World Environment Day 2025 is a timely reminder of the importance of protecting our ecosystems. Among the many innovative solutions scientists and environmentalists are exploring, bioremediation and plastic-eating bacteria are leading the way in cleaning up pollutants like plastics, oil, and waste.
Cordyceps have recently gained a lot of attention due to their appearance in the hit video game and TV series, The Last of Us. In the show, the Cordyceps fungus mutates and becomes parasitic to humans. While this is purely fictional, it highlights the fascinating and potentially dangerous properties of this type of fungus.
Across the world, coffee stands out as one of the most popular beverages, and its consumption continues to grow, especially as it serves as a vital commodity in international markets. Recently, there has been a surge in the demand for better coffee quality, characterized by rich aroma and flavor profiles. These desired traits are deeply rooted in factors such as the plant origin, their cultivated genotypes, and the processing methods used.
Microorganisms, tiny but mighty, play a critical role in maintaining the health and function of Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystems. They are incredibly diverse and can be found everywhere, [...]
As it is Valentine's Day, we're diving into the world of human attraction and the surprising ways in which microbes play a role in shaping our choices in matters of the heart.
Tis the season to be merry, and what better way to spread holiday joy than showcasing it through a petri dish?
During the holiday, European Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) is a typical decoration hung from doorways and ceilings. It is known to invite romantic gestures beneath its leaves, making [...]
In the world of microbes, fascinating characters resembling supernatural villains exist, and one of them is Micavibrio aeruginosavorus, a predatory bacterium that acts like a vampire but in a microscopic form.
On an ordinary day at Canberra Hospital, Australia, the infectious diseases physician, Dr Sanjaya Senanayake, was pulled into a medical mystery when a fellow neurosurgeon, Dr. Hari Priya Bandi, urgently whispered “You won’t believe what I’ve found in this lady’s brain- it is alive and its writhing”.
Until recently, genetics has been like a read only document. We could see and map DNA, but we couldn’t change it in any significant way. That was, until CRISPR but where did it start? Today we’ll be talking about some very basic genetics and how bacteria have led to a massive change in how we interact with it.
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