Shine a laser on a drop of blood, mucus, or wastewater, and the light reflecting back can be used to positively identify bacteria in the sample. Jennifer Dionne, associate professor of materials ...

Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem say they have developed a groundbreaking technique that can help uncover hidden differences between seemingly identical bacteria and may open new ...

Far too many antibiotics are used around the world. As a result, bacteria are becoming resistant. Curing bacterial diseases is becoming more difficult than before, because antibiotics are perhaps our ...

Seawater is full of bacteria, hundreds of thousands live in every liter. But the sheer number of bacteria living in the water does not necessarily mean a lot. More important is how active they are and ...