Could Your Old Poop Cure You of Future Diseases?
The thought of transplanting another person’s poop into your colon may sound unpleasant, and understandably so. Feces are a smelly mixture of water,…
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Deep learning accelerates the detection of live bacteria using thin-film transistor arrays
AI-based early detection and classification of live bacteria using thin-film…
Shapeshifting microrobots can brush and floss teeth: Hands-free system could effectively automate…
A shapeshifting robotic microswarm may one day act as a toothbrush, rinse, and dental floss in one. The technology, developed by a multidisciplinary team at…
Bacteria for blastoff: Using microbes to make supercharged new rocket fuel: Scientists have…
Biofuel scientists used an oddball molecule made by bacteria to develop a new class of sustainable biofuels powerful enough to launch rockets. The candidate…
Researchers Discover Giant Bacteria That Can Be Seen Without a Microscope
In an astonishing find, scientists have discovered the largest bacterium that is 5,000 times larger than most known bacteria and is even visible to the naked…
Giant bacteria found in Guadeloupe mangroves challenge traditional concepts: Though visible to the…
At first glance, the slightly murky waters in the tube look like a scoop of stormwater, complete with leaves, debris, and even lighter threads in the mix.…
Team develops biobatteries that use bacteria to generate power for weeks
Credit: Anwar Elhadad et al, Journal of Power Sources (2022). DOI:…
Bacteria With Natural Antibiotic, Antimicrobial Resistance Discovered in Antarctica
Bacteria in Antarctica have been discovered with genes that give them natural antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance and have the potential to spread out…
Bacteria With Antibiotic, Antimicrobial Resistance Discovered in Antarctica
Bacteria in Antarctica have been discovered with genes that give them natural antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance and have the potential to spread out…
These Nanobots Can Swim Around a Wound and Kill Bacteria
Next, they proved that the bots could swim. In test tubes containing urea, the microbots reached speeds of up to 4 micrometers per second—“one or two body…