Mouthwashes have long bragged about killing 99.9% of germs in your mouth, but Rutgers Health researchers suggest this scorched-earth approach may harm oral health by eliminating beneficial bacteria ...

Scientists have genetically engineered bacteria to efficiently turn plastic waste into useful chemicals. The bacteria, described in a study published in the journal Nature Communications, could help ...

(Nanowerk News) In a step forward for genetic engineering and synthetic biology, researchers have modified a strain of Escherichia coli bacteria to be immune to natural viral infections while also ...

Mariangela Hungria won the 2025 World Food Prize for her work on microbes that feed plants nitrogen, allowing farmers to ...

In a step forward for genetic engineering and synthetic biology, researchers have modified a strain of Escherichia coli bacteria to be immune to natural viral infections while also minimizing the ...

Smoking causes the body to turn against its own helpful bacteria, leaving smokers more vulnerable to disease, according to a study published in Infection and Immunity (November 2011, Vol. 79:11, pp.

A CU Boulder-led study of sunflowers shows that their genes relate to the abundance of bacteria associated with resistance against one of the pathogens that causes white mold Sunflowers aren’t just ...