Scientists Grew Mini Human Guts Inside Mice
These tiny organoids with working immune systems mimic the function of the GI tract and could be used to study intestinal diseases and drugs to treat them. ..
These tiny organoids with working immune systems mimic the function of the GI tract and could be used to study intestinal diseases and drugs to treat them. ..
To preserve humankind’s diverse bacteria, scientists are harvesting, freezing, and storing poop from around the world. ..
The fuel can be produced by adding bacteria to spent drill holes—meaning there are thousands of potential hydrogen sources worldwide. ..
A small study of people with a rare disorder that prevents them from processing protein is an early attempt at creating “living” medicines. ..
These cells—and the way they reawaken—can tell biologists quite a lot about life, death, and the gray zone in between. ..
Florida’s storms unleashed deadly vibrio bacteria in their wake. They’ll be a growing threat as the world gets warmer and wetter. ..
The bacteria, which contaminate poultry meat, sicken 1.35 million Americans every year. But there’s very little the federal government can do to stop ..
Researchers have found a new way to keep records of when a cell’s genes turn on and off—by harnessing systems that bacteria already use for self-defense. ..
Fecal transplants can fix gut diseases, but finding the right donor stool is tricky. The solution, some scientists believe, is to keep a store of your ..
Keeping wounds covered can help them stay clean. But if bacteria grow beneath the bandages, things can get dangerous. ..