The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 amino acids. But certain groups of microbes have an expanded genetic code, in ...

Microscopic organisms are being deployed to capture methane from sources such as farms and landfills, with the potential for ...

Nobody wants harmful bacteria colonizing the surfaces of objects such as medical implants, yet we also don't want them ...

Scientists in Brazil have found that photovoltaic modules may be a repository of specialized microbes in tropical regions. According to them, these micro-organisms may be used in sunscreens, pigments ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the living world, from microbes to ecosystems. Why would electric bacteria exist in the first place? The vast majority of ...

A new tool rapidly models metabolism and gene expression in gut microbes, showing how diet and IBD alter microbial behavior ...

Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) methods rely on microorganisms and their metabolic products to mobilize residual oil in several different ways. MEOR mechanisms include interfacial tension ...

Soil microbes could help plants better withstand drought. Expanded label from FMC controls pests in-furrow. Topcon improves ...

An estimated 1 trillion species of microorganisms reside on Earth, yet scientists have been able to study less than two ...

New research to better understand how bacteria and their viruses interact and evolve will enable future studies to exploit the use of bacteria and their viruses for potential biotechnology and health ...

Professor Dayo Victor Ayansina, an environmental and public health microbiology expert at Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, ...