Lab-made ‘mirror bacteria’ could endanger all life on earth, scientists warn - Synthetic microbes can cause pervasive ...

To meet the ambitious goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, the U.S. is going to have to get creative with renewable energy. We can double down on long-established technologies like wind, geothermal, ...

The Lab Report: Every week, the Lab Report takes a deep dive into the (research) lives of students and professors outside the classroom. When a population of bacteria is large enough, individual ...

Tree frog gut bacteria eliminated 100% of colorectal tumors in mice, but human cancer treatment faces safety hurdles and ...

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What if there were a way to make proteins, enzymes and reagents right in the lab, in small amounts, on demand? Microscopic images of E.coli bacteria. Image courtesy of the Center for Disease Control.

Editor’s note: The Lab Report is a weekly series in The Badger Herald’s print edition where we take a deep dive into the (research) lives of students and professors outside the classroom. University ...

Bioscientists turn bacteria into self-assembling building blocks. The macroscale engineered living materials they form could be used to soak up targeted contaminants from the environment or as custom ...

Scientists have developed a new test that can easily and quickly identify bacteria in any liquid, such as water, milk, or urine. This test uses a type of virus that only insects bacterial cells, ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Believe it or not, your kitchen sponge can make your dishes even dirtier. Researchers say a kitchen sponge can harbor more bacteria than a laboratory petri dish. Eww...but important to ...

More than 3,000 people in China have contracted the bacterial disease known as Malta fever following a leak from a lab last year, health officials said. The outbreak originating from the Zhongmu ...