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

It’s important to note that researchers are likely at least 10 to 30 years away from creating mirror bacteria. On the timescale of a fast-moving field like synthetic biology, a decade is a very long ...

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

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive ...

Researchers have genetically engineered microbes to produce a strong, flexible plastic similar to nylon for the first time.

Whether in a biology lab or a clinical lab, the standard way to study pathogenic bacteria is in plates, tubes or wells—settings not representative of the dynamics found in the body. The ...

Thanks to a pre-trained deep learning algorithm, it can detect whether that specific sample contains any bacteria or pathogens. That model is Spore.Bio’s most important asset. The startup has ...

Overuse of antibiotics is currently the primary reason for the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Kiel University, however, have shown ...

Some notoriously difficult to treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new research using a microfluidic device that more closely duplicates the fluid ...

Cement manufacturing and repair could be significantly improved by using biocement-producing bacteria, but growing the microbes at construction sites remains a challenge. Now, researchers report a ...