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Microbe Chews through PFAS and Other Tough Contaminants

September 18, 2019

In recent years, local governments have been seeking ways to reduce the amount of PFAS in water supplies

Researchers Grow Citrus Disease Bacteria in the Lab

September 12, 2019

Being able to grow the elusive and poorly understood bacterium will make it easier for researchers to find treatments for the...

Using Nature to Produce a Revolutionary Optical Material

September 6, 2019

Nanocomposite protects against intense light, holds promise for expanding high-speed optical networking capacity

Could Recreating Freshwater Lakes Help Trial Plastic Alternatives?

September 4, 2019

In the first experiment of its kind, scientists are looking at new ways to test how plastics degrade in water—which cou...

The Science of Kombucha

September 4, 2019

As is the case for many things in science, there is more to kombucha than meets the eye—literally

New Research Reveals That a Human Stomach Pathogen Is Attracted to Bleach

September 2, 2019

Researchers at the University of Oregon believe the bleach-sensing mechanism could serve as a strategy for some bacterial pat...

An Innovative New Diagnostic for Lyme Disease

August 27, 2019

Today, Lyme disease is a mounting health concern, with estimates of over 300,000 cases in the US annually

Foodborne Pathogen Sheltered by Harmless Bacteria That Support Biofilm Formation

August 22, 2019

Recently published research provides insight into the Listeria contamination problem and may lead to researchers and the...

Antiseptic Resistance in Bacteria Could Lead to Next-Gen Plastics

August 14, 2019

Australia-UK researchers identify ancient protein pumps that make bacteria tough to treat—but could be key to new green...

New Quantitative Method Standardizes Phage Virulence Determination

August 8, 2019

The method can not only be used to facilitate and standardize screening steps in selecting phage for certain applications, bu...

Expanding Functions of Conducting Microbial Nanowires for Chemical, Biological Sensors

August 1, 2019

UMass Amherst researchers tune nanowire properties with peptide 'decorations'

For Salmonella Detection, Genomic Tool Emerges as a Key

July 29, 2019

Recent paper describes how the food industry around the world should use molecular methods more often for subtyping and ...

Will Your Future Computer Be Made Using Bacteria?

July 11, 2019

Researchers outline their method to produce graphene materials using a novel technique: mixing oxidized graphite with bacteri...

Exploiting Green Tides Thanks to a Marine Bacterium

July 10, 2019

Scientists have identified a marine bacterium whose enzymatic system can break down ulvan into an energy source

Study Finds Vast Diversity Among Viruses That Infect Bacteria

March 24, 2016

Microbial habitats worldwide likely shaped by RNA viruses that eat bacteria

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