An interdisciplinary research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has discovered a new group of bioactive natural compounds ...

Certain types of microbes found in the human gut can absorb toxic “forever chemicals” from their surroundings, a new study ...

Scientists have discovered that a strain of common faecal bacteria can convert plastic waste into the drug paracetamol, a ...

PFAS have been linked with a range of health issues including decreased fertility, developmental delays in children, and a ...

Researchers have identified that species in the gut microbiome can produce sphingolipids that protect the host from pathogens ...

A study from Catholic University in Piacenza investigates the impact of forever chemicals that pose serious risks to both ...

Scientists in Italy have discovered bacteria that can break down PFAS "forever chemicals," offering new hope for cleaning up ...

For the first time, a scientific study has succeeded in using live microbes to produce medicine — by digesting and fermenting ...

It’s one of the world’s most common bacteria creating one of the world’s most commonly used painkillers, and the same ...