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Test Drug Does Well Against Hospital InfectionThe clinical trial results could represent a significant step in the fight against the bacterium, which is commonly spread in hospitals and is becoming more deadly. ... |
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Scientists discover meeting 1.9bn years ago that led to lifeA chance encounter about 1.9 billion years ago, led to life on Earth, say scientists. New research finds that an amoeba-like organism engulfed a bacterium that had developed the power to use sunlight to break down water to make oxygen. ... |
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Male-killing bacteria provide a surprise benefitThe bacterium controls the reproduction of its insect hosts by killing males but confers some protection against viruses ... |
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Gene against bacterial attack unravelledDutch researcher Joost Wiersinga from AMC Medical Centre in Amsterdam has unravelled a genetic defence mechanism against the lethal bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei. The research is the next step towards a vaccine against this bacterium suitable for bioweapons. ... |
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Bacterium 'to blame for Crohn's'Researchers believe the lack of a specific bacterium in the gut may be a cause of Crohn's disease. ... |
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Gold mine bug 'lives without light, oxygen'A bacterium which lives entirely on its own and survives without oxygen in complete darkness has been discovered in a South African gold mine. ... |
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