A new video demonstrating how long it takes hand sanitiser to kill germs has provided an important warning to users during COVID-19. The footage was taken through a microscope and posted to ...

The bacteria appeared as "vermicelli-like" strands in a petri dish Thiomargarita magnifica is about 5,000 times larger than most bacteria "(L)arge and more complex bacteria may be hiding in plain ...

Understanding how bacteria infect people is crucial to preventing countless human diseases. Now scientists have made a breakthrough with a new approach enabling them to study molecules within their ...

Microorganisms, or microbes for short, are tiny living organisms that can only be seen through a microscope. They are not animals or plants, but are their own separate group. Fran: Plants, animals and ...

These pictures look like they are from another world but are very much of our own – they are common bacteria magnified a million times, found throughout your home. The vivid colourful patterns are ...

A cheap holographic microscope capable of detecting E. coli and other bacteria has been developed by researchers in the US. The handheld device uses a laser instead of lenses to identify bugs in water ...

10:11, Mon, Oct 24, 2016 Updated: 10:57, Mon, Oct 24, 2016 Today marks the 384th birthday of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who is referred to as the ‘Father of Microbiology’. Born today in 1632, the Dutch ...