Norovirus turns a cozy family home into a high‑stakes cleanup zone in a matter of hours, and the instinct to drench every ...

When a stomach bug hits your household, it is tempting to grab a pack of wipes, swipe every surface in sight, and hope you ...

Ushikuvirus, an amoeba-infecting giant virus, joins the family of giant viruses that may have driven the evolution of complex ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

Despite the immense amount of genetic material present in each cell, around 3 billion base pairs in humans, this material ...

Fungi may not seem like an obvious power source, but researchers have proven they can offer a sustainable and renewable way to generate electricity. Through a blend of microbiology, materials science, ...

Cement manufacturing and repair could be significantly improved by using biocement-producing bacteria, but growing the microbes at construction sites remains a challenge. Now, researchers report a ...

ABSTRACT: The interesting nanomaterials that have developed quickly in the latest years and have a lot of significance in the biomedical industry are nanocelluloses (NCs). This tendency is in line ...

Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design never-before-seen nanomaterials with the strength of carbon steel and the lightness of styrofoam. The new nanomaterials, made using machine ...

ABSTRACT: Despite their biodegradability and economic advantage, plant leaves used as packaging can constitute a public health problem. The aim of this study was to characterize the microbial ...