Bacterial spores – the hardy survival structures formed by certain bacterial species – are proving to be a game changer in the field of engineered living materials (ELMs). These autonomously grown ...

VALENCIA, CA — A recent study has confirmed that UV light alone is insufficient to disinfect anthrax spores. However, with the correct exposure and proper filtration, UV products can be effective ...

Living things degrade, die, and decompose. Even when we turn plant and animal material into furniture or clothes, the process ...

Bacterial spores – the hardy survival structures formed by certain bacterial species – are proving to be a game changer in the field of engineered living materials (ELMs). By embedding Bacillus spores ...

A major breakthrough in plastic technology promises to tackle one of the planet’s biggest environmental challenges:plastic ...

The bacterium Bacillus subtilis can be found anywhere from soil to a human’s gastrointestinal tract. Known as hay or grass bacillus, B. subtilis is often used as an agricultural plant to deter pests.

Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive, soil-dwelling bacterium. Like all Bacillus species, it is rod-shaped and produces spores. Aside from being a close relative to Bacillus anthracis (the one ...

Plastic is useful because it is extremely durable. That is also the problem. The same polymer chains that give plastic its ...

Bacteria go to extremes to handle hard times: They hunker down, building a fortress-like shell around their DNA and turning off all signs of life. And yet, when times improve, these dormant spores can ...

Because natural resources are always limited, the right strategy decides about success in life. This also applies to spore-forming bacteria. Bacillus subtilis can survive unfavourable living ...