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Scientists have identified a new type of protein in bacteria that could change our understanding of how these organisms ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have created a portable food safety device they hope will one day be used at every level of the food industry — from processing facilities to home ...

Researchers in the UK have devised a very clever method using genetically modified E. coli to convert PET plastic waste into ...

The UCSF community is saddened at the passing of former UCSF faculty member William Rutter, PhD, whose collaborative and ...

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Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...