Shine a laser on a drop of blood, mucus, or wastewater, and the light reflecting back can be used to positively identify bacteria in the sample. Jennifer Dionne, associate professor of materials ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at the University of Basel created a new test that tracks individual bacteria ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory conditions.