When the liver fails, toxins—such as ammonia—that should be filtered from the blood build up and reach the brain. The result ...

Nanotextured plastic films grab and stretch the outer shells of deadly viruses, and could be a go-to solution for keeping ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with States Newsroom. It is  part of the Grist series Vital Signs, exploring the ways climate change affects your health. This reporting initiative is ...

Jacobs School of Engineering faculty funded through the program that aims to build new research collaborations between ...

Human Frontier Science Program Foundation (HFSP) has awarded a highly competitive international research grant to Prof. Orna ...

Rising heat and drought may spur bacteria to exchange antibiotic resistance genes, with potential risks to human health.

Avi Flamholz leverages computational tools and microbial biochemistry to improve climate models and provide novel engineering ...

Using lessons from the ISS, NASA has partnered with private companies to develop new commercial space stations for research, ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is a widely distributed antibiotic that poses significant ecological risks in aquatic environments.

Photosynthetic bacteria helped shape planet Earth. Among them are cyanobacteria that produced the oxygen in the atmosphere ...