Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are working on engineering bacteria to convert chemicals derived from waste plastic bottles into L-DOPA, a key drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease. The ...

Scientists have engineered a common probiotic bacterium to act like a microscopic drug factory that hunts down tumors and delivers cancer-killing compounds directly where they’re needed. Credit: ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Side-splitting laughter isn’t so typical for a science fair. But when Paul Stapleton, a career biologist and ...

In an interdisciplinary study, researchers discovered that symbiotic bacteria communicate with legume plants through specific molecules and that this communication influences which bacteria grow near ...

In the gut, dozens of strains of bacteria exert different effects on the immune system that in turn impact our health – fending off pathogens, helping digest food and maybe even influencing behavior.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Experiments and modeling reveal the unexpected structure that can be seen in bacteria grown in mucus samples and biofilms. Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...