Nine-banded armadillos, the most popular mammals in Texas, can spread leprosy to humans, according to a study by Swiss microbiologists published in the medical journal The New England Journal of Medicine.
Scientists at Rice University in Texas (USA) have discovered an amoeba ('Dictyostelium discoideum') that is capable of transporting, growing and gathering its own food, abilities similar to those of primitive farmers.
Contact with a soil-dwelling bacteria has antidepressant effects, reduces anxiety and appears to improve learning, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Sage Colleges in Troy, New York, and presented at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.
Researchers describe for the first time one of the smallest bacteria in existence, Mycoplasma pneumoniae. The study could help scientists determine the minimal cellular machinery required for life and understand more complex organisms.
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