How much does life weigh? It sounds like a strange question, but to biologists it makes all the sense in the world. Yeast ...

Current optical and electron microscopy imaging techniques are not suited for measuring the dynamic characteristics of living microorganisms at tiny scales due to complex sample preparation methods or ...

A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death. Particularly vulnerable are young children, ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Thousands of pounds of frozen and fresh ground beef products have been recalled over possible E. coli contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service announced ...

The PET (polyethylene terephthalate)-alternative PDCA (pyridinedicarboxylic acid) is biodegradable and has superior physical properties, according to a recent study. A Kobe University team of ...

More than 167,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to restaurants nationwide are being recalled by a Michigan meatpacking company over concerns of possible E. coli contamination, federal officials said ...