Most conversations about breast milk tend to focus on topics like nutrients, antibodies and bonding time rather than bacteria ...

A new study tests whether spent yeast from breweries can supply cellulose scaffolds that support lab-grown meat production.

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are pivotal to both traditional and modern fermentation processes, serving as essential agents in food production and probiotic development. Their metabolic ...

Yeast left over from brewing beer can be transformed into edible "scaffolds" for cultivated meat—sometimes known as lab-grown ...

Common food bacteria could be rewired to produce more vitamins—and "help to transform nutrition and medicine." This is the discovery of scientists at Rice University who have revealed how a bacterium ...

Food additives eaten during pregnancy can change gut bacteria and raise later inflammation and weight gain risk, even without ...

Researchers use microbial growth assays for many applications, from examining how different conditions affect certain microbial strains to evaluating the efficacy of antimicrobial compounds. Many ...

Construct and mutant libraries, as well as collections of bacteria, fungi, and streptomycetes and eukaryotic cell lines are being used in a wide range of research areas. As diverse as these areas may ...