Rapid Micro Methods Blog

Electrically Induced Arrangement of Bacteriophages Improves Bacteria Biosensors

Viruses that attack bacteria - bacteriophages - can be fussy: they only inject their genetic materia…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

Department of Homeland Security Bioterror Detection Program Unreliable, GAO Says

Although the US has made significant strides towards improving preparedness for a bioterrorist attac…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

Researchers Propose Rapid Ebola Test Using Nanotechnology

Just as Ebola was finally fading from the headlines, it came back in the news with shocking reports:…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

Recent Report Calls for Rapid Diagnostics to Slash Antibiotics Use

Faster diagnostic tools that can distinguish between bacterial and viral infections are urgently nee…

byRapidMicro •November 01, 2015

Stratos Genomics Develops Disruptive Gene Sequencing Technology

Seattle–based, Stratos Genomics Inc, an innovator in molecular engineering and gene sequencing techn…

byRapidMicro •June 16, 2015

Intelligent Bacteria for Detecting Disease

Another step forward has just been taken in the area of synthetic biology. Research teams from Inser…

byRapidMicro •June 08, 2015

New Chip Makes Testing for Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Faster, Easier

It’s a device that could transform a doctor’s ability to treat infections: a test for antibiotic res…

byRapidMicro •May 28, 2015

AgriLife Research Engineer Develops Real-Time Listeria Biosensor Prototype

A Texas A&M AgriLife Research engineer and a Florida colleague have developed a biosensor that c…

byRapidMicro •May 28, 2015

Colorado Researchers Fighting to Get Ahead of the Next Ebola Outbreak

ReEBOV may be one of the most important technologies developed by Corgenix Medical Corp., but it'…

byRapidMicro •May 24, 2015

New Biosensing Platform Could Quickly and Accurately Diagnose Disease and Monitor Treatment Remotely

In much the same way that glucometers and pregnancy tests have revolutionized in-home diagnostic tes…

byRapidMicro •April 16, 2015

A Review of the USP Workshop on Alternative Methods

Last week, the USP hosted a workshop on alternative microbiological methods. Dr. Tony Cundell, a m…

byRapidMicro •March 29, 2015

EU Suports Development of New Detection Technologies for Bacterial Pathogens

RAPTADIAG is a small or medium-scale focused research project supported by the European Commission u…

byRapidMicro •February 21, 2015

WHO Approves Rapid Ebola Test

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that it has approved for use a ra…

byRapidMicro •February 21, 2015

Harvard, MIT Researchers Develop Rapid Diagnostic for Virus Detection

Thanks to research by Lee Gehrke, a professor of health sciences and technology, and other researche…

byRapidMicro •February 13, 2015

U of Alabama and Industry Partnership Could Lead to First Rapid Test for Bacterial Meningitis

Meningitis research efforts two decades in the making could soon come to fruition through a partners…

byRapidMicro •January 22, 2015