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Food Microbiology
Food microbiology is the scientific study of microorganisms, both in food and used for the production of food. This includes microorganisms that contaminate food, as well as those used in its production; for example to produce yoghurt, cheese, beer and wine.
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SEP 24, 2017Videos
Food safety is no joke and those who ignore it do so at their peril. This lecture from the American Society for Microbio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2017Microbiology
Humans carry millions of microorganisms around everywhere they go. Now scientists have suggested that we monitor those m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found evidence that most tattoo inks contain tiny particles that can migrate away from the site of appl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2017Microbiology
Safe drinking water is a necessity, but sometimes it’s hard to come by. Researchers at the University of Waterloo ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 03, 2017Microbiology
I always jump at the chance to learn about a new microbe, and I’ve got a soft spot for protists - you know, the li ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
How much can 1 degree really hurt? A new study published in Current Biology has just answered that question, and the res ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 28, 2017Microbiology
There is a lot of research that has linked the community of microbes we carry in our bodies to our health, it seems that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2017Microbiology
Ever heard of PANDAS? No, not the bumbling, black and white bears. PANDAS stands for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatr ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 15, 2017Microbiology
Dietary supplements are popular in the United States, but the FDA has a warning about one manufacturer.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2017Microbiology
Until today, I had never, ever heard of a plant-based vaccine. There are lots of reasons why plant-based vaccines are a ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 09, 2017Immunology
Too much inflammation in the gut triggers inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There are immune cells specifically designed ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 09, 2017Microbiology
Trying to get bacteria out of a kitchen sponge is apparently harder than we thought.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Investigations into why people across 16 states have gotten sick with salmonella poisoning yielded the culprit: contamin ...AUG 05, 2017Microbiology
There are several kinds of hepatitis, and while types A, B, and C get attention, hepatitis E (HEV) is becoming more prev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2017Microbiology
As more is learned about the microbes of the gastrointestinal tract, the more it's confirmed that they have a powerful i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have made major strides in our understanding of how bacteria are able to resist the action of antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2017Immunology
There is a connection between autophagy, a process that keeps a cell clean of trash and debris, and Crohn’s diseas ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists have detected a single atypical case of mad cow disease in the United States.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2017Microbiology
“You are what you eat” is the saying. How about “You are what your gut microbes tell you to eat” ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 27, 2017Microbiology
Cheese. I eat a lot of it. Now that I think of it, I’ve never met anyone who didn’t like cheese. How can you ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 24, 2017Microbiology
These fungi have a unique way of breaking wood down into basic components.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2017Microbiology
Men's best friend comes through for us in times of crisis, even when they are not feeling their best because of travel s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Exeter published an impassioned defense of the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis, ref ...Written By: Kerry Evans
SEP 24, 2017
Videos
Food safety is no joke and those who ignore it do so at their peril. This lecture from the American Society for Microbio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2017
Microbiology
Humans carry millions of microorganisms around everywhere they go. Now scientists have suggested that we monitor those m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found evidence that most tattoo inks contain tiny particles that can migrate away from the site of appl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2017
Microbiology
Safe drinking water is a necessity, but sometimes it’s hard to come by. Researchers at the University of Waterloo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 03, 2017
Microbiology
I always jump at the chance to learn about a new microbe, and I’ve got a soft spot for protists - you know, the li
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
How much can 1 degree really hurt? A new study published in Current Biology has just answered that question, and the res
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 28, 2017
Microbiology
There is a lot of research that has linked the community of microbes we carry in our bodies to our health, it seems that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2017
Microbiology
Ever heard of PANDAS? No, not the bumbling, black and white bears. PANDAS stands for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 15, 2017
Microbiology
Dietary supplements are popular in the United States, but the FDA has a warning about one manufacturer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2017
Microbiology
Until today, I had never, ever heard of a plant-based vaccine. There are lots of reasons why plant-based vaccines are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 09, 2017
Immunology
Too much inflammation in the gut triggers inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There are immune cells specifically designed
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 09, 2017
Microbiology
Trying to get bacteria out of a kitchen sponge is apparently harder than we thought.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Investigations into why people across 16 states have gotten sick with salmonella poisoning yielded the culprit: contamin
...
AUG 05, 2017
Microbiology
There are several kinds of hepatitis, and while types A, B, and C get attention, hepatitis E (HEV) is becoming more prev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Microbiology
As more is learned about the microbes of the gastrointestinal tract, the more it's confirmed that they have a powerful i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have made major strides in our understanding of how bacteria are able to resist the action of antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2017
Immunology
There is a connection between autophagy, a process that keeps a cell clean of trash and debris, and Crohn’s diseas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have detected a single atypical case of mad cow disease in the United States.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2017
Microbiology
“You are what you eat” is the saying. How about “You are what your gut microbes tell you to eat”
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 27, 2017
Microbiology
Cheese. I eat a lot of it. Now that I think of it, I’ve never met anyone who didn’t like cheese. How can you
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 24, 2017
Microbiology
These fungi have a unique way of breaking wood down into basic components.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2017
Microbiology
Men's best friend comes through for us in times of crisis, even when they are not feeling their best because of travel s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Exeter published an impassioned defense of the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis, ref
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans