Chicago microbiologist Nicholas Aicher tested how the so-called “five-second rule” compared to longer and shorter-timed drops.

I thought it would be fun for people to know all the little nastiness that we don’t think about every day,” Chicago microbiologist Nicholas Aicher said ...

After an adult was diagnosed with tuberculosis after visiting two locations in Manchester in January, officials are ...

PITTSBURGH , April 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a specially designed gadget that would enable the user to determine fresh leftovers from spoiled leftovers stored within the ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in the Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...

Microbes thrive in extreme environments and ... which could then be followed by larger-scale field testing. Investigators will also need to monitor systems over time, which could involve the ...

Cell therapy, a treatment that involves transferring living cells into a patient to help restore function or fight disease, shows great potential for treating diseases such as cancers, inflammatory ...

But when the Safe Leaf Society submitted them for testing, seven joints showed microbial levels far beyond the legal limit of 100,000 colony-forming units per gram, the cap established by the New ...