Originally Linnaeus's system relied purely on human judgement in order to compare the characteristics of various organisms. The development of microscopes allowed cells to be examined in far more ...

Scientists have developed a drug that is hoped could lead the fight against superbugs. Fabimycin — a man-made antibiotic — was found to kill hundreds of bacteria that are resistant to common medicines ...

Benjamin Wolfe receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the United State Department of Agriculture. I became very interested in how these home test kits work, what kind of information ...

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

Your gut microbiome, the bacteria, fungi and other microbes living inside your intestines, plays a role in many aspects of your health. A plentiful and diverse colony of helpful bacteria living in ...