Tag: microbiology
ARD theme day Medicine of tomorrow: new Charité season including ethics and PR – media
This television production is a blast. However, it remains unclear whether the fourth season of the series Charité falls into the category of comedy or science fiction. It is probably…
Five for Munich: free Oktoberfest up to the Federal Cross of Merit. – Munich
Rescued The largest folk festival in the world is not for those on a budget. For all those who can’t afford a stroll with a gingerbread heart, a rollercoaster ride…
Munich: New LMU building for research into zoonoses – Munich
Zoonoses are infectious diseases that are caused, among other things, by bacteria or viruses and are transmitted mutually between animals and people. In order to better research these zoonoses and…
Bacteria and humans share evolutionary history – health
Dozens of gut bacteria have evolved alongside human evolution – and many microbes are now highly dependent on their host. This is the result of a genetic analysis in which…
Sweeteners: How stevia, aspartame and saccharin affect gut bacteria – Health
Calorie-free products such as stevia, aspartame or sucralose are widely used and popular as sugar substitutes. A new study shows what influence the substances have on the microbiome of the…
Sweeteners: how stevia, aspartame and saccharin affect gut bacteria
New results suggest that the no-calorie agents disrupt gut bacteria, which may have consequences for blood sugar regulation. However, not all sweeteners had the same effect. Too much sugar leads…
Thiomargarita magnifica: World’s largest bacterium discovered
On dead mangrove leaves off the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, an international team of researchers has discovered bacteria that are about one centimeter long and can be observed with the…
Biocrusts: A Natural Glue Disappears – Knowledge
Two years ago, 24 million tons of dust rose high above Africa, forming a cloud that swirled across the Atlantic, cloaking Puerto Rico in a pink patina. An unusually meandering…
Sars-CoV-2: viruses from laboratories – health
Of Berit Uhlmann It was an outbreak that could easily have led to disaster. In 2004, two students in a Beijing laboratory became infected with the pathogen causing the lung…