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Bacterial conversations

Despite the wealth of information about how bacteria communicate, little is known about how quorum sensing proceeds during an infection. Georgia Tech researchers describe for the first time how close bacteria need to be to “talk” in an environment similar to chronic infection in cystic fibrosis.   

Mark Wheeler

Until a permanent chair is appointed, Mark Wheeler will serve as interim chair of the School of Psychology.

Henry La Pierre

School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Assistant Professor Henry La Pierre has received a Beckman Young Investigator Award to pursue research that would establish the foundation for innovations in magnetic materials based on f-block elements.

A center for mathematics and biology at Georgia Tech

The National Science Foundation and Simons Foundation have launched a multimillion-dollar national project to advance mathematics and biology. The project comprises three centers, including one based in the Georgia Institute of Technology. The project aims to convey the benefits of physics’ age-old intertwining with math upon biology, a science historically less connected with it.

Bacterial biofilm

Most of what we know today about deadly bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa was obtained from studies done in laboratory settings. Research reported May 14 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that this laboratory-based information may have important limits for predicting how these bugs behave once they’ve invaded humans.

Finding Another Earth: Candidate Lineup (Image by NASA)

In the search for alien life, scientists hope that the use of dynamic biosignatures based on seasonal changes in the Earth’s atmosphere will eliminate false positives and false negatives