9 stories tagged with #microbiology, in publish-time order across the WeSearch catalog. Tag pages update as new stories ingest.
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Scientists turn yeast found in gut of ancient mummy into ‘very good’ sourdough bread — beer’s next
The scientists have also added beer brewing to the list of possibly mummy-derived food and beverage items.…
This Single-Celled Organism Turns into a Cannibalistic Predator, Swallowing Its Own Relatives Whole
Meet Euplotes gigatrox, a single-celled organism discovered on a Caribbean island that temporarily transforms into a predator, hunting and consuming its own relatives.…
Scientists find yeast in frozen mummy's guts, use it to make bread
More than 5,300 years ago, Oetzi the Iceman was strolling through the Alps on the border of Austria and Italy when he was killed by an arrow in the back.…
Scientists find yeast in ancient Iceman’s guts – and make sourdough bread
They also found a particular kind of a gut bacteria that is almost non-existent among modern humans. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…
Microbial Communities May Help Explain Why Some Ancient Bodies Disappear After Burial, While Others Remain
Learn more about the microbial communities found around ancient bones and the role they play in preservation and decay.…
Scientists Used A.I. to Redesign a Microbe's Machinery to Function Without a Key Ingredient of Life
Although the researchers did not create an entire cell that could function without a crucial building block, the findings represent a big step in synthetic biology and provide a gl…
Our Warming Planet Is a Petri Dish for New and Deadly Microbes
“Flesh-eating” bacteria is spreading. Infectious fungi are emerging. Microbiomes may never be the same. Are we ready?…
After Two Centuries of Mystery, This Is How Tobacco Plants Make Nicotine
After Two Centuries of Mystery, This Is How Tobacco Plants Make Nicotine: Understanding the pathway could lead to better drugs and vaccines…
Scientists finally cracked how bacteria's spinning motor actually works
The flagellar motor spins 100s of revolutions per second. Cryo-EM finally showed how 2,000+ protons per stator drive it.…