A team has discovered how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity, using a natural process that pushes electrons into their surroundings instead of breathing on oxygen. The findings could ...

This file photo shows Sun Yuanxia looking at sugar in a lab at the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology in north ...

A team led by Rice University bioscientist Caroline Ajo-Franklin has discovered how certain bacteria breathe by generating ...

These simulations showed that bacteria could still survive and generate electricity by using the surrounding surface to ...

A team led by Rice University bioscientist Caroline Ajo-Franklin identified how these bacteria expel electrons externally.

The use of microorganisms in human industry is ancient, but has increased markedly in recent years. The modern recognition of the role of ...

Sun is among a group of Chinese researchers engaged in synthetic biology, an emerging field where scientists approach biological systems similarly to architects constructing buildings.

Developed from a derivative of the immune system of bacteria, CRISPR enables double ... mechanism that could revolutionize a multitude of biotechnology applications. A form of DNA with a key ...

Cvictus recently received a $1.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to scale its technology.

Yeast is a single-celled fungus important in food production, medicine, and biotechnology. It aids in baking, brewing, and producing medicines like insulin. Rich in nutrients, yeast also offers health ...

As a link between the two companies, Valencia, Spain-based Aimplas, the Plastics Technology Centre, is in charge of the new ...