A widening infant formula contamination scandal has shaken the global market as cereulide—a dangerous mitochondrial toxin—has now been detected in products from Nestlé, Danone, and possibly others.

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New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred microbes from different primates into mice, the animals’ brains began to ...

Bacterial sensory systems represent a dynamic and rapidly evolving area at the intersection of molecular microbiology and biochemistry, where recent ...

Plant-based plastics have become increasingly popular in recent years with growing concerns over plastic pollution. But plant-based ‘bioplastics’ are not new. The first man-made plastic was made in ...