Microbiology
Life’s Support System
The Creator filled the earth with all the chemicals that living things could ever need. But special “go-betweens” were necessary to move these treasures from their safe hiding places and convert them into forms we can use. That’s where bacteria come in.
The Origin of Microorganisms
Evolutionists must explain how cells, once they emerged from lifeless matter, diversified into the many life forms we see today. It is supposed that some extinct ancestor of the archaebacteria and eubacteria developed the necessary biologic machinery to survive.
Microorganism Helps Develop Site-specific Drug Delivery
Who knew that a well-known parasite might lead to the next major breakthrough in medical treatment? Scientists are leading the way to understand how microscopic creatures (primarily Giardia lamblia) move through the bloodstream. The goal? Construct micro-robots that can navigate the dangerous twists and turns of the bloodstream.
Indestructible Microscopic Wonder
Scientists discovered that water bears can survive pressure up to six times the deepest ocean trench’s pressure. When subjected to the complete vacuum of space and direct radiation from the sun, they lived. Water bears can even survive for almost ten years totally dehydrated. To resurrect them, all you have to do is add water.
Microbiology Topics
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Oct. 14, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Germophobes beware: a new study suggests that all adults have face mites. But did they follow us through evolutionary history?
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In-Depth ArticleStop-or-Go DNA Codes Reveal Rampant Rule-Breaking in the Language of LifeMay 31, 2014 from Answers in Depth
When does “stop” mean “go”? Surprisingly often! The DNA code common to all living things is not quite as uniform as previously thought.
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Jan. 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine
If God’s creation was originally “very good,” wouldn’t we find some good roles that viruses play, even in our fallen world?
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April 7, 2013 from Answers Magazine
Some locations on earth seem just too extreme to support life. One such extreme environment is vents at the bottom of the ocean.
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Feb. 10, 2013 from Answers Magazine
“Cute” may not be the best word to describe water bears. But once you learn more about them, words like “indestructible,” “one of a kind,” and “unbelievable” jump to mind!
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Oct. 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
Scientists were shocked to discover bacteria hidden deep in caves—far from any contact with humans—that already had the ability to fight antibiotics.
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Magazine Department ArticleMore Than HumanOct. 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
For years it was considered quackery to transplant “healthy” bacteria into the gut of sick patients.
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Secret of Self-Propelled Corkscrew RevealedMay 19, 2012 from News to Know
Secret of self-propelled cyanobacterium’s internal corkscrew unveiled.
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Magazine Department ArticleThis Yeast Doesn’t RiseApril 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
Researchers William Ratcliff and Michael Travisano recently earned accolades for—as they put it—“re-creating” evolution.
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Magazine Department ArticleThe Dead Sea, Not So Dead After AllApril 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
Even the most extreme parts of our planet contain life, including the bottom of the so-called Dead Sea.
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Oldest Hairy Microbes Found In “Snowball Earth”Dec. 10, 2011 from News to Know
From “snowball” to “snowball,” evolution experimented with modern microbes.
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Ancient Protein a Potent AntimicrobialOct. 1, 2011 from News to Know
Answers for antibiotic resistance sought in “ancient” Australian antimicrobials.
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Magazine Department ArticlePoisoned ThinkingApril 1, 2011 from Answers Magazine
Scientists have shown that some bacteria can substitute arsenic in place of phosphorus in their DNA and other molecules.
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The Little Microbes That CouldJan. 22, 2011 from News to Know
Geologists have discovered microbes living inside salt crystals. The twist? The microbes are said to be 34,000 years old!
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Dec. 5, 2010 from Answers Magazine
The Creator filled the earth with all the chemicals that living things could ever need. Bacteria play a special role in converting them into forms we can use.
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Bacteria’s Sense of SmellAug. 21, 2010
Bacteria may seem like senseless life-forms, but researchers have discovered that the tiny organisms have a sense of smell.
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Disinfectants Train MicrobesJan. 2, 2010 from News to Know
We’ve responded to the claim that antibiotics cause microbes to “evolve” resistance. Is the idea that disinfectants “train” microbes to become resistant any different?
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Simple is as Simple DoesDec. 5, 2009 from News to Know
It could be “the most thorough study ever of a single organism,” and what is the unsurprising conclusion? “[E]ven the simplest creatures are more complex than scientists suspected,” reports Wired’s Brandon Keim.
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Rip van MicrobeJune 20, 2009 from News to Know
After tens of thousands of years trapped in ice, an ancient species “wakes up.” Is it science news or the plot of a low-budget movie?
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Microscopic Clutch Aids In Flagellum MobilityJuly 5, 2008
Tiny bacteria-bound flagella have a clutch-controlled microscopic motor much like that of ordinary automobiles, according to research conducted at Indiana University–Bloomington and Harvard University.
