What if there were a way to make proteins, enzymes and reagents right in the lab, in small amounts, on demand? Microscopic images of E.coli bacteria. Image courtesy of the Center for Disease Control.

Researchers at the University of Arizona have demonstrated that a smartphone paired with disposable paper chips can detect E.

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Engineers and biochemists have brought their skills together to make it possible for untrained users to confirm contamination in fluids using a biogel test that changes color in the presence of such ...

Scientists have developed a new test that can easily and quickly identify bacteria in any liquid, such as water, milk, or urine. This test uses a type of virus that only insects bacterial cells, ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford have engineered chromosome-free bacterial particles called SimCells that killed more ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco used a naturally ...

A breakthrough urine test could dramatically speed up how doctors treat urinary tract infections, identifying the right ...