Microbiology Lab

A new technology developed by Wayne State University was found to quickly and easily detect active Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection antibodies. Contrary to the gold standard tests available to determine infection of active TB via sputum smear and culture tests, the novel non-sputum-based technology is highly specific and sensitive to...

One of the deadliest types of cancer from the nervous system, glioblastoma is a malignant tumor growing in the brain or the spinal cord and affects over 13,000 Americans every year as per the report from the National Brain Tumor Society in 2022. Standard treatments are limited to surgical removal...

Digestion is one of the most complex processes in our body. The gut, which contains a diverse microbial population that interacts and cooperates with intestinal cells makes it possible to digest food and drugs. Digestive problems and other related diseases are strongly linked to the disruption in the gut’s microbiome....