Scientists are exploring light-activated nanoparticles to kill biofilms in stored drinking water, aiming to make household water safer in South Africa.
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Bacteria living in your mouth get to work as soon as you take your first bite or sip of something sweet. Consuming your sugar more strategically can help keep cavities at bay.
We discovered how a plastic-eating enzyme made a germ more harmful.
Most dental diseases are preventable – if you look after your teeth and mouth.
Changes to the bacterial balance in the mouth can trigger inflammation and other harmful effects in the body.
‘Tongue scraping’ has long been a part of daily hygiene routines in parts of Europe, India, South America and Africa.
When ships sink, they add artificial structures to the seafloor that can quickly become diverse, ecologically important underwater communities.
Slime gets a bad name in popular culture, but it’s food for invertebrates who become food for many other creatures.
Fungal infections can be among the hardest to treat, and since the pandemic began they’ve become only more common. To prevent future antifungal resistance, scientists have developed tiny molecular drills.
Multidrug-resistant fungal infections are an emerging global health threat. Figuring out how fungi evade treatments offers new avenues to counter resistance.
Antibiotic resistance has contributed to millions of deaths worldwide. Research suggests that any bacteria can develop antibiotic tolerance, and possibly resistance, when pushed to their limits.
Normally land-bound pathogens that cause deadly diseases for both humans and animals can cling to microplastics and end up in your seafood.
A deadly fungus called Candida auris, is among us and is now detected in more than 20 countries. It is resistant to many anti-fungal drugs. But a familiar fungus may reveal a solution.
Smooth surfaces often provide nooks and crannies for bacteria to hold onto and create a colony. New research with nanoparticles is revealing the secrets of surfaces that prevent bacterial attachment.
Triclosan, an ingredient in soap and many household cleansers, has gained a bad reputation. A recent study looking for a way to boost an antibiotic, however, found that tricloscan did a great job.
Following NASA’s latest discovery of organic matter on the red planet, new findings in a salt lake in California could point to where to look for alien life.
The answer – fewer than are in a banana – has implications for the study of human health and raises questions about what generates complexity anyway.
Poor testing methods and antibiotic use by GPs and urologists has left thousands of women with crippling infections.
Bacteria can produce their own ‘buildings’ so scientists are genetically engineering them to build ours.
The vast majority of the bacteria that surround us are not free-floating but prefer to band together in cooperative communities called biofilms. How do biofilms form and cooperate?
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Associate Professor of Microbiology, Michigan State University
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NRF-DST Research Fellow; Researcher, Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Medicine, Whittington Campus, UCL Medical School, UCL
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professor of Emerging Technology, Co-director of the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, Newcastle University
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Associate professor, University of South Africa
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Senior Lecturer in Earth System Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Lecturer in Microbiology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Professor of Chemistry, Mississippi State University
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York