University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides – the body's own tiny protein molecules – for a spray to help the red meat industry solve headaches around bacterial contamination ...

Human health risks from direct consumption of toxic nanoplastics are already scary, but researchers have confirmed that nanoplastics in water give rise to an additional threat: They strengthen ...

Researchers have discovered that bacteria can sense threats in advance through a general danger signal. Bacteria detect when nearby cells are dying and proactively form a protective biofilm.