Scientists have found a way to create artificial sugars that could lead to more accurate ways to diagnose and perhaps treat diseases. The collaboration of academic and industry scientists in Europe, ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...

Fabrication and characterization of plasmonic membrane. Schematic representation of the plasmonic fidget spinner (P-FS) used for the isolation and digital detection of bacteria through SERS mechanism.

Once seen as a lasting medical breakthrough, antibiotics are steadily losing their effectiveness. Around the world, ...

When you think of electric fields, you likely think of electricity — the stuff that makes modern life possible by powering everything from household appliances to cellphones. Researchers have been ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pathotrak Inc., a startup on a mission to revolutionize food safety and the food supply chain to make outbreaks a thing of the past, has received AOAC ® Performance ...

Researchers are unlocking the mystery of how bacteria harness viruses to wipe out the competition. The answers could help spur the development of alternatives to antibiotics. Bacteriophages, viruses ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant public health threat. According to the German Center for Infection Research, an estimated 4.95 million deaths worldwide in 2019 were directly or ...

Microbes or chemical contaminants may enter the food chain at any point from farm to fork, causing foodborne illnesses. Different factors such as an individual's susceptibility and a microbe’s ...

Our skin is a crucial, protective barrier that is considered to be a major part of our immune defenses. When pathogens try to infect us, they have to get into our bodies or into our cells, and ...