Microbes seeking extreme heat do not seem to care much about how their genes are organised, say

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Researchers have developed a hybrid pollution sensor in the form of a bioluminescent bacteria placed on a standard microchip. A common bacteria is genetically altered to glow in the presence of

Algae and bacteria travel on clouds

You never thought it could happen. For the first time, geneticists have combined genes from different species

Phytoplankton are wrecking marine ecology as scientists struggle to find a way to stop further attacks

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Even ordinary plants can produce vital proteins like antibodies, hormones and enzymes with a little help from viruses engineered to wear an "overcoat.' Scientists at the Scottish Crop Research

Cement-eating bacteria are the main causes of deterioration of bridges, roads and other structures. But now, their appetite for destruction can be used for a cleaner world. The microbes can

ABOUT 2.21 tonnes of beef which was imported to South Korea will be sent back to the US after a strain of bacterium was detected in the meat. Chang Soo Hyang, a spokesperson for Korea's ministry of