Americans love their dogs, but they don’t always love to pick up after them. And that’s a problem. Dog feces left on the ground wash into waterways, sometimes carrying bacteria — including antibiotic-resistant strains — that can make people sick. Now scientists have developed a new genetic test to figure out how much dogs are contributing to this health concern, according to a report in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science & Technology.

BU team’s device detects virus quickly and on site.

Let's investigate the chemistry behind fall colors with this ACS video

By imaging the immune response, researchers have observed how two types of immune cells, T and B cells, interact with one another during a critical period following infection

Previously undocumented in North American rivers, concentrations of microplastic particles in the St. Lawrence found to be as high as in the world’s most contaminated ocean sediments.

Explore the history and mythology of the mega shark in this ACS Reactions video

$15 million Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) commitment to action brings new resources to laboratories in sub-Saharan Africa.

The switch controls the growth of telomeres, the timekeepers of cells.

New finding could accelerate research to regenerate damaged tissue.

Acquisition expands EMD Millipore’s global reach, increasing the company’s presence in North America and adding exposure to fast-growing Asian markets.

Fats are often considered the enemy of good nutrition, but when included in a healthy diet they can boast several potential health benefits. In the September issue of Food Technology magazine published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Contributing Editor Linda Milo Ohr writes about how fatty acids and nutritional oils may benefit cognition, weight management, heart health, eye and brain development, and even mood. 

The DNA of every organism on Earth is a right-handed double helix, but why that would be has puzzled scientists since not long after Francis Crick and James Watson announced the discovery of DNA's double-helical structure in 1953.