November 8, 2023
To Study Competition and Cross-Feeding, Scientists Build Synthetic Microbiomes
Modeling microbial interactions in synthetic communities offers insights into environmental processes.
November 6, 2023
Researchers Use a Novel Approach to Design a COVID-19 Antiviral Drug
Solving atomic structure and binding for improved antiviral drugs.
November 1, 2023
Imaging Shows How Inorganic-Microbe Hybrids Use Light to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Bioplastic
Scientists develop a multimodal imaging approach to study microbe–semiconductor biohybrids at the single-cell to single-molecule level.
October 18, 2023
Signaling Across Kingdoms to Build the Plant Microbiome
Scientists discover a mechanism for plant-microbe interactions.
September 27, 2023
Scientists Build a Spatial Atlas of the Chloroplast Proteome, the Home of Photosynthesis
By collecting the locations of 1,000-plus chloroplast-associated proteins, the atlas offers insights into protein functions and chloroplast organization.
August 9, 2023
A Single Gene and a Unique Layer of Regulation Opens the Door for Novel Plant-Fungi Interactions
Scientists find the key to engineering plant signaling to allow colonization by beneficial fungi.
July 28, 2023
Novel Metric Examines the Role of Organic Matter and Microbes in Ecological Communities
Scientists find interactions between organic matter in river corridors and microbial communities, highlighting potentially important microbes and chemicals
July 24, 2023
Taming Undomesticated Bacteria with a High-Efficiency Genome Engineering Tool
A new strategy makes the stable introduction of new traits simple for newly discovered bacteria.
July 20, 2023
Engineering New Metabolic Pathways that Function Across Microbial Kingdoms
Scientists discover unexploited biosynthetic pathways and redesign them to produce useful bioproducts in a wide range of microbes.
July 18, 2023
The Legacy of Past Disturbance Shapes Coastal Forest Soil Stability
A soil transplant experiment gives new insights into coastal forests’ resilience in the face of rising seas and increasing storms.