Pharmaceutical Pollution Now Said to Affect Streams Worldwide

Pharmaceutical Pollution Now Said to Affect Streams Worldwide

Both water quality and aquatic wildlife are affected, specialists say

Figuring Out a Way to Destroy Bacterial Biofilms

Figuring Out a Way to Destroy Bacterial Biofilms

A new imaging technique could prove useful for such research

Why Bacterial Biofilms Spread

Why Bacterial Biofilms Spread

The answer lies in the very structure of their extracellular matrix

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 25th, 2011
Why Some Heart Implant Patients Develop Blood Infections

Why Some Heart Implant Patients Develop Blood Infections

These conditions are potentially fatal to these weak individuals

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 11th, 2010
RPI Bacteria Experiment to Fly on Atlantis

RPI Bacteria Experiment to Fly on Atlantis

The shuttle takes off this Friday

Bacterial 'Shield' Study Can Lead to Innovation in Therapy

Bacterial 'Shield' Study Can Lead to Innovation in Therapy

Understanding bacterial communication is essential to medicine

New Microfluidic Device Measures Bacteria Colony Mechanics

New Microfluidic Device Measures Bacteria Colony Mechanics

The innovation has been made at the University of Michigan

Nano-Killers Can Destroy Bacteria on Implanted Prosthetics

Nano-Killers Can Destroy Bacteria on Implanted Prosthetics

They have been created at the Brown University

Clean Your Teeth with Plasma

Clean Your Teeth with Plasma

It destroys bacterial biofilms with ease

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 25th, 2009
Searching for New Ways of Fighting MRSA

Searching for New Ways of Fighting MRSA

Experts focus on liquids rather than antibiotics