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

With its speedy growth and adaptability, E. coli has spent many years at the top of the "model organism" list, with no signs of slipping. But E. coli is a blip in a rich microbial world ...

E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed a vector that integrates the Cre enzyme gene with the specific DNA ...

Scientists were shocked to discover that microplastics don’t just pollute the environment, they may also be fueling the rise ...

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

Antibiotic-resistant organisms were more common in pork than beef and were more common in turkey than chicken. Virulence factors that allow E. coli to become extra-intestinal human pathogens were ...

A self-powered, three-component biosensor capable of killing bacteria in water samples has been developed by materials ...

Researchers at Boston University have found that microplastics (MPs) provide an ideal platform for bacteria to form ...

Canada: Colorectal cancer rates have been increasing among younger individuals, prompting researchers to investigate the role ...