
Representative false-color SEM images of treated P. aeruginosa and S. aureus monomicrobial and co-biofilms. Credit: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41522-024-00637-y University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides—the body's own tiny protein molecules—for a spray to help the red meat industry solve headaches around bacterial contamination and spoilage. It's a telltale sign of meat past its use-by date: a sticky, slimy







