100mn bacteria a day will keep the doctor away
The bacteria, fungi and viruses in our food transiently colonise our gut, but cooking kills most of these, so raw fruit and vegetable are particularly important sources of gut microbes.
Jul 29, 2019, 16:04 PM IST
Ancient microbes produced oxygen earlier than thought
Oxygenic photosynthesis uses light energy to split water molecules, releasing oxygen, electrons and protons.
Mar 08, 2018, 18:17 PM IST
Pentagon made of microbes older than dinosaurs: Study
Different types of oolitic limestones have formed in all geological periods and have been found around the world, including in the US, the UK, Germany, the Bahamas, China and at Shark Bay in Western Australia.
Jan 22, 2018, 13:07 PM IST
In a first, ISS astronauts identify unknown microbes in space
Identifying microbes involves isolating the DNA of samples, and then amplifying – or making many copies – of that DNA that can then be sequenced, or identified.
Jan 01, 2018, 16:13 PM IST
Microbes found on ISS resembles homes on Earth: Study
The conclusion is of a citizen science project called Project MERCCURI that analysed bacteria found on 15 locations on the ISS and compared them with samples from homes on Earth as well as the Human Microbiome Project.
Microbes in baby's digestive tract linked to asthma
The finding suggests that modifying the infant gut microbiome, the community of microorganisms or bacteria that live in the digestive tracts, could reduce their risk of developing asthma.
Monitoring microbes can keep 'Marsonauts' healthy: Study
Researchers have found that apart from the crew - the main source of human-associated bacteria inside the habitat - confinement appears to be the strongest trigger shaping the bacterial community which remains highly dynamic over time.
Oct 04, 2017, 18:04 PM IST
Scientific breakthrough to aid malaria vacccine research
Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) announced the breakthrough after they tracked cells and discovered a molecule which kills microbes that infect the liver - such as malaria, Xinhua news agency reported.
Mar 20, 2017, 10:36 AM IST
WHO releases 1st ever list of 12 most 'dangerous superbugs' – Most of these bacteria have existence in India
As part of WHO’s efforts to address growing global resistance to antimicrobial medicines, the list was drawn up in a bid to guide and promote research and development (R&D) of new antibiotics.
Mar 02, 2017, 09:36 AM IST
NASA scientist reveals discovery of 60,000-year-old microbes in Mexican mine
Ninety percent of them have never been observed before now, she said.
Feb 21, 2017, 10:17 AM IST
Mars' thin air could help microbes survive, say scientists!
Mars and its life-harbouring possibilities have been on the top of many space agencies' list of priorities and there is plenty of evidence suggesting that rivers, lakes and seas covered the planet billions of years ago.
Jan 17, 2017, 20:31 PM IST
NASA to study microbes of the space station
More than 200 people have crossed the airlock threshold to the International Space Station to conduct research that benefits people on Earth and NASA's ambitious plan to send humans to Mars.
Sep 22, 2016, 16:38 PM IST
Neonates' gut microbiome influences risk of allergy, asthma
Gut microbes play a key role in processing dietary components such as fats, giving them a powerful influence over whether anti-inflammatory or pro-inflammatory molecules end up in the gut, the researchers said.
Sep 13, 2016, 15:53 PM IST
Pomegranate juice may help fight ageing
The findings showed that when we drink the pomegranate juice, our body produces Urolithin A -- a molecule.
Jul 12, 2016, 13:09 PM IST
Chummy chimps harbour richer gut bacteria
Monitoring social behaviour of wild chimpanzees, researchers have found that being gregarious may help transmit beneficial microbes and increase diversity of gut bacteria.
Jan 17, 2016, 12:50 PM IST
Our bodies don't harbour more bacteria than human cells
If you were convinced till now that your body has more bacteria (good and bad) and other microbes than human cells, it is time to revisit the decades-old assumption, says a team of researchers from Israel and Canada.
Jan 12, 2016, 18:43 PM IST
Mystery of arsenic release into groundwater solved
Stanford scientists have solved an important mystery about where the microbes responsible for releasing dangerous arsenic into groundwater in Southeast Asia get their food.
Dec 06, 2015, 14:03 PM IST
