Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of waste management with the identification of a new type of bacteria capable of consuming battery waste. This innovation promises to ...

This article explains why soil remains a vital source of new antibiotics, showing how modern tools are reviving discovery ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bacterium, Tersicoccus phoenicis, was named to reference its discovery in clean rooms (“Tersi”, Latin for clean), its cell ...

A quest to discover new antibiotics is taking a Cal Poly biochemistry research team back in time millions of years as they study ancient microorganisms. Research led by Cal Poly biochemistry Professor ...

The intestines are home to trillions of microorganisms that produce substances capable of regulating all the body's organs via the bloodstream and the gut's nervous system. Yet, only little is known ...

Researchers have identified bacterial biofilms within calcium oxalate kidney stones, the most common type, challenging the established view that these stones are sterile and noninfectious and raising ...

A newly identified soil bacterium may help unlock cleaner ways to recycle carbon dioxide and produce valuable chemicals using electricity. In a recent study, researchers report that the sulfate ...