Researchers at the University of Bristol conducted a study on 600 healthy pet dogs and found out that these dogs were at a higher risk of excreting E. coli if they are fed raw or uncooked meat.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have revealed that bacteria are not only capable of creating memories but also storing them for future generations.

One of the primary chlorine disinfectants currently being used to clean hospital scrubs and surfaces does not kill off the most common cause of antibiotic associated sickness in healthcare settings globally, according to a new study.

Researchers at the University of Graz and the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (Hips) have succeeded in developing a strategy for synthesising active pharmaceutical compounds from wood waste. The advantage: they do not require any harmful starting materials or by-products.

While sushi and sashimi are popular treats worldwide, a recent PhD study from NTNU's Department of Biotechnology and Food Science highlights potential health risks. Hyejeong Lee's research found that raw seafood products can contain Aeromonas bacteria, which can be harmful, especially to vulnerable groups.

Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institute are investigating the unique healing abilities and biochemistry of shark skin, particularly the spiny dogfish and other cartilaginous fish. Their study reveals that shark skin has a distinct, thin mucus layer, chemically different from that of bony fish and more akin to some mammalian mucus.

Researchers from the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with Australian colleagues, have developed bacteria that can detect tumor DNA within a live organism. This breakthrough showed the potential of using the newly designed “Cellular Assay for Targeted CRISPR-discriminated Horizontal gene transfer” system to identify the presence of cancer in the colons of mice.

Researchers have mimicked the way the immune system responds to viruses and have developed a peptoid antiviral therapy that destroys enveloped viruses. This could help the design of future peptoid-based antiviral treatments.

Carriers of a specific hidden bacteria have a 14 percent chance of developing an antibiotic resistant infection with 30 days of hospitalisation, according to researchers from Amsterdam UMC. The results have been published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital have revealed in a new study that xanthine, which is found in coffee, tea and chocolate, may play a role in gut health.