INDIANAPOLIS – While it may not be a news flash that movie theater seats are gross, you might be surprised to learn how much bacteria they contain. A recent study by Britain’s Betway found the average seat in a movie theater has 1,864 colonies of bacteria on it. That’s nearly 14 times as much as […]
Scientists have created a synthetic molecule that appears capable of attacking a broad range of bacteria that have become dangerously resistant to workhorse medicines.
Vibrio vulnificus infections are spreading across the U.S. because of climate change. CDC/Janice Haney CarrFlesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people. In September 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory alerting doctors and public health officials of an increase in flesh-eating bacteria cases that can cause serious wound infections. I’m a professor at the Indiana Unive
GettyThe earlier you detect the presence of cancer, the better your chances are that treatments will work to completely eradicate it. That’s why researchers are constantly looking for better ways to make early detection of tumors possible. According to a new paper published in Science on Thursday, now there’s one more tool to add to this arsenal: genetically engineered bacteria.That’s probably not the most comforting string of words to put together, but it could be a gamechanger. Called CATCH (s