Withadvancesinstemcellresearchandnanotechnologyhelpingusfightillnessesfromheartdiseasetosuperbugs,isthefusionofbiologyandtechnologyspeedingustowardsasci-fifutur
“Nightmarebacteria”withunusualresistancetoantibioticsoflastresortwerefoundmorethan200timesintheUnitedStateslastyearinafirst-of-a-kindhunttoseehowmuchofathreatth
U.S.scientistshavediscoveredawaytoenhancethecapabilityofaclassofantibioticsinkillingdrug-tolerantbacteria,anewstudyshows.ResearchersfromtheMassachusettsInstitut
Faecesappearstobeasuniqueasfingerprints,accordingtoNewZealandresearchreleasedSundaywhichcouldimpactonthegrowingpushtowardspersonalisedmedicineandtailoredtreatme
StanfordUniversityresearchersdiscovered,inastudyreleasedonThursday,never-before-seenbacteriadescribedas"adarkmatterofthebiologicalworld"inthemouthsofdolphins.Th
DisneylandhasshutdownanddecontaminatedtwocoolingtowersfollowinganoutbreakofLegionnaires'diseasethatinfected12people,nineofthemguestsoremployeesatathemeparkinAna
Scientistshavepioneeredamethodtodetectantibioticsusceptibilityforurinarytractinfectionsinlessthan30minutes,potentiallyenablingpatientstobediagnosedandprescribed
BacterialcellstreatedwithacommonantibiotichavebeenspottedchangingshapetosurvivewhileaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Thewaybacteriaactinnear-zerogravitye
BrazilianscientistsonTuesdaybegantounleashthefirstofmillionsofmosquitoesinfectedwithabacteriameanttopreventtheinsectsfromtransmittingthedenguevirustohumans.Thou
Therearesomanyoptionsavailableifyouhavedatatosave,likeaharddisk,USBdiskorDVD.Butscientistshavenowfoundanewandveryfancystorageoption–intheDNAofbacteria.Inastudyp
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Staphylococcus is a bacteria that most commonly causes skin infections, but can be fatal for people with low immunity, such as newborns. So how can parents protect babies and rest of their family?
Japanese frozen food company Nichirei announced a recall of some 250,000 bags of frozen vegetables due to possible bacteria pollution, local media reported Wednesday.
A new study showed that it mapped the spread of strains of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria around the world and provided key information about how pathogenic bacteria arise, which will be important for the diarrhoea vaccine currently under development, researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy in western Sweden said Tuesday.
Common ocean bacteria play a greater role in global climate processes than previously thought, says a New Zealand scientist who took part in research that found sunlight stimulates bacteria to use carbon dioxide (CO2) for growth when organic carbon food sources are scarce.
Children exposed to pet dander, roach allergens and a wide variety of household bacteria in the first year of life are less likely to develop allergies, wheezing and asthma, U.S. researchers said Friday.