Bacteria possess unique traits with great potential for benefiting society. However, current genetic engineering methods to harness these advantages are limited to a small fraction of bacterial ...

Hundreds of different species of microbes live in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: microscopic in-house pharmacist. Oral medication is the most common and practical ...

Life moves in mysterious ways—and perhaps especially so for organisms that undergo dramatic shifts in levels of ...

With the global population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050 and crop yields declining annually, a team of academics from Northumbria University is developing a revolutionary new approach to food ...

Common food bacteria could be rewired to produce more vitamins—and "help to transform nutrition and medicine." This is the discovery of scientists at Rice University who have revealed how a bacterium ...

Blood transfusions save lives. In the US alone, people receive around 10 million units each year. But blood banks are always short in supply—especially when it comes to the “universal donor” type O.

Gut bacteria can convert white fat into energy-burning beige fat through diet-driven signals, offering new therapeutic targets for metabolic diseases.

An international team of scientists reports that it has unraveled the genetic makeup of 47 strains of known and potential Lyme disease-causing bacteria. The say the work paves the way toward more ...

Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine, known as the gut microbiota, can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites that strengthen anti-cancer immunity by blocking ...

Scientists are literally turning crap into gold after devising a way to convert foul-smelling fatbergs into aromatic perfumes — effectively killing two birds with one giant, stinky stone. “What we’ve ...