47+ min ago   (56+ words) A team of researchers in Japan has coaxed two bacteria working together to make one of the food industry’s most important amino acids directly from nitrogen gas, a feat that could loosen the grip of the energy-hungry Haber–Bosch process…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (707+ words) Detecting dangerous bacteria in a patient’s sample can take hours or even days, and the fastest molecular tests demand expensive laboratory infrastructure and highly trained staff....

1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (476+ words) A synthetic molecule from a family of compounds long prized by medicinal chemists may offer a new line of attack against one of the most stubborn pathogens in modern hospitals....

2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (636+ words) The earliest fingerprints of an aging brain may be visible not in memory lapses or mood changes, but in an unexpected place: the gut....

4+ hour, 47+ min ago   (512+ words) Researchers have introduced DartUniFrac, a new software tool designed to carry out UniFrac-based microbiome comparisons at a scale that was previously impractical....

4+ hour, 50+ min ago   (69+ words) The foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes has long been prized by microbiologists for its remarkable versatility: it survives refrigeration, persists on stainless steel surfaces in food-processing plants, and invades host cells with a precision that few bacteria can match. A new…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (711+ words) Carbapenems are supposed to be the final line of defense, the antibiotics clinicians reach for when nearly everything else has failed against a dangerous bacterial infection....

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (620+ words) Sulfamethoxazole has become one of the most frequently detected pharmaceutical compounds in rivers, lakes, and wastewater effluents around the world. As a widely prescribed antimicrobial, it is only partially metabolized by the human body, and residual quantities pass through conventional…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (696+ words) Scientists at Pusan National University have published a comprehensive review showing that microorganisms wired directly to electrical circuits could become the backbone of a carbon-negative chemical industry. In a paper in the journal Advances in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Chang…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (327+ words) E. coli levels in eastern Pueblo County sections of the Arkansas River have lowered significantly since a late August sewage spill, but additional sampling is needed in downstream communities like La Junta and Lamar. Results near downstream communities like La Junta…...