The agricultural revolution of 10,000 years ago was thought to be a unique hallmark of Homo sapiens. Now, we know that termites cultivate monocultures of fungi and damselfish farm algae.

AIST researchers, in collaboration with JAMSTEC, Hokkaido University and Tohoku University, have succeeded in cultivating an ...

particularly bacteria, play crucial roles in the growth and health of mushrooms. Understanding these interactions can lead to improved cultivation practices, enhanced yields, and better disease ...

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution ... of polymer-secreting conglomerations of bacteria known as biofilms -- the slippery ...

This year the school offered half-hour sessions several days a week to focus on science, math and reading skill-building. Science teacher Mike Weisenberger called it “inquiry-based learning,” as his ...

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a new synthetic approach that turbocharges bacteria into producing more of a specific protein, even proteins that would normally destroy them, ...

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study, researchers challenge the ...

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution ... of polymer-secreting conglomerations of bacteria known as biofilms—the slippery ...

These girls at Copthall wanted to investigate the bacteria growing on their possessions. They took some petri dishes, and they swabbed some of their stuff, and put them in an incubator set at just ...