What is a model organism? Moving beyond E. coli
But E. coli is a blip in a rich microbial world; in an age of rapidly advancing technology, scientists are routinely ...
Opinion: Ecologist Fired by Trump Forewarns: ‘E. Coli in Your Salmon’
The ripple effects of Elon Musk’s DOGE firing squad have just begun. First told she had been put on a list, then told she was ...
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A legacy of loss and leadership: What America’s presidents teach us about food safety
I remember exactly where I was on Feb. 10, 1993. I was in the audience of a nationally televised town hall in the studios of ...
Flushing public toilets could be more dangerous than you think; study reveals shocking health risks
A new study shows that flushing toilets can release harmful bacteria into the air, with squat toilets spreading more germs ...
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This company is trying to make a biodegradable alternative to spandex
The global spandex market, valued at almost $8 billion in December 2024, is projected to grow between 2% and 8% every year ...
Chicken eggs scattered at LPT2 from overturned lorry in Kemaman may be unsafe
More than 70,000 chicken eggs that scattered after a lorry carrying the load overturned in an accident in Kemaman on ...
AI Predicts Protein Fragments for Target Binding
All biological function is dependent on how different proteins interact with each other. Protein-protein interactions facilitate everything from ...
FDA downsized: Steps you can take to avoid foodborne illnesses, listeria, salmonella, more
The FDA was already understaffed and behind in inspections when the Trump administration began its layoffs. Here's what you ...
Scientists identify epigenetic key that 'opens' door to colon cancer
A gene called high mobility group A1 (HMGA1) may be the key that opens the door to the development of colon cancer, according ...
Genome-edited rice shows resistance to bacterial blight in East Africa
The international Healthy Crops consortium has developed an innovative strategy to combat the disease bacterial blight (for short: BB) in rice using genome editing technology. If approved for use by ...