Researchers have genetically engineered a marine microorganism to break down plastic in salt water. Specifically, the modified organism ... with two species of bacteria. The first bacterium ...

The aging of the innermost cell layer of blood vessels leads to cardiovascular diseases. Researchers at UZH have now shown ...

Unfortunately, Vibrio natriegens doesn't have the sophisticated molecular tools that are available in a commonly used lab ...

Now a research team from the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in India has used genetically modified bacteria to create a cell-based biocomputer with problem-solving capabilities. The researchers ...

such as commensal bacteria or those producing antibacterial compounds. Genetic modification of these microbes could lead to new classes of antibiotics and cell-based therapies.

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at quantum computing for image recognition, a gene therapy using a patient’s own skin cells, electricity-generating bacteria, using physics to cook ...

Of course, don't expect to see genetically modified therapeutic probiotic bacteria being prescribed by doctors anytime soon. There is a long road of research ahead before these kinds of deeply ...

Natural products are among the most promising candidates for the development of new drugs. However, due to their structural complexity, they are often difficult to access.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria ...

Researchers have genetically engineered a marine microorganism to break down plastic in salt water. Specifically, the modified organism can break down ... the researchers worked with two species of ...