Novel bacteria identification methods might help speed up disease diagnosis. Pensoft Publishers. Journal BIORISK – Biodiversity and Ecosystem Risk Assessment DOI 10.3897/biorisk.21.111983.

New hand bacteria study holds promise for forensics identification Date: March 16, 2010 Source: University of Colorado at Boulder Summary: Forensic scientists may soon have a valuable new item in ...

Scientists at National Taiwan University have developed a new microfluidic system that can detect subtle chemical fingerprints from bacteria—helping to identify even antibiotic-resistant strains.

There are many ways to slice and dice genomic data to identify a species of bacteria, or at least find its close relatives. But fast techniques to sequence genomes have flooded the public ...

Forensic scientists may soon have a valuable new item in their toolkits -- a way to identify individuals using unique, telltale types of hand bacteria left behind on objects like keyboards and ...