Wake Up, Bacterial Spores!

Wake Up, Bacterial Spores!

Certain important pathogenic bacteria can produce spores, which are a dormant cell type that is able to resist and survive unfavorable conditions

Heraeus Innovation Awards

Heraeus Innovation Awards

The winners of the Heraeus Innovation Awards were Martin Trommer, Sebastian Vogt, Stefan Vorberg, and Alan Mundy

Watching Blood Flow with OCT

Watching Blood Flow with OCT

Rate and extent of blood perfusion in tissue could be measured in real time with optical coherence tomography (OCT)

Testing Chromium's Mettle

Testing Chromium's Mettle

Chromium has no nutritional benefits according to a study of its biological effects by researchers at the University of Alabama, USA

Nano Virus Detector

Nano Virus Detector

Detecting lethal viruses in blood samples at airports and other public places could help halt epidemics