Why so many companies have stopped trying to create new antibiotics
Dr. John Rex discusses the growing concerns around antibacterial resistance and why so many companies have stopped trying to create new drugs.
Forget sharks: 7 things in the water swimmers should actually fear
Shark attacks are incredibly unlikely, but here are seven things swimmers should actually be afraid of — and how to avoid them.
CRISPR used to store images and a movie inside living bacteria
Forget iTunes or your old zipper case of DVDs. How about storing movies in a Petri dish of E. coli? All you need is some genetic engineering with CRISPR.
Watch antibiotic-resistant bacteria evolve right before your eyes
It’s spreading! Scientists at Harvard Medical School in Boston and Technion-Israel have designed a way to document bacteria as the microbes become impervious to antibiotics.
By nailing down the genetic ingredients for life, synthetic biologists at the J. Craig Venter Institute may have redefined the rules for what's essential for survival.
Scientists in Japan have discovered bacteria that feed on plastic and may change the future of recycling.
Scientists altered the DNA of a common gut bacteria, Bacteroides Thetaiotaomicron to treat an unhealthy stomach and make poop glow.
Ingredients in Reishi mushrooms can alter gut bacteria in the stomach, according to researchers, reversing the symptoms of obesity in mice, including weight gain and insulin resistance.
