audio: Pathogens, meet technology. A new system developed by Texas AgriLife Research automatically scans a water sample and points to potential pathogens much faster than what humans can accomplish.

Microscopic magnetic beads could quickly detect pathogens By Ben Coxworth August 28, 2023 A microscope image shows Dynabeads (black) interacting with Salmonella bacteria (green) – the inset shows ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

Confocal technology is one of the most important advances in optical microscopy, and many disciplines within Texas A&M AgriLife and other parts of The Texas A&M University System are discovering it ...

Traditional methods for gastrointestinal pathogen detection, including immunodiagnostics, culturing, and microscopy, have a long history of successful use. However, they are limited by lengthy ...

The substantial, real-world impact of SARS-CoV-2 inflammatory disease (COVID-19) is intertwined with the immune response occurring inside of individual cells. The innate immune response is the first ...

Engineers at the California Institute of Technology have designed a dime-sized lensless microscope able to capture high-resolution images of cells and pathogens. The low-cost, portable technology ...

The body defends itself against pathogens by depriving them of vital iron. However, this strategy doesn't always succeed against Salmonella. Researchers have discovered that these bacteria ...