Microwaves make reheating leftovers quick and easy, but research shows they can also harbor hundreds of bacterial species.

Some microbes have caught the public's attention this summer. Some have been called "flesh-eating," others "brain-eating." Certain strains of very rare, dangerous microbes made headlines this summer ...

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 ...

Purdue University researchers found that a subset of epidermal cells in plant leaves serves as early responders to chemical ...

FORT DETRICK, Md. – Researchers at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases are testing a promising new biological threat detection method in high-fidelity training scenarios, ...

Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent and growing global crisis. Researchers are exploring phages, viruses that infect bacteria, as a possible solution. In the new study, researchers successfully ...

Research in the field of inborn errors of immunity (IEI) has significantly advanced our understanding of genetic defects that predispose individuals to ...

TripletDGC links disease genes→cell types→diseases via eQTL-scRNA integration, exposing sparse but critical cell drivers and potential comorbidity ...