The killer unveiled

Scientists find out how anthrax kills. It may not be very long before we have an antidote to the dreaded bacterium

The melting pot

You never thought it could happen. For the first time, geneticists have combined genes from different species

Freedom from DDT

Bacteria in glaciers

Lilliputians

Scientists claim to have discovered the smallest life forms. But are they alive?

Creating algae in the dark

Microbe hunt

Will people gain from project to find beneficial microbes?

Toxic blooms

Downside of algae

New role for cadmium

In algal enzyme

Look out

Two viruses from the infamous retrovirus family found

Soil bacterium for protection against earthquakes

Scavenging off toxic metals

Using microorganisms to treat pollutants is a cheap eco-friendly way of disposing waste, which is fast catching on.

Algae fat

Odour of the day

Under attack

New York city battles with E coli bacteria

Friendly foe

The flip side of a pest control bug

Pill poppers beware

Indiscriminate antibiotic use has created drug resistance in harmful bacteria

Bytes

Manipulating microbes can control obesity

Simple systems available to treat sewage

Planners should be made aware of easy techniques that can recycle waste water using little electricity.

New fungicide is eco-benign

Scientists are thrilled by the discovery that fungal enzymes called chitinases are environment friendly fungicides.

Skeletons in the closet

South Africa's racist regime was developing high-tech gizmos to eliminate unsuspecting black activists

The black fever

While the nation's attention is focused on the caste killings in Jehanabad, a silent but deadlier killer is striking terror in Bihar. Kala-azar, …

New injectable male contraceptive

A styrene maleic anhydride 'plug' has few side-effects and is reversible.

Spawning grounds

Environmental changes have led to the emergence of kala-azar in new areas