Bacteria

Teva Israel, Health Ministry issue recall for Nutrilon Phase 1, Nutrilon AR baby formula

The announcement follows a previous recall of 800-gram packages of Nutrilon Phase 1 due to concerns about the presence of the toxin cereulide.

Baby formula
A microscope.

Israeli, US scientists uncover viral switch that could help defeat antibiotic resistance

A scientist gathers samples for conducting bacteria contamination tests on a stream; illustrative.

High pollution levels found at several streams in northern, eastern Israel, ministries confirm

Artificial Sweeteners.

Artificial sweeteners help obese people lose 1.6 kg in a year and improve gut bacteria


TAU researchers develop method to fight bacteria resistant to antibiotics

The researchers published their findings in the scientific journal PNAS - Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences.

Elongation of bacteria due to inhibition of division is caused by the bacteriophage protein.

Scientists in Israel teach E. coli bacteria colonies to recognize letters

The lab has previously engineered biological sensors capable of recognizing the presence of arsenic and other poisons in water, or the presence of blood in urine.

L-R: Assistant Professor Ramez Daniel and Dr. Ximing Li

BGU researchers develop antibiotic tweezers to battle resistant bacteria

The tweezers could harm bacteria without causing them to gain resistance.

Ben-Gurion University researchers behind antibiotic "molecular tweezers"

Let there be life! Scientists create single-cell organism that reproduces

The implications of engineering synthetic cells and organisms are vast and promising. Scientists envision the production of customized cells that perform or behave in desired manners.

The secret to healing what ails you lies within your own DNA

Scientists found how gut microbiota can adjust genome to environment

Reversible genetic inversion helps the gut adapt to incessant change, and the key to that is sugar.

Fluorescence microscope image: The upper image shows the expression of an outer-surface sugar on abacterial culture that expresses all subpopulations, and the two lower images show a bacterial population that expresses only the “pink” subpopulation, where the same outer-surface sugar is more promine

Tiny frogs create unique peptide to fight bacteria, study finds

Findings have implications not only for fighting bacteria, but to create a coating that can prevent implants and medical devices from triggering an immune response.

Bibron's toadlet sits an a finger as conservation efforts continue following last summer's bushfire on Kangaroo Island, Australia December 2, 2020 in this image obtained from social media. Picture taken December 2, 2020.

Israeli air conditioner kills 99.99% of germs, viruses in enclosed spaces

The technology works by generating hydrogen peroxide by using the moisture in the air and converting it to hydrogen peroxide.

Tadiran's Air Care 02 air treatment technology

Could stevia be bad for your health? New study raises red flag

Popular sugar substitute found to impair gut microbiome communications, but Israeli scientists say further experiments needed.

WHY IS sugar addictive?

Israeli scientists find factor in preventing viral infections in bacteria

The new discovery finds an important factor in the defense system of the bacteria against viral infections.

Bacteria (illustrative)

Medieval Jerusalem latrine may hold secrets of modern-era gut diseases

The Jerusalem latrine was found in the Christian Quarter of the Old City, close to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 1996 during excavations of a cesspool in the courtyard of a Spanish school.

A microscopic fish tapeworm egg found in the medieval latrine at Riga.