In this study, the authors examined the scientific quality of health research reported in the three daily newspapers in Trinidad and Tobago. All medical research articles published for the period January 1 to December 31, 2003, were extracted using a standardized data collection form. The scientific quality of the articles was analyzed by taking into consideration various aspects of study desig...

Modern marine biotechnology has been developing rapidly since the 1980s. There are promising and exciting achievements in biochemistry, genetics, genomics, aquaculture, bioenergy, and other related fields, beginning with genetic recombinant technology as applied to marine algae. Marine biotechnology clearly incorporates enormous social and economic benefits, thus providing a foundation for prob...

Astrobiology is mistakenly regarded by some as a field confined to studies of life beyond Earth. Here, we consider on Earth through an astrobiological lens. Whereas classical microbiology historically focused various anthropocentric sub-fields (such fermented foods or commensals and pathogens crop plants, livestock humans), addressing key biological questions via approaches can further our unde...

Bacteria make up about half of the living organisms inside of the rumen. However, they do more than half of the work in the rumen. The bacteria work together. Some breakdown certain carbohydrates and proteins which are then used by others. Some require certain growth factors, such as B-vitamins, which are made by others. Some bacteria help to clean up the rumen of others’ end products, such as ...

Bacteria make up about half of the living organisms inside of the rumen. However, they do more than half of the work in the rumen. The bacteria work together. Some breakdown certain carbohydrates and proteins which are then used by others. Some require certain growth factors, such as B-vitamins, which are made by others. Some bacteria help to clean up the rumen of others’ end products, such as ...

1 Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brası́lia (UnB), Brası́lia, Brazil, 2 Departamento de Biologia Celular e Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil, 3 Centro de Microbiologı́a y Biologı́a Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientı́ficas (IVIC), Caracas, Venezuela, 4 Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia, Universidade Estadual Pau...