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Food Defense
Food Defense is an effort overseen by the FDA to protect food from being intentionally altered or harmed. Part of the initiative of Food Defense involves helping food processing and storage facilities to prevent acts of intentional alteration of food supplies. Food Defense also supports facilities with responding to and recovering from potential malicious acts.
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JUL 17, 2025Plants & Animals
What steps can Georgia farmers take to combat the growing threat of wild pigs that continue to damage farmlands? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 17, 2023Microbiology
Fungal infections can affect anyone, although people with weakened immune systems are at highest risk. The US Food and D ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2023Microbiology
Labroots is excited to announce that registration is open for the 9th Annual Event in the Microbiology Virtual Event Ser ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 29, 2023Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2023Cancer
Today Americans celebrate Memorial Day in honor of military men and women who have lost their lives while serving the Un ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 24, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Life finds a way, even at the bottom of the cold Antarctic Sea. However, the organisms at the bottom of the Antarctic mi ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 22, 2022Microbiology
When researchers have studied infections in animal models, they have typically focused on the pathogen and the host. But ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2022Earth & The Environment
Let’s face it, learning about renewable energy is awesome. Everything from electric cars to solar power to the ong ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 26, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Some species of lizards can detach their tails from their bodies when they feel threatened. This common defense mechanis ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizAPR 20, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Dendritic cells play an important role in the immune system. Specifically, they help gather up antigen-presenting cells ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 20, 2022Cannabis Sciences
As the pandemic has progressed, multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have e ...Written By: Nadine HusamiJAN 07, 2022Plants & Animals
Breaking heat records have become an increasingly common, and alarming, trend over the past couple decades. Temperatures ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2021Cardiology
While obesity is closely linked to cardiovascular disease, that connection is murky. Some people who are considered obes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2021Immunology
A new study shows how vitamin D can help dairy cows fend off infections, offering opportunities for better animal health ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In the world's waterways, fish are confronted with endless challenges. For example, they have to defend themselves from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2021Microbiology
Microorganisms live everywhere, and we've learned over the past year that they can affect everything.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2021Immunology
In a recent study, scientists found that commonly-used chemical additives added to processed foods can have toxic effect ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 25, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2021Health & Medicine
Scientists are trying to learn more about whether any nutrients, like vitamins C, D, and now B6, can provide some protec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2021Microbiology
To cause the COVID-19 illness, the SARS-CoV-2 virus first has to get into cells. To do so, it uses something called a sp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2020Microbiology
Ticks are notorious vectors of disease, but they can transmit those illnesses without becoming infected themselves.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
When cells are infected with some strains of the Salmonella bacterium, it can cause typhoid fever, which causes the deat ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2025
Plants & Animals
What steps can Georgia farmers take to combat the growing threat of wild pigs that continue to damage farmlands? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungal infections can affect anyone, although people with weakened immune systems are at highest risk. The US Food and D
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2023
Microbiology
Labroots is excited to announce that registration is open for the 9th Annual Event in the Microbiology Virtual Event Ser
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 29, 2023
Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2023
Cancer
Today Americans celebrate Memorial Day in honor of military men and women who have lost their lives while serving the Un
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 24, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Life finds a way, even at the bottom of the cold Antarctic Sea. However, the organisms at the bottom of the Antarctic mi
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 22, 2022
Microbiology
When researchers have studied infections in animal models, they have typically focused on the pathogen and the host. But
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Let’s face it, learning about renewable energy is awesome. Everything from electric cars to solar power to the ong
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 26, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Some species of lizards can detach their tails from their bodies when they feel threatened. This common defense mechanis
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
APR 20, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Dendritic cells play an important role in the immune system. Specifically, they help gather up antigen-presenting cells
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 20, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
As the pandemic has progressed, multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have e
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
JAN 07, 2022
Plants & Animals
Breaking heat records have become an increasingly common, and alarming, trend over the past couple decades. Temperatures
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2021
Cardiology
While obesity is closely linked to cardiovascular disease, that connection is murky. Some people who are considered obes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2021
Immunology
A new study shows how vitamin D can help dairy cows fend off infections, offering opportunities for better animal health
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the world's waterways, fish are confronted with endless challenges. For example, they have to defend themselves from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Microbiology
Microorganisms live everywhere, and we've learned over the past year that they can affect everything.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2021
Immunology
In a recent study, scientists found that commonly-used chemical additives added to processed foods can have toxic effect
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 25, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2021
Health & Medicine
Scientists are trying to learn more about whether any nutrients, like vitamins C, D, and now B6, can provide some protec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2021
Microbiology
To cause the COVID-19 illness, the SARS-CoV-2 virus first has to get into cells. To do so, it uses something called a sp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2020
Microbiology
Ticks are notorious vectors of disease, but they can transmit those illnesses without becoming infected themselves.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
When cells are infected with some strains of the Salmonella bacterium, it can cause typhoid fever, which causes the deat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch