The QPix® FLEX™ system streamlines microbial research by automating tasks that were traditionally time-consuming and manual—colony picking, plating, and streaking—all within a compact instrument that ...

Two types of bacteria found in the soil have enabled scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research to get the dirt on how resistance to antibiotics develops along with a separate survival strategy. The ...

Colony counting is crucial to various applications, including environmental monitoring, food safety testing, pharmaceutical quality control, and research. The information this provides allows us to ...

In nature, strains of bacteria usually grow in colonies, and together, they are tougher. The vast number of microbes in the world have to compete for resources, and the competition can be brutal.

As humans, the weather where we live influences our energy consumption. In climates where weather shifts from hot summers to very cold winters, humans consume more energy since the body has to work ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A peer-reviewed study is raising alarms about the role our waste and wastewater systems play in spreading ...