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It's too easy for bioterrorists to access dangerous research

14 September 2017

The systems designed to stop potentially risky research being published and used to make weapons of terror have “multiple shortcomings”, warns US report

Gene tweak in gut bacteria could turn faeces blue if you’re ill

30 May 2017

Giving bacteria genes to make them change colour when mice have gut disorders turns mouse droppings blue in lab tests. It could theoretically work in humans

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It's too easy for bioterrorists to access dangerous research

Gene tweak in gut bacteria could turn faeces blue if you’re ill

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