An intriguing new line of investigation.
Harnessing the untapped potential of microorganisms often begins by growing them in the lab.
THE coffee-berry borer is a pesky beetle. It is thought to destroy $500m-worth of unpicked coffee beans a year, thus diminishing the incomes of some 20m farmers. The borer spends most of its life as a larva, buried inside a coffee berry, feeding on the beans within. To do so, it has to defy the…
A giant leap forward for personalized medicine.
The beautiful hot springs played a direct role in the biotechnology revolution.
We should always remember that as humans continue to expand our footprint around the globe, we may be only one mutation away from being infected with a strange and dangerous new pathogen.
Malaria causes more severe illness in patients with type A blood.
Viruses are among the weirdest things on the planet.
It’a a neat trick, but the bioelectrochemical cell essentially takes an inefficient process and reduces its efficiency even further.
Norovirus, the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the world, can be killed with “cold plasma,” researchers in Germany have reported. The virus, which elicits vomiting and diarrhea, has gained international notoriety for causing outbreaks on cruise ships. Continue reading at BBC News.