An easily assembled smartphone microscope provides new ways of interacting with and learning about common microbes. The open-source device could be used by teachers or in other educational settings, ...

The World Health Organization recently estimated that there are approximately 48.4 million illnesses attributed to parasitic diseases worldwide each year. Malaria alone is estimated to cause 660,000 ...

Microbiologists don't use microscopes very often. The reason is because a substantial proportion of modern microbiology research uses the tools of molecular biology, for which microscopes are not ...

Google is honoring Dutch-born scientist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek with a Doodle to mark his 384th birthday. Known as the “Father of Microbiology,” van Leeuwenhoek designed the single-lens microscope and ...

Welcome to Microbiology! In this portion of the course, we will explore the central roles of microorganisms in nature and in our daily lives. In this process of discovery, we will become adept with ...