
Magnetic Detection of Malaria Shows Promise
A quick method detects by-products of the parasite's growth in the blood and is more portable and less error-prone than conventional tests

Magnetic Detection of Malaria Shows Promise
A quick method detects by-products of the parasite's growth in the blood and is more portable and less error-prone than conventional tests

Liquid Salts Bypass Skin to Treat Infections
'Ionic liquids' can disrupt microbial biofilms and help antibiotics penetrate outer skin layers

Seals Brought Tuberculosis to the Americas
Bacteria found in ancient human skeletons in Peru point to a relatively recent origin of the disease and to its spread by sea

Dust Grains Captured from Space ID'd as 1st from Outside Solar System
Citizen-science project identifies particles caught by NASA craft as having likely interstellar origin.