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"Conducting research through the SEA-PHAGES program was the first time in my academic career where I felt what I learned in ...

“A great hack to help extend the life of your beautiful flowers is to add a small dash of vodka to the water. It might sound ...

They kill bacteria by interacting with their cell-wall peptidoglycan, rather than permeabilizing their membranes, and synergize with antibacterial peptides. Peptidoglycan recognition proteins ...

Researchers in a new study showed that curcumin, the compound that gives turmeric its characteristic bright yellow color, can ...

Integrating the nanoflowers into a wound dressing helps to fight harmful bacteria while keeping healthy human cells intact.

You probably think “antibiotic resistance” means that a bacterial infection can’t be cured by any antibiotics. But the FDA ...

Oysters contain an antimicrobial protein in their liquid similar to blood, according to a new study published in the journal ...

A new study shows a low-cost yet effective way to combat bacterial resistance using curcumin–the natural yellow plant ...

So, the CDC says if eggs are cooked properly, they are safe to eat. This means cooking eggs to an internal temperature of 165 ...

While we've seen antibacterial wound dressings before, Italian scientists have taken the idea to new extremes. They've ...

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to identify 25 new protein compounds that can kill bacteria and fungi, ...