Food scientist Lili He and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that they have developed a new, rapid and low-cost method for detecting bacteria in water or a food sample

With NIBIB-funded technology, ultrasound monitors whether treatments are working

A new study led by King Abdullah University of Science & Technology scientists suggests a way to exploit this vast untapped resource

Engineered probiotics can target and kill colorectal cancer cells in the presence of a substance found in some vegetables

Biologists at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a method for rapidly screening hundreds of thousands of potential drugs for fighting infection

Bacteria not only develop resistance to antibiotics, they also can pick it up from their rivals

What's really in hand sanitizers? And is it true that they kill 99.99% of germs, as popular brands claim? 

The University of Texas at Arlington have found harmful pathogenic bacteria in Texas groundwater near unconventional natural gas extraction sites

The coating could someday be used in the food packaging and processing industries to help prevent food-borne illnesses and deaths

An estimated one in five pregnant women around the world carry Group B Streptococcus bacteria which is a major, yet preventable, cause of maternal and infant ill health globally