Using digital blueprints of the metabolism of microbes, scientists can simulate expensive and time-intensive experiments set in space, power plants and farm fields.

Hundreds of different species of microbes live, laugh, and love in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: microscopic in-house pharmacist.

a professor of biotechnology at Osaka University in Japan. “In contrast, we’re seeking to use microorganisms to make useful compounds in a couple of days. It’s essentially the same process ...

This complex microbial dance seems to have a really important role in our health. Oral diseases and even oral cancers have ...

Biologists converted gut bacteria into miniature protein factories that manufacture and release a sustained flow of targeted proteins inside the lower intestines. This technique solves one of the ...

Darwin's theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce. Because of this, death is often seen as a failure rather than a ...

They are trying to control microorganisms for sustainable cultivation in this ‘tank’ using biotechnology which traditionally has been used by farmers for soil formation and succession.

As a community of tiny organisms including microbes, the plant microbiome ... The study, led by Abdul Latif Khan, assistant professor of biotechnology at the Cullen College of Engineering ...

Researchers reveal that gut microbiota influence the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in cancer treatment ...