Gut stem cells can detect invading bacteria and transform into bacteria-killing cells, revealing an unexpected immune defense ...
Living bacteria embedded in coatings could clean wastewater, capture carbon and generate biofuels—but only if they survive ...
Alternative therapies that aid the body's immune system to fight bacteria have shown promise in addressing the global threat ...
A newly developed therapy inspired by bacteria residing within tumors offers a different way to combat cancer by targeting how tumor cells produce energy.
The cells had been buried for 101.5 million years, sealed inside sediment beneath one of the emptiest stretches of ocean on ...
In a new study, researchers show how so‑called TriPcides can target the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, including antibiotic ...
A new tool could make it easier to study scarce plant molecules. Researchers have developed so-called microbial cell factories -- using E. coli and yeast -- to produce a special class of plant ...
Bacteria are a cornerstone of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, helping produce everything from drugs and beer to biodiesel and fertilizer. The pharmaceutical industry, in particular, relies ...
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created nanostructured alumina surfaces which are strongly antibacterial but can be used to culture cells. They found that anodic ...
Carbon dioxide has long looked more like waste than resource. A new solar reactor turns it into living bacterial biomass ...