Every year, US dairy producers churn out billions of pounds of cheese—over 14 billion in 2023 alone. As that cheese heads to ...

The CDC Museum is more than just a collection of exhibits – it’s a testament to human ingenuity, scientific progress, and our ...

I love my dish rack deeply — perhaps surprising, given that this is a purchase many people make without thinking twice. But not all are created equal. There’s the more obvious difference in ...

Due to the specific wavelengths of vibrations used to create these whirlpools, they efficiently trap cells, bacteria and other larger bioparticles found in saliva while leaving antibodies and ...

The vaginal flora is the bacteria that live inside the vagina. The normal vaginal flora is dominated by various lactobacillus species. Lactobacilli help to keep the vagina healthy by producing lactic ...

IN the course of investigations carried out on the influence of bacteria and fungi on flour ... encountered by repeated contamination of the Petri dishes used for spore counts by spreaders such ...

extract DNA from the bacteria and send it to an external lab to be analyzed. Next, students would design an experiment to see if their newly discovered bacteria had antibiotic activity against ...

You wouldn’t wish it on anyone. That’s what University of Virginia infectious diseases expert Dr. William Petri has to say about norovirus, the nasty stomach bug that has been tearing across the ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo say they've made a breakthrough in introducing a new trait into bacteria found in wastewater, giving them the ability to break down microplastics.

After so many years of learning how microbes work, researchers are now digitally recreating their inner workings to tackle challenges ranging from climate change to space colonization. In my work ...

Feeding your good gut bacteria through fiber in diet may boost body against infections Date: January 10, 2025 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: A new study has found that the composition of ...