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

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

Light and electron microscopy each have their distinct limitations – with light it becomes increasingly difficult to resolve ...

Harmful microorganisms such as bacteria represent one of the largest threats to human health. Efficient sterilization methods ...

Laser Biomedical Research Center, G. R. Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States ...

Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, stealing nutrients from crops and devastating harvests. But what if farmers could trick these invaders into self-destructing? Scientists at UC Riverside think ...

The low carb diet thinned the mucus layer in the colon that protects against microbes. In the mice with E. coli, this allowed colibactin to reach colon cells. Colibactin is a genotixin – it damages ...