Microbiology: The study of microorganisms Microbiology is the scientific study of microorganisms, which are unicellular or cell-cluster microscopic organisms. These microorganisms include eukaryotes, which have a nucleus, and prokaryotes which do not have a nucleus. Eukaryotes are known as fungi…
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Relationship between Microbiology and DiseaseThere is a strong relationship between microbiology and disease. Even though a small percentage of microorganisms are pathogenic or disease causing, the types of diseases that they can cause can be very serious. There are many…
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Too much of a good thing is always bad for you, whether the you in question is a human being (haven’t we all suffered ill effects of over indulgence at some time or another?) or a near-invisible microbe. Both salt…
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VRSA and Clostridium difficile – The War on the superbugs’ has only just begun You could be forgiven for thinking that MRSA is the worse thing lurking in our hospitals, but as far as superbugs go MRSA is only the…
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Many times people will refer facetiously to male nipples as stark evidence of vestigiality. Indeed, what use do men have of nipples if they cannot breastfeed? Well….not so fast. Did you know that men can, indeed, breastfeed? Men in fact…
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When one thinks of an Fly agaric mushroom, fairy folk, Santa’s elves, and leprechauns come to mind. But this very beautiful, white spotted on bright red umbrella capped Toadstool, can be lethally toxic. Ancient people’s, especially shamans and druids; have…
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Seaweeds are aquatic plants like kelp and algae that thrive in saline ocean waters. Seaweed has been touted as a weapon in the war on aging skin, a replacement for seafood, a way to improve the qualities and texture of…
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Executive Order 13112 defines an invasive plant as a non-native species “whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.” The National Invasive Species Management Plan concentrates on non-native plants which do…
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Gram staining is a method used in the medical laboratory to differentiate between two major groups of bacteria (Gram positive and Gram negative) based on the properties of their cell walls. The Gram stain primarily flags the thick layer of…
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Hans Christian Gram is a Danish Bacteriologist who acquired his biological knowledge at the University of Copenhagen, where he mastered the study of plants and the use of the microscope. Following graduating from the medical school in the year 1883,…
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