Doctors can now get a peek behind the eardrum to better diagnose and treat chronic ear infections, thanks to a new medical imaging device invented by University of Illinois researchers.

Discovery could play role in treatments for food and prep areas

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have unraveled a complex chemical pathway that enables bacteria to form clusters called biofilms.

Whilst some bacteria can provide health benefits there are others that can do annoying things – like kill you.

Caves in New Mexico offer their visitors breath-taking views, lessons about Earth’s history, and plenty of jealousy-inducing photographs. But now team of microbiologists who recently visited the Lechuguilla cave systems found an even better souvenir to take home: Ancient bacteria with the power to fight off modern antibiotic drugs.