The UAB Department of Microbiology has long been a powerhouse of basic and translational research and was ranked 12th in NIH research funding by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) ...
The American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group and scientific think tank of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), announced today the release of its landmark report, ...
Despite their size, microorganisms loomed large this year. Whether they helped scientists better understand the role of the gut microbiome in pregnancy and offspring development or provided new ...
Organic life on earth dies, and when that happens, it must decompose. Most decomposing organic material on Earth is dead plants, and this is a process scientists have described in detail. But we know ...
A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a virtual Gram staining technique that could transform how microbiologists stain and classify bacteria. This ...
You wouldn't know by looking at Escherichia coli that it's kind of a big deal. The non-descript, pill-shaped cell is why we understand fundamental life processes (think DNA replication and ...
“I’m a virologist at heart,” Lefkowitz said. “I’ve always been a virologist. And as much as computational work drives what I do, I do it because of my interest in biology, especially in viruses.” ...
The B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science may be earned by following a "combined program", which includes a one-year clinical laboratory internship at a Miami University-affiliated hospital, following ...
The American Society for Microbiology today released consensus recommendations from a workshop of leading scientists who reviewed the benefits and risks of "gain of function" research, as well as ...