Microbial genes could improve our understanding of water pollution

Underground environments like soil and aquifers teem with microbial life. These tiny microbes play a big role in cycling ...

Meet The Bacteria That Eats Electricity And Breathes Metal — A Biologist Explains

These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...
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Cutting QC Time: The Future of Microbial Testing

Ensuring pharmaceutical safety and efficacy hinges on rigorous quality control (QC). By identifying potential microbial contaminants early in drug development and production, microbial QC tests ...
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What is ‘nightmare bacteria’ and how do we slow the spread? U of I professor shares tips

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — After a new CDC report found an increase in deadly drug-resistant bacteria, a professor of microbiology at the University of Illinois is sharing steps that can be taken ...