At ETH Zurich, scientists from many different fields are working on something that seems straight out of science fiction.

Gut bacteria are known to be a key factor in many health-related concerns. However, the number and variety of them is vast, ...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have the nickname 'forever chemicals' thanks to their persistence in the ...

An experiment in lab mice found that certain human gut bacteria can absorb PFAS, commonly called "forever chemicals," until they are excreted, new study finds.

Using E. coli and plastic waste to produce a common pain medication, researchers say their findings could pave the way for ...

Researchers have developed a new, loofah-like material that is fine enough to filter out viruses and bacteria from water, but strong enough to be used as a rigid construction material in devices.

Researchers are developing a living material that actively extracts carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Photosynthetic ...

Scientists have discovered that a strain of common faecal bacteria can convert plastic waste into the drug paracetamol, a ...

A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique morphology and genetic structure may be useful for the development of ...

Engineered bacteria could break down unrecyclable nylon in clothes. ... For example, the amount of useful product is still only about 7 per cent of the dry bacterial biomass at the end.

Bacteria in a petri dish similar to that swabbed with sterile wipes on China’s Tiangong Space Station. ridvanarda – stock.adobe.com. All of these unique formations, likely mutations of the ...