In a counterintuitive move, bacteria are known to produce self-destructive toxins. However, they also make antitoxins, and ...

Microplastics can go right through wastewater treatment plants, and researchers have engineered bacteria commonly found there ...

Researchers from the Organoid group at the Hubrecht Institute have developed a new way to grow organoids. Organoids are tiny ...

A new study has uncovered how the defense mechanisms of bacteria can be neutralized, facilitating more efficient genetic ...

PET plastics take hundreds of years to degrade in the environment. Over time, they break down into microplastics, pieces of ...

This accomplishment, a ... Plastic-Free Vegan Leather That Dyes Itself Grown from Bacteria Apr. 3, 2024 — Researchers have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free ...

Food recalls due to bacteria contamination reached their highest levels in five years in 2024, driven by a surge of recalls ...

A new study from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology describes a novel biological method ... Our process uses enzymes to break down these materials into basic building blocks, which bacteria can ...

Bacteria are a cornerstone of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, helping produce everything from drugs and beer to biodiesel and fertilizer. The pharmaceutical industry, in particular ...

The Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology (MBDP) brings together branches of the entire field of microbiology, i.e., bacteria, archaea, eukaryotic microorganisms and viruses in any ...