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Industrial Microbiology
Industrial Microbiology: is a branch of applied microbiology in which microorganisms are used in industrial processes; for example, in the production of high-value products such as drugs, chemicals, fuels and electricity.
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NOV 13, 2018Health & Medicine
The post-industrialized world may have increased our standard of living, but a new study suggests that it may have also ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldOCT 28, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Millions of fungal species live all around us; some are a mystery while others have an important role in our world.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2018Microbiology
If we have to feed a growing planet, it may hurt us in the long run if the methods used in farming are actually increasi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Controlling gene expression will improve the production of important molecules in bacteria, like therapeutics or biofuel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2018Videos
Researchers have engineered a strain of yeast that has been genetically modified to consume the sugar xylose.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2018Microbiology
The bacterial community on planes doesn't make for scary headlines.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
An emerging field of study, molecular engineering, has many potential applications; where this research will lead is unk ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2018Microbiology
Researchers isolated a supercomplex that acts as a kind of battery and helps generate energy for bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
An editorial has been published in highlighting the dubious nature of forensic methods used in criminal courts.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2018Microbiology
This new kind of compound acts in a unique way, and may be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2018Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2018Microbiology
Nature produces some amazing colors, like the pigments on the feathers of a bird or the wings of a butterfly.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2018Microbiology
Bioproduction, in which microbes are used to generate molecules like antibodies or therapeutics, is a technique that has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Synthetic biology is a growing field of research that is aiming to create a new kind of organism.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2018Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2017Microbiology
Extreme microbes are organisms that can survive and even thrive in extreme environments. Extreme thermophiles are bacter ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 10, 2017Immunology
The only way to overcome multidrug-resistant bacteria is to design a drug that bacteria have never encountered. In a new ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 08, 2017Microbiology
Over the last several decades the growth of the aquaculture industry has accelerated. Aquaculture can be defined as the ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 09, 2017Microbiology
Safe drinking water is a necessity, but sometimes it’s hard to come by. Researchers at the University of Waterloo ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 04, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have identified a gene involved in the complex relationship between our circadian rhythm, our metabolism, an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2017Microbiology
There is a lot of research that has linked the community of microbes we carry in our bodies to our health, it seems that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 20, 2017Microbiology
As antibiotic-resistance among pathogens becomes an ever-bigger problem, the pressure is on to find new antibiotics.Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2018
Health & Medicine
The post-industrialized world may have increased our standard of living, but a new study suggests that it may have also
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
OCT 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Millions of fungal species live all around us; some are a mystery while others have an important role in our world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2018
Microbiology
If we have to feed a growing planet, it may hurt us in the long run if the methods used in farming are actually increasi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Controlling gene expression will improve the production of important molecules in bacteria, like therapeutics or biofuel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2018
Videos
Researchers have engineered a strain of yeast that has been genetically modified to consume the sugar xylose.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2018
Microbiology
The bacterial community on planes doesn't make for scary headlines.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
An emerging field of study, molecular engineering, has many potential applications; where this research will lead is unk
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers isolated a supercomplex that acts as a kind of battery and helps generate energy for bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
An editorial has been published in highlighting the dubious nature of forensic methods used in criminal courts.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2018
Microbiology
This new kind of compound acts in a unique way, and may be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2018
Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2018
Microbiology
Nature produces some amazing colors, like the pigments on the feathers of a bird or the wings of a butterfly.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2018
Microbiology
Bioproduction, in which microbes are used to generate molecules like antibodies or therapeutics, is a technique that has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Synthetic biology is a growing field of research that is aiming to create a new kind of organism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2018
Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2017
Microbiology
Extreme microbes are organisms that can survive and even thrive in extreme environments. Extreme thermophiles are bacter
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 10, 2017
Immunology
The only way to overcome multidrug-resistant bacteria is to design a drug that bacteria have never encountered. In a new
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 08, 2017
Microbiology
Over the last several decades the growth of the aquaculture industry has accelerated. Aquaculture can be defined as the
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 09, 2017
Microbiology
Safe drinking water is a necessity, but sometimes it’s hard to come by. Researchers at the University of Waterloo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 04, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have identified a gene involved in the complex relationship between our circadian rhythm, our metabolism, an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2017
Microbiology
There is a lot of research that has linked the community of microbes we carry in our bodies to our health, it seems that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 20, 2017
Microbiology
As antibiotic-resistance among pathogens becomes an ever-bigger problem, the pressure is on to find new antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch