Gene expression data suggest that bacteria experience reduced glucose uptake and increased extracellular acidity in E. coli in space.
Using DNA sequences, scientists decode new antibiotics used in gut warfare.
Unhealthy microbiota has been linked to depression, anxiety, stress, and may even affect how well you sleep.
A college student has developed a defense against antibiotic-resistant bacteria that literally rips them to shreds.
New technique lets researchers visibly trace evolving lineages of bacteria.
The US Navy is creating nanowires from one of the most renewable resources on the planet.
Imagine a future where there is no need to cut down a tree and and reshape that raw material into a chair or table. Perhaps glowing bacteria will light our cities, and we'll be able to bring back extinct species. Synthetic biology could help us accomplish all that, and more.
An 18-month review into antimicrobial resistance warns that superbugs will kill upwards of 10 million people a year by 2050, a frightening prospect that's being described as "the antibiotic apocalypse"
For the first time ever, researchers have connected nine biological-solar (bio-solar) cells into a bio-solar panel. Then they continuously produced electricity from the panel and generated the most wattage of any existing small-scale bio-solar cells - 5.59 microwatts.
Individual bacterial cells have short memories. But groups of bacteria can develop a collective memory that can increase their tolerance to stress. This has been demonstrated experimentally for the first time.
