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

Zinc sits at the heart of many bacterial enzymes, so one of our immune system's simplest defenses is to keep zinc out of ...

In a new study that combines synthetic biology with cancer immunotherapy, researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of ...

The U.S. is witnessing a troubling rise in infections caused by bacteria carrying the NDM gene — dubbed “nightmare bacteria”— which one expert says poses a "grave danger" to public health.

In a breakthrough that pushes the boundaries of synthetic biology, researchers have for the first time used artificial ...

Scientists have for the first time used artificial intelligence to design viruses capable of killing harmful bacteria. In a ...

Alcohol-associated liver disease is becoming a massive health and economic burden, but researchers at UC San Diego may have ...

Researchers have engineered a strain of gut-targeting bacteria that triggers immune responses in colorectal cancer models, ...

Nikhil Malvankar, a Mumbai-born professor at Yale has blended biology and quantum mechanics to uncover a microbial mystery ...

For most healthy people, yes – sitting on a public toilet seat is low-risk. But you can wipe it with an alcohol wipe, or use ...

Stanford and Arc Institute used AI to design viruses that kill bacteria, sparking hope for new therapies and warnings over biosecurity risks.