[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We ...

the most com­mon being Thermus aquaticus. One field in which PCR has had particular impact is the study of microor­ganisms themselves. Until a decade ago, about 5000 species of bacteria of all types ...

DNA sequencing was revolutionized after scientists discovered a new bacterium in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, and today it's a common research technique. This game-changing ...

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such as mucus, form long cables that buckle and twist on each other ...

Feb. 5, 2025 — A new study has found that certain bacteria were associated with better memory and attention, while others were linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's ... Scientists Reveal ...

Tests on the "mysterious balls" which led to the closure of several Australian beaches last week have revealed they were made up partially of faecal bacteria. Nine beaches in Sydney were closed by ...

When looking through your skincare stash, popular anti-pollution ingredients include a myriad antioxidants from vitamin C to Thermus Thermophilus. You can also look for names like Ectoin ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it. Like many ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — The researchers showed that when curcumin is intentionally given to bacteria as food and then activated by light, it can trigger deleterious reactions within these microbes ...

Rarefaction analysis of the bacterial samples indicated that the 63 and 75°C samples had reached near saturation while the 44°C spring samples contained more operational taxonomic units (OTUs = 97%) ...