what is inside??

Crawling Neutrophil chasing a Bacterium (Un glóbulo blanco persigue a una bacteria) White blood cells, or leukocytes, are cells of the immune system defendin...

/ by /

This Oligochaete worm (Aeolosoma hemprichi) from a local river is shown here magnified 400 times. Equipment was a Zeiss GFL scope equipped with planaopchromatic optics captured with a Nikon D3S. Lighting was a combination of darkfield and phase contr...

This protozoan is feeding on some organisms which circulate round his body and are sometimes expelled. Can anyone shed any more light on what's happening her...

is an outflow of an -tainted of saltwater, occurring at the tongue of the onto the ice-covered surface of in the of the in , .

PhDs have been searching for a solution to the plastic waste problem, and this 16-year-old finds the answer.

A is a tiny filamental first found in some and . Some scientists that nanobes are the smallest form of , 1/10 the size of the smallest known . No conclusive evidence exists for whether these structures are, or are not, living organisms, and their...

Genetically modified organism could turn carbon dioxide or waste products into a gasoline-compatible transportation fuel.

Here's a lot of protozoa strangely attracted to air bubbles in a drop of water. In case people are wondering how I got so many prots in a single drop of wate...

Funguses have caused some of the greatest human tragedies in history - but they have also been behind some of the greatest scientific discoveries. This list looks at ten significant funguses. Some have helped man, some have hindered man, and some a...

You Found It! An externsive gallery of bacteria pictures.

20-micrometer device that is powered by bacteria moving around in a narrow groove etched out in silicon (the green line)

UCLA-led research team finds that bacteria can stand up and walk / UCLA Newsroom

Researchers at MIT's Lincoln Lab have developed technology that may someday cure the common cold, influenza and other ailments.

A collection of news articles about stem cells and research from a variety of sources.

The Nikon International Small World Competition is dedicated to furthering excellence in photomicrography. Featured on the MicroscopyU website are the winners from the latest contests as well as the contest rules, prizes, tour schedule, and an entry...

| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | 507 E. GREEN ST., SUITE 345 | CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820 | PH: 217-333-1085 | FAX: 217-244-0161 | E-MAIL:

Antibiotics have depleted our gut flora and possibly made us fatter. Researchers look for answers in the flora of humans who lived in an era before modern medicine.

Health & Medicine | antibiotics | Cockroaches take advantage of our messy hospitality, skulking around in the cracks and holes of our houses and devouring the scraps we leave behind. Soon, thoug

(PhysOrg.com) -- Each year Yale University operates a Rainforest Expedition and Laboratory course, which includes an expedition to a tropical jungle in the spring recess and summer research on samples collected. Last year the group cultured microorga...

TED Talks Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria "talk" to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks. The find has stunning implications for medicine, industry -- and our understanding of ourselves.

Diatoms can be found living in a wide variety of extreme environments, including ancient Antarctic Ice. Some believe they may even exist on Europa and in interstellar dust. The above diatom, Surirella, was ...

A team of Yale University scientists has engineered the cell wall of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, tricking it into incorporating foreign small molecules and embedding them within the cell wall.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Virtual Library of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology

JAVASCRIPT and CELLS Some pages on this site require that javascript be enabled in your browser preferences.

The gene they found can double yeast lifespan when turned on late in life.

A new microscope invented by scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus will let researchers use an exquisitely thin sheet of light -- similar to that used in supermarket bar-code scanners -- to peer inside single li...

BY BRUCE GOLDMAN

MicrobeWorld explores the world of microbes with vivid images and descriptions. Learn about microbiology, what microbiologists do, how they do it, and current topics in the news.

September 23, 2012

Polycelis felina, a freshwater planarian. Image: Eduard Sola, Wikipedia.

Treasure hunters may have an unexpected ally in bacteria. The secret lies in a thin layer of microbes, known as a biofilm, that researchers found enveloping gold grains in a Queensland mine. The biofilm dissolves the gold on contact, creating...

Source For Microbiology: The American Society for Microbiology is dedicated to the utilization of microbiology and microbiological sciences for the promotion of human welfare and for the accumulation of knowledge.