
; ... other--this implies that different bacteria co-operate in biofilm formation. It is a frightening thought. There is some good news, however. Some natural molecules have been found to interfere with AHL-mediated quorum sensing and the most important of these ...
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UW CHEMIST WORKS TO KEEP BACTERIA FROM BECOMING VIRULENT.(LOCAL)(DISCOVERIES)(Column)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; Byline: HEATHER LaROI hlaroi@madison.com 608-252-6143 UW-Madison chemist Helen Blackwell is fascinated by conversation, but not the sort that most people are familiar with, the sort with nouns and verbs. The kind of conversation Blackwell is interested in takes place between bacteria. Scientists
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One-celled socialites: bacteria mix and mingle with microscopic fervor.
Science News
; Welcome to a vibrant social scene that has operated largely in secret until the past few years. Its participants don't seem to mind going unnoticed. They congregate in immense numbers to fend off enemies and the brute forces of nature, to obtain food, to reproduce, and to move to greener pastures.
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Sticky Situations.(how bacteria colonize and adhere to surfaces)
Science News
; Scientists are beginning to understand how bacteria find strength in numbers Every night, a social transformation takes place right under your nose. As you sleep, millions of bacteria in your mouth switch from being free-living drifters to established community members. Those bacteria, which
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