Voigt Lab's work could eventually replace cereal crops’ need for nitrogen from chemical fertilizers.

Biologists devise an efficient method to prepare fluorescently tagged proteins and simulate their native environment.

Scientists reveal the genes and proteins controlling the chemical structure of a paleoclimate biomarker.

EAPS scientists find an alternative explanation for mineral evidence thought to signal the presence of oxygen prior to the Great Oxidation Event.

Chemical engineers program bacteria to switch between different metabolic pathways, boosting their yield of desirable products.

A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes.

The Summons Lab compares lipids from Antarctic microbial communities to century-old samples.

Engineered signaling pathways could offer a new way to build synthetic biology circuits.

Specialized sugar molecules called glycans can disarm opportunistic pathogens and prevent infection.

By tweaking bacteriophage genomes, MIT team creates a new weapon to combat infection.