Microbial bioelectronic sensors use living bacteria that can create an electrical signal in response to the presence of a ...
Researchers have developed a new method for detecting foodborne pathogens that is faster, cheaper, and more effective than existing methods. Their microfluidic chip uses light to detect multiple types ...
Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, describe how ...
Live bacteria from the digestive system can travel directly into the brain when the intestinal barrier is weakened. This ...
A study of about 15,000 adults finds a lasting association between the use of certain antibiotics and the balance of the intestinal microbiota. The intestinal microbiota, that community of bacteria ...
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the term "Polymerase Chain Reaction testing" into the mainstream. The PCR method is a type of ...