Researchers built a low-cost, automated system reusing enzymes & microbes with magnets to cut biofuel & food production costs ...

In silico analysis of five industrial microorganisms identifies optimal strains and metabolic engineering strategies for producing 235 valuable chemicals. Climate change and the depletion of fossil ...

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are a diverse group of microorganisms that play a central role in the fermentation of foods, contributing not only to preservation and safety but also to enhanced ...

Could the hidden microbial diversity in everyday foods be quietly influencing your gut health, and even transmitting directly to your microbiome? Study: Unexplored microbial diversity from 2,500 food ...

Mariangela Hungria won the 2025 World Food Prize for her work on microbes that feed plants nitrogen, allowing farmers to ...

A groundbreaking new study reveals that changes to the gut microbiome can change the way the brain works. Humans have the largest relative brain size of any primate, but little is known about how ...

Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source? By Sara Talpos/Undark Published Aug 22, 2024 8:33 AM EDT This article was ...

Soil contamination by cadmium is a growing global challenge that threatens food safety, agricultural productivity, and ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Today, Onyeaka is an industrial microbiologist and a deputy director of the ...

Common food bacteria could be rewired to produce more vitamins—and "help to transform nutrition and medicine." This is the discovery of scientists at Rice University who have revealed how a bacterium ...

Imperial scientists are looking ahead to when human space missions will take us to other planets in or beyond the Solar System. Weighty supplies like food, water, and fuel add to the cost and scale of ...