Project is the first reported demonstration of genetically transforming grasses to supercharge their ability to remove contamination from the environment

 The surprising relationship between ocean spray, bacteria, and the weather

It seems plausible that drug-resistant bacteria from an individual traveler could be transferred to inanimate surfaces and then picked up by others but studying and quantifying this is fraught with problem

Berkeley Lab research also provides new clues about the roles of subsurface microbes in globally important cycles

Many of the 38 million Americans who suffer from migraines report an association between consuming nitrates and their severe headaches

Borrowing and tweaking bacterial genes to enhance electrical activity might treat heart, nervous system injury

The researchers developed a hybrid nanosensor incorporating magnetic resonance and fluorescence

"To our knowledge, this is the first robust evidence linking the number of these ribosomal genes to bacterial growth rate and growth efficiency," researcher says

In order to uncover the structure of these proteins, researchers used a technique called protein crystallography

“Frackibacter” one of dozens of microbes forming sustainable ecosystems there, study finds