One day, you might be able to diagnose a gut disease by the color of your poop. Researchers have developed bacteria that produce a pigment when certain molecules associated with colon inflammation are ...

Bacteria can be engineered to sense a variety of molecules, such as pollutants or soil nutrients. In most cases, however, these signals can only be detected by looking at the cells under a microscope ...

Those pesky E. coli bacteria. They’re the vexing microorganisms behind intestinal infections. The troublesome, minuscule entities behind urinary tract infections. When you hear about food poisoning ...

Oil spills and other environmental pollution, including low level leaks from underground pipes and storage tanks, could be quickly and easily spotted in the future using color-coded bacteria, ...

With genetically engineered color vision, gut-dwelling bacteria transform into vibrant artists—though their work is a bit derivative. In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, MIT researchers ...

Feb. 28 (UPI) --African monarch butterflies aren't like other monarch species. Though their coloration is intended to advertise toxicity and ward off would-be predators, their pattern is highly ...

Living bacteria embedded in silicone can absorb green LED light and re-emit it as red, offering a potential sustainable ...

Human artists have been under assault for years. Not only do they have to contend with elephant, cat, and robot artists, now they are up against bacterial artists. According to Andy Coghlan at New ...

The assumption that time, weather, and pollution are what cause buildings to decline is only partly true. Bacteria are also responsible for the aging of buildings and monuments -- a process known as ...

E. chromi is an experimental collaboration between designers and scientists working in the field of synthetic biology.Royal College of Art graduates’ James King and Daisy Ginsberg, together with ...

The future of personalized medicine will be the result of a cross-pollination between design and engineering. Last year, I had the pleasure of profiling the extraordinary artist Daisy Ginsberg for ...

Oil spills and other environmental pollution, including low level leaks from underground pipes and storage tanks, could be quickly and easily spotted in the future using colour coded bacteria, ...