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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

One of the potentials of biodesign is the replacement of current materials for more sustainable ones. Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a biopolymer that is produced by microorganisms such as ...