New study sets oxygen-breathing limit for ocean’s hardiest organisms | MIT News
Bacteria can survive in marine environments that are almost completely starved of oxygen.
Dec. 19, 2016 • ~7 min
A step toward biodegradable plastics | MIT News
Chemists discover structure of bacterial enzyme that generates useful polymers.
Nov. 11, 2016 • ~6 min
A new approach against Salmonella and other pathogens | MIT News
Immunization strategy could prevent gastrointestinal disease.
Nov. 7, 2016 • ~5 min
Engineers design a new weapon against bacteria | MIT News
Antimicrobial peptides can kill strains resistant to existing antibiotics.
Nov. 2, 2016 • ~6 min
MIT researchers prove fast microbial evolutionary bursts exist | MIT News
Study reveals closely related microbes can diversify rapidly via horizontal gene transfer.
Sept. 22, 2016 • ~6 min
Delivering beneficial bacteria to the GI tract | MIT News
Method that transports microbes through the stomach to the intestine may benefit human health.
Sept. 14, 2016 • ~6 min
Microchip enables fast, precise measurement of single-cell growth | MIT News
Device that measures growth of many individual cells simultaneously could lead to rapid tests for antibiotics.
Sept. 5, 2016 • ~8 min
Hacking microbes | MIT News
Startup’s engineered yeast helps clients produce fragrances and flavors more efficiently.
Aug. 25, 2016 • ~8 min
New technique may help detect Martian life | MIT News
A novel interpretation of Raman spectra will help the 2020 Mars rover select rocks to study for signs of life.
Aug. 15, 2016 • ~9 min
Portable device produces biopharmaceuticals on demand | MIT News
System would use microbes for manufacturing small amounts of vaccines and other therapies.
July 29, 2016 • ~6 min
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