The number of people with food allergies has risen sharply in the last few decades, especially in Western nations. Around 8% of American...

When it comes to identifying a rapist, one of the main pieces of evidence police analyze are pubic hairs found at the crime scene. But...

My story about how rogue bacteria and their DNA is contaminating microbiome studies that I reported on for Imperial College's news site...

Some studies on the relationship between microbes and human health may be producing incorrect results due to lab contamination, according...

I wrote the 'Lab Notes' section in the Discover section of The New Review, part of The Observer newspaper, which was published today. 1)...