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Microbes from the Freezer - Still AliveAug. 11, 2007
Microbes thought by some to be as old as eight million years are now alive and well (along with their progeny) in a lab at Rutgers University, reports the BBC.
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“Evo-devo” DevolvesApril 7, 2007
Although Ernst Haeckel’s dishonest drawings of embryos, purported proofs of evolution, have long since been uncovered as frauds, the use of embryos in support of evolutionary theory continues to this day.
Articles About Microbiology
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Oct. 14, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Germophobes beware: a new study suggests that all adults have face mites. But did they follow us through evolutionary history?
-
In-Depth ArticleStop-or-Go DNA Codes Reveal Rampant Rule-Breaking in the Language of LifeMay 31, 2014 from Answers in Depth
When does “stop” mean “go”? Surprisingly often! The DNA code common to all living things is not quite as uniform as previously thought.
-
Jan. 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine
If God’s creation was originally “very good,” wouldn’t we find some good roles that viruses play, even in our fallen world?
-
April 7, 2013 from Answers Magazine
Some locations on earth seem just too extreme to support life. One such extreme environment is vents at the bottom of the ocean.
-
Feb. 10, 2013 from Answers Magazine
“Cute” may not be the best word to describe water bears. But once you learn more about them, words like “indestructible,” “one of a kind,” and “unbelievable” jump to mind!
-
Oct. 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
Scientists were shocked to discover bacteria hidden deep in caves—far from any contact with humans—that already had the ability to fight antibiotics.
-
Magazine Department ArticleMore Than HumanOct. 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
For years it was considered quackery to transplant “healthy” bacteria into the gut of sick patients.
-
Secret of Self-Propelled Corkscrew RevealedMay 19, 2012 from News to Know
Secret of self-propelled cyanobacterium’s internal corkscrew unveiled.
-
Magazine Department ArticleThis Yeast Doesn’t RiseApril 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
Researchers William Ratcliff and Michael Travisano recently earned accolades for—as they put it—“re-creating” evolution.
-
Magazine Department ArticleThe Dead Sea, Not So Dead After AllApril 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
Even the most extreme parts of our planet contain life, including the bottom of the so-called Dead Sea.
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Oldest Hairy Microbes Found In “Snowball Earth”Dec. 10, 2011 from News to Know
From “snowball” to “snowball,” evolution experimented with modern microbes.
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Ancient Protein a Potent AntimicrobialOct. 1, 2011 from News to Know
Answers for antibiotic resistance sought in “ancient” Australian antimicrobials.
-
Magazine Department ArticlePoisoned ThinkingApril 1, 2011 from Answers Magazine
Scientists have shown that some bacteria can substitute arsenic in place of phosphorus in their DNA and other molecules.
-
The Little Microbes That CouldJan. 22, 2011 from News to Know
Geologists have discovered microbes living inside salt crystals. The twist? The microbes are said to be 34,000 years old!
-
Dec. 5, 2010 from Answers Magazine
The Creator filled the earth with all the chemicals that living things could ever need. Bacteria play a special role in converting them into forms we can use.
PDF Download -
Bacteria’s Sense of SmellAug. 21, 2010
Bacteria may seem like senseless life-forms, but researchers have discovered that the tiny organisms have a sense of smell.
-
Disinfectants Train MicrobesJan. 2, 2010 from News to Know
We’ve responded to the claim that antibiotics cause microbes to “evolve” resistance. Is the idea that disinfectants “train” microbes to become resistant any different?
-
Simple is as Simple DoesDec. 5, 2009 from News to Know
It could be “the most thorough study ever of a single organism,” and what is the unsurprising conclusion? “[E]ven the simplest creatures are more complex than scientists suspected,” reports Wired’s Brandon Keim.
-
Rip van MicrobeJune 20, 2009 from News to Know
After tens of thousands of years trapped in ice, an ancient species “wakes up.” Is it science news or the plot of a low-budget movie?
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Microscopic Clutch Aids In Flagellum MobilityJuly 5, 2008
Tiny bacteria-bound flagella have a clutch-controlled microscopic motor much like that of ordinary automobiles, according to research conducted at Indiana University–Bloomington and Harvard University.
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Microbes from the Freezer - Still AliveAug. 11, 2007
Microbes thought by some to be as old as eight million years are now alive and well (along with their progeny) in a lab at Rutgers University, reports the BBC.
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“Evo-devo” DevolvesApril 7, 2007
Although Ernst Haeckel’s dishonest drawings of embryos, purported proofs of evolution, have long since been uncovered as frauds, the use of embryos in support of evolutionary theory continues to this day.
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