Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology ...

Queen's Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC) Online Professional Development Course is a fully online program with interactive content for health professionals who are new to or are about to enter ...

Scientists are calling for a halt to the creation of “mirror bacteria,” synthetic microorganisms built from the reversed molecular building blocks of natural life. According to a comprehensive ...

a strain of Shigella bacteria that is resistant to five of the antibiotic classes most commonly prescribed for such infections. But upon further analysis, the UCLA researchers analyzing the ...

THE Bankers Association of the Philippines announced recently it renewed its partnership with the Ateneo Graduate School of Business Center for Continuing Education through the Ateneo-BAP ...

"Mirror bacteria" being developed in labs could be a looming risk to the health of humanity, scientists have warned. These hypothetical organisms get their name from how their molecules would face ...

A leading group of scientists has said research aimed at developing synthetic 'mirror' bacteria should be halted because it could pose an existential threat to humanity. The coalition of 38 ...

The CDC has been tracking infections by strains of Shigella bacteria that are impervious to most antibiotics. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Three men sought help at clinics or ...

Stool cultures revealed that all three were infected with Shigella sonnei, a strain of Shigella bacteria that is resistant to five of the antibiotic classes most commonly prescribed for such ...

An 'alarming' drug-resistant superbug is spreading across major US cities, doctors warn. Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles identified three cases of shigella in the city ...