Scientists recreated the origins of one of life's most important partnerships, uncovering how symbiotic relationships can ...

Imagine a city under constant threat from invaders. The city's defense system deploys a sophisticated anti-missile defense ...

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 ...

It enables the introduction of a new trait into the target bacteria, giving them the ability to break down microplastics. The paper is published in Microbial Biotechnology. "As next steps ...

Canadian researchers are now engineering bacteria to help tackle the growing environmental impact of microplastics.

The researchers were able to grow organoids using Invasin, a protein produced by bacteria. This study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on 30 December, shows that ...

Yale researchers uncovered the molecular machinery behind nanowire assembly in microbes, enabling advances in electricity ...

A new study from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology describes a novel biological method ... Our process uses enzymes to break down these materials into basic building blocks, which bacteria can ...

A study has introduced a novel bioprocess that transforms CO2 and electricity into single-cell protein (SCP), a sustainable ...

The broad field of biotechnology and applied microbiology covers topics on the manipulation of living organisms to make products or solve problems to meet human needs. Students in this field study ...

A research team has discovered how the 'Shethna protein II' protects the nitrogen-fixing enzyme nitrogenase from damage. The oxygen sensor protein could help to make nitrogenase usable in ...

More information: Aaron Yip et al, Degradation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics by wastewater bacteria engineered via conjugation, Microbial Biotechnology (2024). DOI: 10.1111/1751 ...