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What Bacteria Don’t Know Can Hurt Them

By Guest PostJanuary 20, 2012Scienceantibiotic sensitive bacteria, biofilm bacteria, clusters of bacteria, engineered bacteria, resistance of biofilms, starved bacteria

Many infections, even those caused by antibiotic-sensitive bacteria, resist treatment. This paradox has vexed physicians for decades, and makes some infections impossible to cure. (more…)

E. Coli Bacteria Engineered to Eat Switchgrass and Make Transportation Fuels

By Guest PostDecember 4, 2011Environmentengineered bacteria, engineered escherichia coli, transportation fuels

Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) Researchers Reach Milestone on the Road to Biofuels

A milestone has been reached on the road to developing advanced biofuels that can replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuels with a domestically-produced clean, green, renewable alternative. (more…)