"If you do a big experiment, it can be 200 plates to count," and each plate may have hundreds of bacterial colonies to count, Jonsson told Live Science. Because it is so tedious, PAP is not routinely ...

The race against superbugs is a race against time. The collaborative efforts of researchers worldwide, combined with ...

Fleming, who admittedly discovered penicillin by chance, is reported to have said, “When I woke up just after dawn on ...

Nutritionist Siin Lin Guan Liang urged everyone to check the soy sauce bottles before pouring the condiment into their food.

“Diarrhoea is typically caused by a bacterial or viral infection in the intestines, which can lead to loose and watery stools ...

The discovery has implications for human health, since the microbes included some that were still viable, some that could be ...

A recent international study, led by Associate Professor Henrik Drake from Linnaeus University, has uncovered groundbreaking ...

After cleaning a leather backpack, apply a thin coating of leather conditioner using a clean, soft cloth. Leather ...

Bacteria that live in soil and help roots fix nitrogen can boost certain plants' capacity to reproduce, according to an ...

Female bumblebees visiting flowers of Chamaecrista latistipula in the wild. The insect makes internal parts of the flower vibrate in order to extract protein-rich pollen grains, which it carries away ...

If you want a healthy gut, you need a healthy microbiome -- the system of microbes that live in your intestines. Probiotic ...

With strong bactericidal properties, graphene has the potential to become a game changer in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So far there have been no efficient ways to control these ...