Robots designed by a bioengineer can accelerate a natural process to turn single-cell organisms into things that devour waste or create common medicines.

The trials suggest that these composts may already contain some useful microorganisms, Shida says. Comparing five compost products in tests of rice plant growth, the team showed that two of the ...

“As the pathway is truly artificial, it is not regulated by intrinsic or original regulatory pathways inside the bacteria, which means we can fully predict how it works.” Now that these useful ...

Polyphenols, such as resveratrol in the skin of red grapes, are micronutrients that are thought to have beneficial properties and act as a fuel for useful microbes living inside our bowel.

Microorganisms can be used by humans to produce foods and other useful substances. They are suitable for this role because they grow rapidly, may have simple nutrient requirements and can produce ...

“But by assessing the ability of these useful microbes to survive radiation stress, we can be more confident that the waste will remain locked-up for very long periods of time (many thousands of years ...