What if the solutions to some of Earth's biggest problems could be found in some of its smallest creatures? That bet has led ...

Despite rapid advances in sequencing and bioinformatics, translating microbiome science into clinical practice presents ...

A disconnect between upstream and downstream work continues to hold back progress in biomanufacturing, claims the CEO of ...

Using third-generation metagenomics, researchers from the Department of Plant Production and Microbiology at the Miguel ...

When animals defecate, they shed living cells from their intestines, and these can be found on the outside of the dung, says Williams, a professor of fertility and reproductive health. Living ...

The platform, called a Benthic Observer (BeOb), is powered by energy harvested with a benthic microbial fuel cell (BMFC), and it uses an acoustic modem to both store and transmit data organized in ...

coli and yeast before harvesting by centrifugation. Photo by David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering To investigate, the researchers tested what happens with the sister genes in a ...

The renewable energy batteries are a development of Soil Microbial Fuel Cells, which generate electricity from the natural processes that occur in microorganisms that are present in soil.

favour a more powerful cathode giving a higher maximum voltage and power to the photo-microbial fuel cell, which can ultimately be harvested for a range of end-user applications. MFCs can utilise a ...

The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Center for Environmental, Sediment and Aquatic Research, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99163-2710, and ...