Scientists at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed two methods to accelerate the ...

When it comes to powering aircraft, jet engines need dense, energy-packed fuels. Right now, nearly all of that fuel comes ...

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to study plant microbiomes—communities of microbes living in and around ...

Plant roots secrete various flavonoids that are vital in establishing mutually beneficial relationships with rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbionts. Additionally, plants release other signaling molecules ...

Scientists can now design fully synthetic bacteriophages, with potential to reshape the fight against antibiotic resistance.

As the climate crisis accelerates, there's a desperate need to rapidly reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, both by slashing emissions and by pulling carbon out of the air. Subscribe to our ...

Nearly a century ago, Alexander Fleming discovered a penicillin-producing mold. Over the following decades, various microbes were used to make a range of therapeutics, from insulin to vaccines.

Scientists found that natural bacteria can eat methane, cut climate pollution, and turn waste gas into useful materials.

Key TakeawaysAutomation and AI can systematically pinpoint optimal designs among hundreds of thousands of possibilities, increasing isoprenol titers ...