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Scientists say they could isolate five antibiotic-producing bacteria from ocean plastic

The batches may contain Listeria monocytogenes, a disease-causing bacteria

An effective step-by-step guide for cleaning a washing machine drum, detergent drawer, and door seal to ensure fresher laundry

Wondering if you should keep or toss the three-day-old pasta in your fridge or the milk past its expiration date? Most food can safely be eaten days or weeks after the date on the packaging

The Abbott facility was closed in February after a recall involving bacterial infections in infants which led to a nationwide shortage

There is so much about our skin that we still don’t understand. The basic knowledge of how the skin can be protected can save us from a lot of unwarranted skin issues. You know how crucial and essential it is to take care of the skin and overall, of your…

Plastic bottles, punnets, wrap – such lightweight packaging made of PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) plastic becomes a problem if it is not recycled. Scientists at Leipzig University have now discovered a highly efficient enzyme that degrades PET in record time. The enzyme PHL7, which the researchers found in a compost heap…

Governments can't plan economies, but can disrupt them.

It was the veritable search for a needle in a haystack. With drug-resistant bacteria on the rise, researchers at MIT were sifting through a database of more than 100 million molecules to identify a few that might have antibacterial properties.