Engineering methodology has been applied in a study that is calling for changes to how public toilets are designed in a bid ...

A unique Loughborough University study has called for changes to how public toilets are designed in a bid to safeguard public ...

CRISPR-Cas systems help to protect bacteria from viruses. Several different types of CRISPR-Cas defense systems are found in bacteria, which differ in their composition and functions. Among them ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

By Roni Caryn Rabin Thermo Fisher Scientific’s new air sampler can help monitor for airborne pathogens, and signals renewed interest in bioaerosol surveillance. By Emily Anthes Even children are ...

A research team recommends that people take great care when handling live poultry due to the possibility of the spread of the ...

IN the microthread technique 1 the viability of “airborne” microorganisms is studied by assaying their survival when held on ultrafine spider threads freely exposed to the air. The use of this ...

Department of Psychiatry and Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Science, Wadham College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; and Global Policy Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, ...