Antibiotics are no longer able to treat infections as effectively as they once did because many pathogens have developed ...

Scientists engineered phages to act as scaffolds to carry silver nanoparticles. Together, the two bacteria-killing components ...

As drug-resistant infections continue to rise, researchers are looking for new antimicrobial strategies that are both effective and sustainable. One emerging approach combines nanotechnology with ...

The integration of systems metabolic engineering with co-culture strategies that couples bacterial cellulose production with natural colorant biosynthesis enabled the one-pot generation ...

Bacteria that produce many antibiotics use a surprising self-poisoning system to coordinate development. Sensing a key signal ...

Potentially dangerous staphylococci compete with other bacteria for biotin in the human nasal cavity. This could offer a new ...

Jen Keane’s claim to fame is that she grew a shoe using bacteria, coaxing the microbes to deposit their nanocellulose materials in the shape of a sneaker. But she’s kind of over that. “I feel like ...

New research reveals that common industrial and agricultural chemicals can inhibit gut bacteria, challenging previous ...

A remarkable advancement in microbial engineering has put a previously obscure natural pigment in the spotlight. If you’ve ...

Alkaline environments, including soda lakes, springs, and soils, represent extreme environments characterized by high pH levels, often exceeding 9.0, and elevated concentrations of carbonate and ...