A pilot project shows that the noxious wastewater treatment byproduct could be broken down into animal feed and automotive ...

Scientists in South Korea have engineered tiny bacterial cells that are churning out plastic. The plastics produced by the modified Escherichia coli ( E. coli) bacteria are known as polyester amides ...

Some things just work better in pairs—like peanut butter and jelly, or famous duos like Simon and Garfunkel. Now, scientists ...

Waste is everywhere. All the cities in the world invariably produce sewage sludge — the thick, organic mess left over from ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

Researchers have discovered a handful of new CRISPR-Cas systems that could add to the capabilities of the already transformational gene editing and DNA manipulation toolbox. Of the new recruits, one ...

A study on Singaporean octogenarians found that aging alters gut bacteria, reducing key species like Faecalibacterium ...

If corn was ever jealous of soybean’s relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day ...

The study said that the ISS has a significantly lower diversity of microbes than human-built environments on Earth. Advertisment The majority of the microbes that are present are species that humans ...

Vaginal microbes play a huge role in overall health, but researchers know relatively little about them. Citizen science could help change that.