An inspection by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of personal-care brand Tom's of Maine's production facility found "significant violations," including bacteria in the water and mold on the ...

Breaking news for toothpaste users everywhere, i.e., all of us: It was recently discovered that toothpaste brand Tom's of Maine may have been produced with water that contains bacteria, while a "black ...

Bacteria-infected water used to make toothpaste and a mold-like substance were found at a Tom’s of Maine factory during an inspection earlier this year, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides—the body's own tiny protein molecules—for a spray to help ...

A team of researchers co-led by the University of California San Diego has developed a method to produce a special class of plant hormones, known as strigolactones, at unprecedented levels using ...

A new tool could make it easier to study scarce plant molecules. Researchers have developed so-called microbial cell factories -- using E. coli and yeast -- to produce a special class of plant ...

Sometimes just using a different tool makes the job a whole lot easier. A team of researchers co-led by the University of California San Diego has developed a method to produce a special class of ...