You Are What You Eat, And What You Eat Is Millions of Microbes
Now that they’ve tallied up American feces, researchers are turning to the other half of the microbial equation: food
This Biofabric From MIT Uses Bacteria to Automatically Ventilate Workout Clothes
Would you wear microbes on your back?
There’s Something Fishy About the Ketchup You Put On Your Burgers
The red stuff that Americans eat on their French Fries doesn’t look much like the ‘kôechiap’ it’s based on
Researchers Create Color Images With Bacteria
The art is done by inserting 18 genes into E. coli
One Girl’s Mishap Led to the Creation of the Antibiotic Bacitracin
Margaret Treacy was the namesake for a breakthrough medication
Let Us Now Praise the Invention of the Microscope
Early scientists wielded this revolutionary tool to study the invisible world of microbes, and even their own semen
A New Generation of Interplanetary Rovers Is Crawling Toward the Stars
These four-legged, wheel-less robots will explore asteroids and the frigid outer worlds of our Solar System
Scientists Think They’ve Found the Oldest Fossil Ever
The controversial claim suggests that microbes lived on Earth half a billion years earlier than thought
Seagrasses Reduce Bacteria in Polluted Waters
A new study suggests the mesmerizing fields could be important for the health of humans and sea creatures alike
The History and Science Behind Your Terrible Breath
Persistent mouth-stink has been dousing the flames of passion for millennia. Why haven’t we come up with a cure?
English Mass Grave Sheds New Light on the Horrors of the Black Death
The burial pit contained 48 skeletons that tested positive for the plague
Captive Komodo Dragons Share Their Teeming Microbiome with Their Environment, Just Like Us
Komodos could be the perfect model for studying host-microbe interactions
Deadly Fungal Infections Are Growing Antibiotic Resistance
Fungicides used in agriculture may be impacting the effectiveness of some medicines
Summer Produce Could Last Longer With These Five New Technologies
Scientists seek solutions to slow the inevitable process of decomposition
Could Plastic-Gobbling Bacteria Save the Environment?
Japanese scientists discovered a microbe that digests one of the most common plastics
The Sky Might Soon Be Flush With Self-Cleaning Bathrooms
A new Boeing prototype lavatory zaps germs with UV rays
The First Truly Breathable Fabric Contains Living Bacteria
Microbiology meshes with fashion to create a new kind of cool
When You Sweat, Vents in These Clothes Automatically Open
Harnessing the power of bacteria, MIT researchers and New Balance have created breathable workout gear
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