Ventilating flaps lined with live cells open and close in response to an athlete’s sweat.

Study at MIT Medical finds most parents are capable of performing the test.

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

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

Global precipitation may account for 1 to 25 percent of bacteria emitted from land.

New estimate predates earliest fossil evidence by 800 million years.

Cell-infused gloves and bandages light up when in contact with certain chemicals.

New technique improves yield of useful chemicals.

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

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