We know that bacteria can be used as biosensors, but what if I don’t just want a bacterium to express some green fluorescent protein when it sees the molecule I want to detect? Instead, I want it to ...

Why would electric bacteria exist in the first place? The vast majority of organisms use oxygen to metabolize energy because oxygen accepts electrons well. In low-oxygen environments, this isn't ...

"This suggests they could be relevant mode of respiration for bacteria." "It's an incredibly important finding," agreed microbiologist Derek Lovley of the University of Massachusetts, who also did not ...

Instead, the researchers have discovered that using tiny zaps of electricity – so small that you wouldn’t even feel them – bacteria can be eradicated from a wound. This means that (unless ...

Bacteria could be the answer to living solar panels that harness the power of the sun for homes in the future. Here's how ...

The F11 bacteria also broke down a substantial portion of two additional types of PFAS after 100 days: 58% of 5:3 fluorotelomer carboxylic acid and 21% of 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate. “The bond ...

London, Scientists have engineered E. coli bacteria -- the most widely studied microbe -- to generate electricity from wastewater. This groundbreaking achievement in bioelectronics outlines a ...

Electricity is chaotic, and we normally need to constrain it to wires and circuits to make use of it. Scientists in Europe and Canada have now managed to guide sparks through thin air and even around ...

Exposing bacteria to plasma irradiation can be quicker and easier than genetic engineering, explains Ogino. Using an accelerator ... requires grinding and other energy-intensive processing ...