Inspired by sea sponges, researchers created living micro-lenses from bacteria that may improve medical and industrial ...

A Seattle lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT and building maintenance as it waits for the Commerce ...

A laboratory analysis turned up nothing miraculous ... But a biochemical analysis revealed only “fungus and three different species of bacteria, all of which are commonly found on human hands ...

Bacteria can be engineered to sense a variety of molecules, such as pollutants or soil nutrients. In most cases, however, these signals can only be detected by looking at the cells under a microscope ...

To verify a defence system, scientists can select a candidate, insert the genes into a standard strain of laboratory bacteria and test whether they allow the microbes to resist phages that they ...

An alternative was to use an acid-tolerant strain of bacteria that would not require neutralization before breaking down the acid whey. UW wins green award, still needs to work towards sustainability ...

Applications range from precision medicine and resilient agriculture to biosensors for national security and biobased material production.