The bacterium E. coli is the most common cause of urinary tract infections and bloodstream infections. But in the search for ...

Bacteria and plastic waste each can pose health and environmental issues. But new research shows that when used together, they can have a positive health impact by creating a frontline medication for ...

Researchers at the University of Alberta have identified a promising new drug target that could help combat ...

Scientists have taken an important step toward the development of a potential new treatment for treating Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), the notorious bug associated with severe food poisoning.

Bioengineered E. coli bacteria can now produce a group of compounds with anticancer, anti-HIV, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities. The Kobe University achievement is the result of a ...

Not this time. This is about using plastic bottle waste to make levodopa, one of the main drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh genetically engineered E ...