Stevia may provide more benefits than as a zero-calorie sugar substitute. When fermented with bacteria isolated from banana ...

Cancer researchers have discovered something remarkable hiding in plain sight: a common bacteria used to make sauerkraut and ...

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are critical players in the field of microbiology, particularly valued for their roles in the ...

Porous and perennially damp, kitchen sponges never stood a chance against the microbes lurking within. The programme Talking ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have created a portable food safety device they hope will one day be used at ...

NORMANDY — A new U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory is open, a little over two years after construction began. The ...

Most people don’t need to be concerned about the plague based on a recent death in Arizona. But take precautions if you live ...

Researchers tested a genetically engineered gut bacterium to try to limit kidney stones. But once inside some human ...

Imagine two people talking over a walkie-talkie set. Successful communication depends on them being tuned to the same frequency. If others try to communicate nearby, interference can occur, and ...

Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical - one that can kill them at high enough concentrations - inside human intestines, but they may actually swim toward it when ...

Cell and molecular biologist Chhandak Basu, a professor at California State University Northridge, was recently granted the ...