In a breakthrough with promising real-world applications, a team of Rutgers biophysicists, bioengineers, and plant biologists has captured the first live images. In a groundbreaking study, researchers ...

Researchers suggest the bacteria could be designed to detect pollution or nutrients, acting as sensors to help farmers ...

Bacteria can be engineered to sense a variety of molecules, such as pollutants or soil nutrients. In most cases, however, ...

Learn how nonalcoholic fatty liver disease develops, its warning signs, and the steps to help safeguard the liver.

Gene editing and many other useful biotechnology tools came from studies of bacteria fighting off viral invaders. But ...

A PhD student made an unexpected discovery when observing spiral patterns, like microscopic galaxies, on a germanium chip.

Awarded by the Academy of Medical Sciences in partnership with the Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Wellcome, and the British Heart Foundation, the Springboard Award ...

A key to antibiotic resistance might be the use of viruses to kill bacteria, however, the systems that bacteria employ to defense themselves against viruses are unknown. Understanding these systems ...

Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s built of cellulose microfibrils intertwined with polysaccharides like hemicellulose or pectin. We ...

Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

This important study shows, for the first time, the structure and snapshots of the dynamics of the full-length soluble Angiotensin-I converting enzyme dimer. The combination of structural and ...

Enzymes are present in microorganisms, plants and animals and act as catalysts in various chemical reactions. This means that they increase the rate of the reactions. Because of this they can be ...