With the addition of a few raw materials, the freeze-dried bacteria in this packet (left image) can form biocement columns (right image). Cement manufacturing and repair could be significantly ...

The European Research Council (ERC) will fund Prof. Anupam Sengupta’s research into how bacteria interact with and control light, and possible opportunities for new imaging technologies. The grant of ...

Bacterial cells have colonized every part of our world. But even though some can evade disinfectants to live in NASA cleanrooms, others are very challenging to grow in the lab environment. Scientists ...

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such ...