Inspired by Kombucha Microbes, Scientists Create 'Living Materials'
Engineered living materials could be used to detect and filter contaminants in water, in packaging to detect and alert to damage, and act as "living photographs"
Researchers from Imperial College London helped schoolchildren test their family soup broths for activity against the malaria parasite
Extreme rainfall—defined as the top five percent of rainy days—often forms a pattern at the local level
A new molecule could change the way traditional materials work with the body
The study team hope these findings may open new avenues to finding treatments to reduce the risk of miscarriage
The finding could change ideas of how and when complex life evolved on Earth