microbiology

In plants, sugar transport and microbial community composition go hand in hand. 

Researchers explore how video games can improve scientific understanding of the tree of life.

Bacterial strains compete and cooperate to make cheddar cheese tasty.

Generative artificial intelligence allowed researchers to design new, synthesizable antibiotics against a dangerous and often drug-resistant human pathogen.

Jef Boeke and his team create intricate works of art on Petri dishes using a palette of yeast paints.

Europa Clipper will characterize many features of the icy moon orbiting Jupiter to determine whether or not it offers a good place to search for life.

Armed with cutting-edge technologies, scientists find innovative ways to better use biological systems. 

Parasitologist Luísa Figueiredo uncovered key elements of the secret life of African trypanosomes inside their hosts.

Recombinant proteins usher in an era of sustainable fashion.

Scientists are pulling on the protein threads that bind textiles and cosmetics together.

NASA's upcoming satellite mission will explore the characteristics of Jupiter's ice-crusted moon. Its data will help scientists assess if the icy body has the potential to host life.

Gang Fang’s new metagenomics method helps sequence rare bacteria.

A new antimicrobial isolated from commensal bacteria may help keep their competitors in the nasal microbiota at bay.

Genetically edited bacteria sense the environment and report their findings to “listening” plants.