Overuse of antibiotics is currently the primary reason for the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Researchers at the ...

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for successfully encapsulating bacteria that can then be stored and applied to plants to improve plant growth and protect against pests and pathogens. The ...

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for successfully encapsulating bacteria that can then be stored and applied to ...

If corn was ever jealous of soybean’s relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day ...

The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, March 11th continues showing a deterioration in conditions. Stafford County and ...

Virginia Tech research reveals that soil bacteria may accelerate antibiotic resistance. Learn how environmental factors can ...

Study shows predatory bacteria Myxococcus xanthus in soil communities drives antimicrobial resistance through microbial ...

A soil-dwelling bacteria has killed 14 people in Australia's flood-hit state of Queensland, officials said, as health experts investigate what caused the outbreak. Melioidosis, a rare antibiotic ...

Cement manufacturing and repair could be significantly improved by using biocement-producing bacteria, but growing the ...

We can’t see them, but there are more microbes — tiny fungi, bacteria, worms and other living things — in a teaspoon of soil ...

Soils around the world are polluted, worn out, over-fertilised and exhausted. How did we get to a place where we think of soil as dirt? Soils are buzzing with life, criss-crossed with a hard-to-fathom ...

Cement manufacturing and repair could be significantly improved by using biocement-producing bacteria, but growing the microbes at construction sites remains a challenge. Now, researchers report a ...