An international research team led by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has achieved a breakthrough in the field of ...

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It's never a good thing, when a bacterial biofilm forms on the surface of a medical implant. There could soon be a new way of ...

TB is a result of complex interplay between M.tb and human immune cells. While current research can explain why TB manifests ...

In particular, we took into account the role of the water itself and of biofilms." In fact, the comparison has now shown for ...

The record for a single trip into space currently stands at 437 days, but prolonged periods in orbit can alter an astronaut's body in some surprising ways, changing their muscles, brains and even ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...

Microplastics, like the ones pictured here, have been linked to several health concerns. Researchers from Boston University identified another downside to microplastics — bacteria exposed to ...

Biofilms are protective three-dimensional structures created ... “Further research is needed to assess whether these effects translate to human infections or environmental settings.” ...

Bacteria exposed to microplastics can become resistant to antibiotics, a new study has found. Researchers from the US ...

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