microorganisms

Self-sustained levitation of millimeter-sized droplets was recently discovered by researchers at Tyumen State University, in Russia, during an experiment to select combinations of immiscible liquids, which don't form homogeneous mixtures.…

The theme for International Day for Biological Diversity 2023 is 'From Agreement to Action: Building Back Biodiversity.' (Representative image: Shutterstock) International Day for Biological Diversity 2023: The day serves as a reminder of…

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have demonstrated a new technique, modeled after a metabolic process found in some bacteria, to convert carbon dioxide (CO2)into liquid acetate, a key ingredient in…

Intestinal bacteria composition is crucial to driving the recovery of neutrophils counts in the blood of mice following treatments such as stem cell transplants or chemotherapy. White blood cells, or granulocytes, are cells that are part of…

Call it a fruit or vegetable, tomato holds a constant position in our vegetable basket. From having it raw to making curries and chutneys, we use tomatoes on a daily basis. Besides being super versatile, the fruit is loaded with…

Research on decomposition often focuses on environmental factors like temperature or humidity, but researchers at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville have taken a closer look at contributions from inside the body. One factor that may…

Plastics, now ubiquitous in the modern world, have become a rising threat to human and environmental health. Around the planet, evidence of plastic pollution stretches from grocery bags in the deep sea to microplastics in our food supplies…

Some people who experience heart failure have less biodiversity in their gut or have elevated gut metabolites, both of which are associated with more hospital visits and greater risk of death, according to a systematic review of research…

It may seem strange after a pandemic that has killed millions and turned the world upside down, but viruses could save just as many lives.In a petri dish in a laboratory in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, a battle is going on between…

A cloud-based repository that creates a digital fingerprint of engineered microorganisms has been successfully trialled. An international team led by Newcastle University has launched CellRepo, a species and strain database that uses cell…