Bontia Bio is using its patented synthetic biology platform to produce a well-studied but previously inaccessible family of ...

Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their ...

Enzymes, the core catalysts in life, drive critical biological processes ranging from metabolic regulation to energy ...

BioAFM instruments are designed to measure soft, fragile, and complex samples, including single molecules, nucleic acids, ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems.

Butanol molecules trigger changes in a microbial cell membrane model in this illustration of research that used neutron ...

P-Life Japan and researchers discovered microorganisms that biodegrade polypropylene plastic with "P-Life Technology" into ...

Scientists have decoded the metabolic strategies of certain sulfur bacteria. A new study reports that the bacteria are found worldwide and have a complex metabolism with modular features.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered intriguing traces of sulfur crystals embedded in Martian rock formations, adding weight ...

"Lake Enigma supports a phylogenetically diverse and high-biomass microbial ecosystem." Scientists unveil unprecedented find in secret Antarctic lake: 'Foundational to understanding biology' first ...