E. coli Content

Low Food-Safety Risk at Northern California Farmers Markets

Amy M Quinton — November 16, 2020 - 10:45am

A new study by University of California, Davis, researchers finds a low risk of contamination of foodborne pathogens on produce and meat at Northern California certified farmers markets, but still finds cause for some concern.

Artificial Cells Are Tiny Bacteria Fighters

Andy Fell — August 31, 2018 - 1:55pm

“Lego block” artificial cells that can kill bacteria have been created by researchers at the University of California, Davis, Department of Biomedical Engineering. The work is reported Aug. 29 in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Computer Model Is ‘Crystal Ball’ for E. Coli Bacteria

Andy Fell — October 27, 2016 - 10:46am

It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future, and even more so when they involve the reactions of living cells — huge numbers of genes, proteins and enzymes, embedded in complex pathways and feedback loops. Yet researchers at the University of California, Davis, Genome Center and Department of Computer Science are attempting just that, building a computer model that predicts the behavior of a single cell of the bacterium Escherichia coli.

The results of their work were published Oct. 7 in the journal Nature Communications.