A woman in a mustard-colored blouse looking into her refrigerator - Prostock-studio/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Most people trust their refrigerator to keep ...

Under ideal conditions, bacterial cell proliferation is exponential, transforming an empty Petri dish into a lush “lawn” of growth. However, as a bacterial colony develops, “growing pains” are ...

Researchers have revealed how bacteria precisely control the genes that trigger cell division. The study shows that the MraZ ...

Rice is a staple food consumed globally, but it also comes with its own set of food safety concerns. Recent research has highlighted how improper storage and reheating can lead to serious health risks ...

Tsukuba, Japan—The team proposed a new approach to reveal ecological niches (positions within ecosystems) and evolutionary relationships in nature through large-scale growth analysis of bacteria in ...

Researchers use microbial growth assays for many applications, from examining how different conditions affect certain microbial strains to evaluating the efficacy of antimicrobial compounds. Many ...

Before antibiotics and antiseptics, healers across ancient Egypt, Greece, and China reached for honey to treat wounds.