Scientists have developed a new test that can easily and quickly identify bacteria in any liquid, such as water, milk, or urine. This test uses a type of virus that only insects bacterial cells, ...
Engineers and biochemists have brought their skills together to make it possible for untrained users to confirm contamination in fluids using a biogel test that changes color in the presence of such ...
Every week, the average person may swallow roughly five grams of microplastic, about the weight of a credit card, according ...
A bacterium that already lives in most people’s intestines can latch onto per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and escort them ...
In 2021, a man in his 50s was transferred to the intensive care unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He was in septic shock due to a bacterial infection that had spread to his bloodstream.
Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev found a natural compound that knocks out 92% of the bacterial film behind plaque and cavities.These results are based on lab tests, not human trials, ...
What if there were a way to make proteins, enzymes and reagents right in the lab, in small amounts, on demand? Microscopic images of E.coli bacteria. Image courtesy of the Center for Disease Control.
The small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) breath test is a noninvasive test that measures the amount of gases produced by bacteria in the small intestine. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth ...
When researchers test whether an antibiotic will work, they usually do so in a controlled laboratory environment. But when an ...