Spacecraft are assembled in specialized “cleanrooms” that are designed to avoid contamination from dust and microorganisms.
Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...
In peer-reviewed study on mice, Technion scientists say novel method using harmless microneedle patches 'opens the door' to ...
A familiar mouth bacterium best known for causing cavities may also be quietly influencing the brain. Scientists found that ...
The quest for new antibiotics is going back to the Stone Age. The urgency to identify possible candidates has never been greater as the global population faces nearly 5 million deaths every year that ...
Scientists have discovered 26 new bacterial species that survived the extreme sterilization protocols of NASA cleanrooms ...
A new study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...
When some bacteria manage to escape being killed by a virus, the microbes end up hamstringing themselves. And that could be useful in the fight to treat infections. “We’re kind of expecting phage ...