Science news articles about 'harmful microbes'

... bacteria, aid digestion and nutrition, appear to help maintain a healthy immune system, and keep order when harmful microbes invade. "Biodiversity is a well-known concept in the ...

... -organisms to provide food, waste recycling and water purification.” Of course, in this case, an outbreak of harmful microbes could crash life support systems as well as affecting the health of the ...

... human gut have evolved along with the human digestive and immune systems for millions of years. Some harmful microbes are responsible for infection and acute disease, while "other bacteria, the more ...

A genetic tool used by medical researchers may also be used in a novel approach to remove harmful microbes and viruses from drinking water. In a series of proof-of-concept experiments, Duke University ...

... this study actually shows how the immune system can tell the difference between a living, harmful microbe and one that is dead," said the study's principal investigator, Daniel Portnoy, a UC Berkeley ...

Raw milk is illegal in many countries as it can be contaminated with potentially harmful microbes. Contamination can also spoil the milk, making it taste bitter and turn thick and sticky. Now ...

In a new study researchers identified what appears to be the first antibody-derived peptide that inhibits the activities of harmful microbes such as influenza A virus and HIV-1. 

... identified what appears to be the first antibody-derived peptide that inhibits the activities of harmful microbes such as influenza A virus and HIV-1. They report their findings in the December 2008 ...