Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.
Researchers at McGill University have identified bacteria that can indicate whether a blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom ...
US scientists have bioengineered the octopus pigment xanthommatin in bacteria, producing 1,000 times more material than traditional methods.
A team from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology has discovered a new class of bacterial mobile genetic elements ...
Drug-resistant bacteria are evolving as fast as manufacturers can put out antibiotics. A new bug is proliferating rapidly in the U.S. and in SC.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 70% increase in infections of the drug-resistant bacteria NDM-CRE ...
Researchers discovered that soil microbes in Kansas carry drought “memories” that affect how plants grow and survive. Native plants showed stronger responses to these microbial legacies than crops ...
"Once damaged, these hairs never grow back. You have around 3,500, and that is all you'll have throughout your entire life...