When we flush our toilets, we create “toilet plumes” that spread far and wide, spreading all sorts of germs into the toilet atmosphere. Meanwhile, toothbrushes are a magnet for pathogens, and closing ...
Abstract: Biological Soil Crusts (BSCs) are complex microbial consortia interacting with topsoil. These communities form crusts that significantly influence soil hydrology and erosion by altering soil ...
A Japanese-led research team has developed AUN, a groundbreaking immune-independent bacterial cancer therapy that uses two harmonized bacteria to destroy tumors even in patients with weakened immune ...
Figure 1. Workflow of the study, illustrating the work described in the Materials and methods section. Created with BioRender.com. 2.5 DT-SynCom: inter-strain interaction testing using a cross-streak ...
Support from Northarvest Bean Growers Association and U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grants has allowed researchers at North Dakota State University to look at ways to manage ...
A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study testing a gene-edited bacterial inoculant found it supplied up to 35 pounds of nitrogen to corn during early growth. If corn was ever jealous of soybean ...
Article reviewed by Phoebe Lostroh, PhD from Colorado College. Stay up to date on the latest science with Brush Up Summaries. Louis Pasteur prepared the first liquid bacterial culture medium in 1860, ...
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