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

Extremophiles may well be tiny, but they are making a huge contribution to the health of our planet and our lives. A new review of these microorganisms, published in the journal Frontiers in ...

South Dakota State University researcher Dr. Ananda Nanjundaswamy is developing natural, microbe-based pigments to replace synthetic food dyes like Red No. 3, which the FDA plans to ban by 2027.

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 ...

The phycosphere region surrounding microalgal cells is the epicenter of intricate and complex interactions between heterotrophic microbes and microalgae, ranging from mutualism to competition. These ...

Rebecca Wilkes is an ORNL synthetic biologist who conducts research for the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute, as well as for the ...

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.

In the summer of 2013, NASA’s Curiosity rover celebrated its first birthday inside a dusty red Martian crater, more than 100 million miles away from home. To mark its one-year landing anniversary, ...