There's a compound found in squid skin that they use to change color and protect their cells, but it could also help us fight some of the most common disease-causing microbes out there.

You might not think about the food in your freezer much, but those frozen fries are surprisingly worthy of pondering, given that they’re the end result of a pretty clever innovation.

There's a compound found in squid skin that they use to change color and protect their cells, but it could also help us fight some of the most common disease-causing microbes out there.

Microbiology: Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA)

Here, I explain the results and theory underlying mannitol salt agar. I also show a flow-chart that guides the student in interpreting the result correctly.<br/>

Lesson on Medical Terminology, The Basics: Microbiology and Infectious Diseases including Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi. In this lesson, we discuss a variety of prefixes and suffixes that denote bacteria, viruses and fungi, including how...

Microbiology: Catalase Test