Scientists inserted DNA-encoding methylmercury detoxification enzymes into the genome of an abundant human gut bacterium. The engineered bacterium detoxified methylmercury in the gut of mice and ...

"Our tests confirmed that resulting byproduct concentrations remained within safe limits." Scientists make breakthrough in ...

"This research demonstrates that we have the tools to create circular water systems." Scientists unveil breakthrough water ...

As a descendant of an Indigenous Amazonian tribe, Maria Astolfi was concerned about research she conducted as a graduate ...

Microfluidics experiments and simulations show that magnetotactic bacteria are adapted to the geomagnetic field strength for optimal navigation in sediment environments.