The human gut harbors a complex ecosystem of trillions of microorganisms (the microbiome), which influences digestion, the ...

Millions of tons of plastic waste accumulate in landfills and oceans every year. One promising response is to engineer ...

The core principle of BETMAT’s Kinetic Chromogenic LAL Assay is based on the specific enzymatic cascade triggered by the interaction between Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) and bacterial ...

Chemists and computer scientists tapped AI to find new disinfectants to combat the growing threat of dangerous "superbugs." ...

Scientists have uncovered how graphene oxide pulls off a remarkable trick: it hunts down and destroys harmful bacteria while ...

Photon-driven nanorobots can steer, capture, and move bacteria with precision, enabling controlled manipulation in ...

Contrary to what some videos on YouTube suggest, you will not shorten your life by reheating leftovers. But you can get sick if you don’t follow a few simple rules. Bacteria are everywhere. Most are ...

UCSF's Cherry Leung, associate professor of community health systems with the UC San Francisco School of Nursing, researches ...

Brain fog is the result of “bad connections” between the gut and the brain, said Gerard Clarke, a professor of ...

Think of how many surfaces you touch every day, from your kitchen bench to the hand rail on the bus or train, your work desk and your phone screen. A range of nasty viruses and other germs can easily ...

Since they are so non-selective, they can kill or control beneficial microbes as well as both targeted and non-targeted ...