
New Device Will Tell You if Your Food is Safe to Eat
Have you ever wanted some way to tell whether meat and other foods are safe to consume? A group of mechanical, chemical engineers and biochemists at Canada’s McMaster University may have come up with such a solution. They’ve developed a new transparent test patch, named “Sentinel Wrap”, that can tell you if the food you’re […]
Some Bacteria are Sneakier Than First Suspected
The emergence and rapid growth of antibiotic resistant bacteria has become a serious worldwide health concern. The World Health Organization said in its 2014 report on antimicrobial resistance that “without urgent, coordinated action, the world is heading towards a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries, which have been treatable for decades, can […]