A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a virtual Gram staining technique that could transform how microbiologists stain and classify bacteria. This ...

To determine the effectiveness of Gram staining of tracheal aspirates for predicting causative microorganisms and guiding appropriate initial antibiotic therapy to treat ventilator-associated ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Here’s the second installment of our series that profiles, in images and words, each and every resident of Bates’ newest academic building, Bonney Science Center, as they begin to engage with their ...

Hans Christian Joachim Gram was born on September 13, 1853, in Copenhagen, Denmark. He studied at the University of Copenhagen, where his study of plants introduced him to the fundamentals of ...

Morphological characteristics of isolated Vibrio vulnificus from patient specimens. (A) Gram stain microscopy of patient’s blood culture (×1 000 magnification); (B) Growth of Vibrio vulnificus on ...

For centuries, scientists have used microscopes to magnify and peer into a world invisible to the naked eye. The earliest instruments were simple lens-filled tubes, the best of which revealed the ...