Modern food preservation methods are significantly different from those that our ancestors had at their disposal.

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Biofilm-resident bacteria and fungi are significantly more tolerant to conventional antibiotics. The extracellular polymeric substance matrix acts as a ...

Researchers at the University of Zurich have analyzed the genome of bacteria living in Lake Zurich to conclude that microbes ...

Life moves in mysterious ways—and perhaps especially so for organisms that undergo dramatic shifts in levels of ...

Geometric confinement paradoxically enhances bacterial chemotaxis through chiral surface swimming and sidewall alignment, with optimal performance when lane width matches the circular swimming radius.

By identifying and replacing failing 10-to-20-year-old dental work with precision-engineered, biocompatible solutions, ...

Life moves in mysterious ways ⎯ and perhaps especially so for organisms that undergo dramatic shifts in levels of ...

Programmable cell‑like particles seek out drug‑resistant bacteria, inject lethal payloads, and spare beneficial microbes.

A Komodo dragon looks terrifying on sight, but the real danger comes from how its biology turns even a single bite into a ...

Eighteen Swiss startups spanning cultivated meat, seaweed packaging and AI microbiome optimization tools, among others, have been selected to present to international investors at the Swiss Food and ...

The sensory profile of wines and beers is the result of complex biological processes driven predominantly by the activities of bacteria and yeasts. These ...