Engineers have made bacteria to produce hyperspectral signals that can be detected as far as 90 meters away. Their work could lead to the development of bacterial sensors for agricultural and other ...

A new family of enzymes enables precise cuts in single-stranded DNA, offering powerful new tools for genetic engineering and ...

Researchers suggest the bacteria could be designed to detect pollution or nutrients, acting as sensors to help farmers ...

Luckily, the vast majority of GMOs grown in the U.S. are "engineered to produce their own pesticides, or survive direct ...

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

Could a gene regulatory network in gut microbes have evolved its elaborate and tightly regulated molecular machinery only to ...

coli bacteria. In both cases, vaccination or the harmless bacteria ... possible to produce a highly effective salmonella-competitor strain with the help of genetic engineering. However, this can also ...

In the fight against bacterial pathogens, researchers are combining vaccination with targeted colonization of the intestine by harmless microorganisms. This approach could potentially mark a turning ...

As food recalls become more prevalent, more families toss more lettuce and deli meat into the trash. This food waste is an ...