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 ...

Light is a universal stimulus that influences all living things. Cycles of light and dark help set the biological clocks for ...

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 ...

Two Chinese nationals were charged with conspiracy and smuggling goods. The biological pathogen federal authorities accuse two Chinese nationals of smuggling into the U.S. can be concerning for ...

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