Mobile phones can harbour disease - and a set of Petri dish ‘prints’ of the bacteria lurking on the surface of the average smartphone show exactly how dirty most mobiles are. The ‘prints’ were created ...

DURHAM, N.C. (StudyFinds.org) – Germaphobes beware, it may be time to ditch the kitchen sponge for good. A new study by Duke University researchers found the average kitchen sponge is crawling with ...

The new study, published today in Science, is the first large-scale demonstration showing how bacteria react to ever-increasing doses of antibiotics, and how these relentless microbes exploit ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON – The last place you’d expect to ...

When thinking of art, people don't usually imagine it in a petri dish -- well, maybe just a few people. One microbiologist just flipped the art world on its head and when she recreated Vincent van ...

When it comes to art, germs and bacteria are not the first things that come to mind, but scientists are trying to show a more artful side to an otherwise unappealing topic. To change that view, ...

Alexandria Country Day School middle-schoolers tested the 5-second rule and a self-driving robot at the school's annual science fair Wednesday. Sixth-grader Sarah Dowd, 11, cultivated her interest in ...

A number of microbiologists put their art skills to the test recently as part of the American Society for Microbiology's first Agar Art contest. One microbiologist created a bacterial version of ...

Bacteria may not be the tool of choice for most artists, but for microbiologists getting in touch with their creative side, it's just as good as paint. Microbiologists, members of the American Society ...