Researchers have developed a new way of counting microorganisms that works as much as 36 times faster than conventional methods, cuts plastic use more than 15-fold and substantially decreases the cost ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

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 ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...