Researchers have developed a new method for detecting foodborne pathogens that is faster, cheaper, and more effective than existing methods. Their microfluidic chip uses light to detect multiple types ...

A 'happy accident' holds clues to combatting increasingly resistant strains. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 2, 2024 2:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

A genomic test developed at UC San Francisco to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen – virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite – has proved successful after a decade of use. The test has the ...

Purdue University researchers found that a subset of epidermal cells in plant leaves serves as early responders to chemical cues from bacterial pathogens and communicate this information to neighbors ...

The protein called intelectin-2 plays another important role by reinforcing the protective mucus layer that lines the ...

Researchers have discovered specific gut bacteria associated with obesity, while some appear to be protective against it. The specific types of bacteria associated with obesity differed between men ...

Purdue University’s Weiwei Zhang, senior research scientist in botany and plant pathology and a member of the Emergent Mechanisms in Biology of Robustness Integration and Organization (EMBRIO) ...