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Scientists are working to understand the effects of micro- and nanoplastics on the gut microbiome as well as the molecular mechanisms that permit the uptake of these plastics into the gastrointestinal tract.

The perfect, yeast-free pizza presents an important challenge for bakers and yeast-intolerant crust enthusiasts across the globe. Now, researchers have developed a method to leaven pizza dough without yeast.

The bacterial response to environmental stress could provide the answer as to why some infections persist and could reveal new drug targets.

A group of high school students report a solution to the problem of lead contamination in drinking water — an inexpensive faucet attachment that removes this toxic metal.

The world's first PCR test that can diagnose mouth cancer from pre-malignant lesions has been developed, reducing the need for invasive biopsies.

A recent study by scientists at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy found that peptides can form in conditions that mimic outer space.

A newly developed computational approach successfully combines data from parallel gene-expression profiling methods to create spatial maps of a given tissue at single-cell resolution.

Researchers have identified a bacterial cell-wall-modifying gene that enables the bacterium Bdellovibrio bacterivorus to sculpt its own shape as it invades other bacteria.

Inspired by the bacteria-killing wings of insects like cicadas, scientists have developed a natural antibacterial texture for use on food packaging to improve shelf life and reduce waste.

Fluorescence microscopy, in combination with machine learning, has been able to quickly detect key toxins in waste water from oil sands extraction.