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Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Microscopic image of a live amoeba.
Illuminating Specimens Through Live Cell Imaging
Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Mar 14, 2024 | 8 min read
Live cell imaging is a powerful microscopy technique employed by scientists to monitor molecular processes and cellular behavior in real time.
Out, Damned Mycoplasma!
Kelly Rae Chi | Dec 1, 2013 | 8 min read
Pointers for keeping your cell cultures free of mycoplasma contamination
An illustration of a flask of bacteria, a weighted microscope slide, and two bacteria exchanging materials via nanotubes.
Infographic: Sources of Variation in Bacterial Nanotube Studies
Sruthi S. Balakrishnan | Jun 1, 2021 | 2 min read
Differences in how researchers prepare and image samples can lead to discrepancies in their results.
A scanning electron micrograph of a coculture of E. coli and Acinetobacter baylyi. Nanotubes can be seen extending from the E. coli.
What’s the Deal with Bacterial Nanotubes?
Sruthi S. Balakrishnan | Jun 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
Several labs have reported the formation of bacterial nanotubes under different, often contrasting conditions. What are these structures and why are they so hard to reproduce?
Discovering Novel Antibiotics
Sandeep Ravindran | Feb 1, 2017 | 7 min read
Three methods identify and activate silent bacterial gene clusters to uncover new drugs
A section of a mouse distal colon showing luminal contents with bacteria in magenta, the mucus lining (green) and the epithelial cell barrier of the gut (blue, right).
Mapping the Neighborhoods of the Gut Microbiome
Abby Olena, PhD | Jul 1, 2022 | 7 min read
Researchers are going beyond fecal samples to understand how the patterns of commensal microbes in the gastrointestinal tract influence development and health.
Becoming Acculturated
Jeffrey M. Perkel | May 1, 2016 | 8 min read
Techniques for deep dives into the microbial dark matter
J.C.Hunter-Cevera
The Scientist Staff | Jul 24, 1994 | 2 min read
J.C. Hunter-Cevera President of the Society for Industrial Microbiology Annandale, VA President, United States Federation of Culture Collections El Cerrito, CA. Co-Founder of BioDynamics, El Cerrit, CA. With the growing recognition of biodiversity's critical importance to ecological balance and economic growth, the role that microbes play is receiving new appreciation in the scientific community. J.C. Hunter-Cevera is committed t
J.C.Hunter-Cevera
The Scientist Staff | Jul 24, 1994 | 2 min read
J.C. Hunter-Cevera President of the Society for Industrial Microbiology Annandale, VA President, United States Federation of Culture Collections El Cerrito, CA. Co-Founder of BioDynamics, El Cerrit, CA. With the growing recognition of biodiversity's critical importance to ecological balance and economic growth, the role that microbes play is receiving new appreciation in the scientific community. J.C. Hunter-Cevera is committed t

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