The meningitis outbreak that killed two people in Kent has now been declared a national incident. The UK Health Security ...

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Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the company delivering a new generation of molecular sensing technology based on nanopores, and ...

A comprehensive genomic study commissioned by the Food Standards Agency has highlighted a concerning rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among Campylobacter, the leading cause of bacterial food ...

Plastic trash has reached the world's most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.

UC San Diego researchers have created an improved version of an earlier base editor that achieves high editing efficiency while minimizing unwanted bystander edits. The new tool enhances precision ...

Infectious keratitis remains a leading cause of corneal blindness and visual impairment worldwide, with bacterial, fungal, amoebic and viral pathogens presenting major diagnostic and therapeutic ...

A meningitis outbreak in southeast England has led to the deaths of a university student and a pupil from a nearby school, ...