Though bacteria are everywhere -- from the air we breathe and the food we eat to our guts and skin -- the vast majority are innocuous or even beneficial, and only a handful pose any threat to us.
What distinguishes a welcome microbial guest from an unwanted intruder?
Are Sacrificial Bacteria Altruistic Or Just Unlucky?
An investigation of processes accompanying spore formation in the bacteria B. subtilis shows that chance plays a significant role in determining which of the microbes sacrifice themselves for...
Mysteries Of Oceanic Bacteria Probed
Microbes living in the oceans play a critical role in regulating Earth's environment, but very little is known about their activities and how they work together to help control natural cycles...
Why bacteria commit suicide
An international team of scientists have found an answer to the mystery of suicidal bacteria. The finding - published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B - could lead to better antibiotics.
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised...
Revised and ExpandedWith the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how...
Chemistry
Authors Steven and Susan Zumdahl offer all the elements instructors need for their general chemistry course. They bring a conceptual approach to chemistry and integrate problem-solving skills...
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