Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like this one ...

Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical—one that can kill them at high enough ...

The discovery of antibiotics revolutionized medicine in the 20th century, saving countless lives. However, the emergence of resistant bacteria has quickly become a new challenge. One key factor in ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at quantum computing for image recognition, a gene therapy using a patient’s own skin cells, electricity-generating bacteria, using physics to ...

In 1881, Robert Koch noted that bacteria grew optimally when inoculated in broth culture media containing fresh meat extract or beef serum. 2 He also encountered difficulties isolating pure cultures ...

The bacteria, Sporosarcina pasteurii, is able to make calcium carbonate that can act as a sealant to fix bricks made from lunar regolith. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — In the quest to take the “forever” out of “forever chemicals,” bacteria might be our ally. Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) involves adsorbing and ...

APACE involves researchers from the U.K., Germany, Italy and Poland, and is being funded by the European Innovation Council and Innovate U.K. to the tune of 476,000 euros for phase 1.

Real-time analyses reveal misconception. The scientists used an innovative method to monitor antibiotic action in single bacteria in real time. "We demonstrated that nearly the entire Salmonella ...

The first bacteria our bodies meet – in the hours after we're born – could protect us from dangerous infections, UK scientists say. They have shown, for the first time, that good bacteria seem ...