Scientists in South Korea have engineered tiny bacterial cells that are churning out plastic. The plastics produced by the ...

coli at the] nanoscale level… remain elusive." During E. coli cell division, the researchers observed increased mechanical stiffening of the cell division site. The researchers hypothesize this ...

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

Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, stealing nutrients from crops and devastating harvests. But what if farmers could ...

You wouldn't know by looking at Escherichia coli that it's kind of a big deal. The non-descript, pill-shaped cell is why we understand fundamental life processes (think DNA replication and ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." ...

Scientists found that a low carb, low fiber diet combined with a particular strain of bacteria may increase polyps in the ...

"This challenges the notion that microplastics are merely passive carriers of resistant bacteria and highlights their role as ...

The capacitive biosensor achieves rapid detection of H5N1 and E. coli, streamlining pathogen monitoring and enhancing ...