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 ...

We know the genes, but not their functions—to resolve this long-standing bottleneck in microbial research, a joint research team has proposed a cutting-edge research strategy that leverages artificial ...

Microbial carotenoids offer faster production, health benefits and potential applications in foods, animal feed and cosmetics ...

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.

By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of ...

People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and ...

Rice, the staple food for over half of the world 39;s population, faces growing threats from drought, soil degradation, and excessive chemical fertilizer use .

An international group of researchers has recently warned the broader scientific community and the public of the risks of mirror life—specifically, the creation of mirror microbes by scientists in the ...