Specialized droplets interact with bacteria and can be analyzed using a smartphone.

Researchers program RNA nanoparticles that could protect against the virus.

Ubiquitous marine organism has co-evolved with other microbes, promoting more complex ecosystems.

New estimate predates earliest fossil evidence by 800 million years.

Study finds a role for randomness in the composition of the gut’s microbe populations.

Measuring the parasite’s heme levels could help scientists develop better antimalarial drugs.

New technique improves yield of useful chemicals.

Engineered bacteria produce rare and commercially useful compounds in large quantities.

Chemical engineers program yeast to convert plant sugars into oils.

Chemist Elizabeth Nolan studies the battle between microbes and hosts for essential metals.