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    Bacteria with recording function can capture your gut health status
    Joseph Shavit
    • 3 days ago

    Bacteria with recording function can capture your gut health status

    Our gut is home to countless bacteria, which help us to digest food. But what exactly do the microorganisms do inside the body?
    Fecal transplants shown to reverse aging process
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 5

    Fecal transplants shown to reverse aging process

    Transplanting fecal microbiota from young into old mice can reverse hallmarks of aging in the gut, eyes, and brain.
    Got food cravings? What's living in your gut may be responsible
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 22

    Got food cravings? What's living in your gut may be responsible

    Eggs or yogurt, veggies or potato chips? We make decisions about what to eat every day, but those choices may not be fully our own.
    First time ever: Researchers demonstrate gut microbiota talking to the brain
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 15

    First time ever: Researchers demonstrate gut microbiota talking to the brain

    These findings demonstrate that a direct dialog occurs between the gut microbiota and the brain and could lead to new therapeutic approaches
    Tiny ‘skyscrapers’ help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 8

    Tiny ‘skyscrapers’ help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity

    Researchers have made tiny ‘skyscrapers’ for communities of bacteria, helping them to generate electricity from just sunlight and water.
    Bacteria can upcycle carbon waste into valuable chemicals
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 22

    Bacteria can upcycle carbon waste into valuable chemicals

    Researchers have harnessed bacteria to break down waste carbon dioxide (CO2) to make valuable industrial chemicals.
    New copper surface eliminates bacteria in just two minutes
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 22

    New copper surface eliminates bacteria in just two minutes

    A new surface that kills bacteria more than 100x faster than standard copper could help combat the growing threat of antibiotic-resistance.
    The surprising reason your kitchen sponge is so disgusting
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 21

    The surprising reason your kitchen sponge is so disgusting

    Researchers discovered that your kitchen sponge is a better incubator for diverse bacterial communities than a laboratory Petri dish.
    Your microbiome shapes your life. But where did it come from?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 12

    Your microbiome shapes your life. But where did it come from?

    The gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human body.
    Technology enables physicians to preemptively identify patients at risk for serious infections
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 8, 2021

    Technology enables physicians to preemptively identify patients at risk for serious infections

    State-of-the-art technology will allow physicians to identify patients who are at risk for serious illness ahead of time.
    Ultrashort-pulse lasers kill bacterial superbugs and spores
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 24, 2021

    Ultrashort-pulse lasers kill bacterial superbugs and spores

    Life-threatening bacteria are becoming ever more resistant to antibiotics, making the search for alternatives to antibiotics urgent.
    Revolutionary pneumonia treatment overcomes bacterial resistance with 'EEZE'
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 16, 2021

    Revolutionary pneumonia treatment overcomes bacterial resistance with 'EEZE'

    Researchers at the NIH have discovered a therapy that targets host cells rather than bacterial cells in treating bacterial pneumonia.
    Foodborne diseases could actually be good for our health
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 1, 2021

    Foodborne diseases could actually be good for our health

    A simple stomach bug could do a lot of damage. There are 100 million neurons scattered along the gastrointestinal tract.
    Plastic-eating bacteria could help aid global recycling efforts
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 31, 2021

    Plastic-eating bacteria could help aid global recycling efforts

    PET plastic has long been a concern due to the sheer volume of plastic created globally and its impact on the environment.
    Researchers discover a way to increase the effectiveness of antibiotics
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 26, 2021

    Researchers discover a way to increase the effectiveness of antibiotics

    Researchers have found a way to make antibiotics more effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria—also known as superbugs.
    Do you have the 'guts' to bulk up your muscles?
    Joshua Shavit
    • Oct 2, 2021

    Do you have the 'guts' to bulk up your muscles?

    Gut bacteria might promote the growth of muscles in people suffering from the loss of muscle as typically seen with aging or cancer.
    Researchers successfully biomine vanadium aboard the space station
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 22, 2021

    Researchers successfully biomine vanadium aboard the space station

    For centuries, humans have mined materials to build the tools we use every day, from batteries and cell phones to planes and refrigerators.
    Researchers infuse bacteria with silver to improve power efficiency in fuel cells
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 20, 2021

    Researchers infuse bacteria with silver to improve power efficiency in fuel cells

    Technology that utilizes natural bacteria to extract electrons from organic matter in wastewater to generate electrical currents.
    A newly discovered bacteria offers new ways to protect disease-threatened food crops
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 19, 2021

    A newly discovered bacteria offers new ways to protect disease-threatened food crops

    A newly discovered parasitic bacteria to slow down plant aging, may offer new ways to protect disease-threatened food crops.
    Bacteria could learn to predict the future
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 10, 2021

    Bacteria could learn to predict the future

    New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that bacteria could learn from the past to predict the future.
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