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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.
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The Inside Guide: The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Host Evolution
Catherine Offord | Jul 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
Bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of animals may influence the adaptive trajectories of their hosts.
Beard Beer
Beth Marie Mole | Oct 3, 2012 | 4 min read
A brewmaster is creating a signature concoction using yeast found in his facial hair.
Easy Jump for H5N1 from Bird to Mammal
Ruth Williams | May 2, 2013 | 3 min read
Hybrid viruses derived from an H5N1 bird flu strain can infect guinea pigs through the air.
DNA Probes Yield Expanded Research And Clinical Uses
Ricki Lewis | Jan 9, 1994 | 10 min read
Author: Ricki Lewis Date:January 10, 1994, pp.17 The following vendors develop and/or market DNA probes for a variety of research and diagnostic purposes. For information about specific services, products, and prices, please contact these companies directly. Lofstrand Laboratories 7961 Cessna Ave. Gaithersburg, Md. 20879 (310) 330-0111 Fax: (301) 948-9214 Microbiological Associates Inc. Life Sciences Center 9900 Blackwell R
Planning the Future of Plant Genomics
Eugene Russo | Jul 21, 2002 | 5 min read
Image: Courtesy of National Sciences Foundation Arabidopsis Plant genomics researchers stand at a crossroads. Behind them are the completed genome sequences of rice1 and the model mustard plant Arabidopsis thaliana.2 Now, armed with insights gained from both plant and animal sequencing projects, plant biologists must decide how to proceed with future sequencing, proteomics, and functional genomics endeavors--and how to allot precious basic research dollars while, at the same time, keeping
Keeping Tabs on Cultured Cells
Lissa Harris(lharris@the-scientist.com) | Mar 13, 2005 | 6 min read
THE CULTURE WITHIN:Photo courtesy of Drs. C.C. Uphoff and H.G. Drexler, DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganism and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, GermanyHeLa cell line infected with Mycoplasma hyorhinis. Scanning electron micrograph of critical point-dried cell culture grown on cover slips. Note the loop- and rod-like mycoplasmas attached to the host cell membrane. Smaller web-like structures on the cell surface represent microvilli of the cell. Original magnification 3,000×.Mycoplasmas have
Huge Microbe's Value Lies In More Than Just Sheer Size
Myrna Watanabe | Sep 5, 1993 | 8 min read
"Word's biggest bacterium found in a fish," declared the front- page headline in a March 1993 edition of USA Today, while the New York Times trumpeted its coverage with: "In the world of bacteria, a behemoth." Even the relatively staid science journals couldn't resist. Science announced the identification of "Monsters from the guts," and Nature's header read "Giant among the prokaryotes." The extraordinary flurry of interest--and imagery--was over an article in Nature (E.R. Angert, et al., 362:
60 Members Elected to NAS
Barry Palevitz | Jun 25, 2000 | 6 min read
Editor's Note: On May 2, the National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 60 new members and 15 foreign associates from nine countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Nearly half of the new members are life scientists. In this article, The Scientist presents photographs of some of the new members and comments from a few of them on their careers and on past and current research. A full directory of NAS members can be found online a
Growing Better Biofuel Crops
Heather Youngs and Chris Somerville | Jul 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
Research is underway to reduce the use of food crops for biofuels by shifting to dedicated energy crops and agricultural residues.

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