The first full computer model of a single-celled organism mimics the bacterium’s behaviors and paves the way to more complete disease models.
The first full computer model of a single-celled organism mimics the bacterium’s behaviors and paves the way to more complete disease models.
Rather than rely on plant-derived products, biotech companies are engineering bacteria and yeast to produce ingredients for fragrances.
A nuclear war could have profound effects on crops yields around the world, according to a new study.
The recently hyped amoeba-flagellate Collodictyon has many secrets to tell about early eukaryotic evolution.
Of the many available no- or low-carbon methods to harvest energy, including wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, and solar approaches, conversion of plant biomass to liquid fuels is the most cost-effective strategy, currently contributing 78 percent of
Research is underway to reduce the use of food crops for biofuels by shifting to dedicated energy crops and agricultural residues.
Silk impregnated with bleach may provide a new way to fight the formidable spores of the anthrax bacterium.
Medical devices coated with selenium nanoparticles reduce the growth of a deadly hospital-borne infection.
Some of the interesting stories researchers were discussing at this year’s American Society of Microbiology meeting in San Francisco.