large amounts of dirt and harmful bacteria on the humble office keyboard.. A study by a consumer group has discovered shockingly large amounts of dirt and harmful bacteria on the humble office keyboard, with one in the study containing five times more bacteria...

that polishing a human tooth with nano-sized particles could prevent the adhesion of the “bad” bacteria associated with tooth decay and other dental diseases. However, the polishing of the teeth does reduce bacteria’s ability to adhere to the surface,...

PhD Student Saving Beer with DNA. Beer Science Biology Bacteria. A Canadian PhD student is working with the University of Saskatchewan to identify specific strains of bacteria that are responsible for spoiling beer.. Humorous, stereotypical images of...

virus that clings together and creates new cathodes and anodes. Worried about a battery leak causing some sort of horrendous infection? According to project leader Angela Belcher, the virus used in the battery is a common bacteriophage, which infects bacteria...