Some antibiotics don’t actually kill bacteria — they just pause them But once treatment ends, those bacteria can bounce back and cause the infection to return Now, scientists at the University of ...

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.

Scientists create powerful metallic antibiotics using robotic chemistry, capable of eliminating lethal bacteria without ...

In A Nutshell Living detectors: Researchers modified E. coli bacteria to light up when they sense acetic acid, the chemical ...

The mouth provides a hospitable environment for many microorganisms. It is warm, nutrient-rich, continuously bathed with saliva, and has a pH of between 6.75 and 7.25. Hence the oral cavity is home to ...

COVID-19 tests are supposed to let you know if you may be sick. But some could actually make you sick. A manufacturer is recalling more than half a million test kits that were distributed to CVS and ...

ShoreRivers has brought back its annual Swimmable ShoreRivers bacteria testing program for this year's summer season to test the safety of swimming hotspots. As part of the program, the organization ...

The Oakland County sheriff's administration building had no water samples that detected Legionella bacteria, which can cause ...

The hot weather has many people visiting beaches at state parks, like Falls Lake in Wake County. But how safe is it to swim in these lakes? Wake County spends more than $10,000 a year testing water ...