The bacterium Rhodococcus ruber eats and actually digests plastic. This has been shown in laboratory experiments by Ph.D. student Maaike Goudriaan at Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ ...

Scientists have discovered how viruses help dead bacteria continue producing DNA, revealing a surprising process that could ...

Do bacteria mutate randomly, or do they mutate for a purpose? Researchers have been puzzling over this conundrum for over a century. In 1943, microbiologist Salvador Luria and physicist turned ...

Automation uncovers combinations of amino acids that feed two bacterial species and could tell us much more about the 90% of bacteria that humans have hardly studied. An artificial intelligence system ...

A pot study found that five siderophore-producing bacterial strains improved maize growth and nutrient uptake in Alfisol soil ...

Dive into the fascinating microscopic world of bacteria and tiny creatures as scientific experiments reveal unusual movements ...

The bacterium Rhodococcus ruber eats and actually digests plastic. The bacterium Rhodococcus ruber eats and actually digests plastic. This has been shown in laboratory experiments by PhD student ...

We have become much more aware of all of the surfaces we touch daily and what kinds of germs can be on them. The Microbiology Lab at the Medical College of Georgia conducted an experiment with ...

The bacteria that the body encounters at the beginning of life can influence its behavior after a long time. Scientists have found that early contact with certain bacteria in fruit flies alters the ...

In an effort to learn more about astronaut health and the effects of space on the human body, NASA is conducting a new experiment aboard the International Space Station to speed up the detection of ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...