E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...

size, and aggressiveness of colon tumors," says Maude Jans (VIB-UGent), first author of the study. "Our experiments reveal that the binding of pks + E. coli to the intestinal epithelium can be ...

A new study shows that microplastics facilitate antimicrobial resistance, even without the presence of antibiotics.