A common bacterium was genetically engineered to eat a plastic-derived molecule and then digest it to produce the everyday ...

Bacteria are constantly moving by help of motility organs called flagella or pili to colonize new niches. Also, bacteria can exchange information, like “speaking to each other”, and thus acquire new ...

A new analysis of commercial raw cat foods has detected disease-causing microbes, including some that are resistant to ...

Bacteria are constantly moving by help of motility organs called flagella or pili to colonize new niches. Also, bacteria can exchange information ...

Scientists have recently discovered a unique bacteria capable of consuming plastic on a large scale. This significant breakthrough could potentially revolutionize the way we handle plastic pollution, ...

Foal pneumonia is one of the leading causes of disease and death in foals, with severe cases being most commonly caused by ...

It is not only antibiotics but also certain viruses - known as bacteriophages - that can kill off pathogenic bacteria.

Fluorescent proteins can be turned into qubits within cells and could give us a deeper understanding of biology at the ...

They derive their energy from differences in the concentration of hydrogen ions across some of these membranes ...

Raw and minimally processed food is more popular than ever–many cat owners see it as the natural alternative. But a recent ...

Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college in the course of the 2025-2026 academic year. Bates News will introduce ...

For decades, gene-editing science has been limited to making small, precise edits to human DNA, akin to correcting typos in ...