microbiology, techniques

After initial setbacks, the country’s recent antibody screen estimates that 5 percent of the population has been exposed to SARS-CoV-2.

PCR moves into the laundry room, while insect colonies take up residence in the shower.

The use of yeast artificial chromosomes has enabled the rapid genetic reconstruction of the novel coronavirus.

Preprints from the first round of seroprevalence studies indicate that many more people have been infected with the virus than previously reported. Some of these studies also have serious design flaws.

Nine of the 20 pharma companies that participated in a study had experienced at least one viral contamination event between 1985 and 2018.

A large-scale shortage of respirators and face shields threatens progress in some labs that are currently trying to ramp up their studies of SARS-CoV-2.

The machine can be run in doctor’s offices and other point-of-care settings to give rapid results.

Bacteria and sand form a strong building material.

Scientists extracted 4,500-year-old yeast from Egyptian pottery to use in breadmaking.

A study fails to detect ancient proteins among the microbes, adding to the debate about whether peptides can survive tens of millions of years underground.

Microbiologist Nick Loman talks about the power of artificial intelligence and the best way to use it.

Scientists identify the coordinated sequence of pili movements that Pseudomonas aeruginosa use to move.

Microrobots kill bacteria and clean surfaces covered in biofilm.

A new facility located in a congested community with high tuberculosis rates brings basic science and cutting edge techniques into the heart of disease circulation.

Cryo-electron tomography reveals how Salmonella sets up physical interactions with host cells.

Three researchers, Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou, and Donna Strickland, who worked on optical tweezers and chirped pulse amplification win the 2018 award.

Data from the Indian Space Research Organization’s Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft show frost on the lunar north and south poles.

The micro-bio-electronic device combines bacteria that can detect certain molecules along with wifi-connected electrical outputs.

Researchers develop a method that combines the strengths of shotgun metagenomics and single-cell genome sequencing in a microfluidics-based platform.